Niunet Podcasts

In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Janet Yaki, Founder and President of the PNG Stoma Association. Living with a stoma has its difficulties and is a harsh reality for those living with one in Papua New Guinea. Ostomates in PNG have to deal with a severe lack of aftercare, the high cost of colostomy bags, and potentially facing discrimination from their communities and families. But it’s through the work of people like Janet and her association that those now living with a stoma are supported and given a voice. Sitting down with Janet was an eye-opening experience as she shared her journey as an Ostomate, her recovery from bowel cancer, the creation of the PNG Stoma Association, the importance of aftercare for those living with a stoma, and her mission to help the Ostomates of PNG.

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00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Who is Janet

02:12 - What prompted her to start the association?

05:22 - What is an Ostomy?

06:35 - High Price of Colostomy Bags

10:18 - Lack of specialists where colostomy bags are sold

11:00 - Importance of Stoma Therapy nurses

12:11 - When the Gold Coast Ostomy Association found out about her work 

16:35 - The presentation she made to The Gold Coast Ostomy Association 

19:31 - Lack of aftercare

21:10 - How she helps Ostomates

23:04 - Fundraising events

25:13 - The different bags for adults and children

31:48 - How she currently operates

36:21 - Fear of stigma

38:39 - The accessibility of colostomy bags has helped the Ostomates in contact with Janet

41:00 - Lack of awareness of bowel cancer

43:10 - lack of awareness in rural areas

44:11 - Permanent and temporary stomas

47:05 - Stoma discrimination

49:16 - The number of Ostomates Janet has helped

55:00 - Cultural stigma

57:43 - If something feels wrong, get it checked out

1:03:03 - How to contact Janet

1:04:10 - Closing

1:04:39 - ENDS

Facebook: 

PNG Stoma Association 

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Ruth Kedea, Co-founder and managing partner of Kick Entertainment. Sitting with Ruth and hearing about the journey of Kick Entertainment was an absolute pleasure. Brace yourselves for a lengthy discussion on the business’s humble beginnings back in 2016, to the trials and challenges they faced during the pandemic, and to now bringing and sharing the unique experience they provide with the other centers of PNG. 

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00:00 - Intro

00:25 - Who is Ruth Kedea?

01:17 - What made them want to start Kick Entertainment

02:43 - When they began looking at the talent pool side of things

04:56 - Where the name Kick came from

07:15 - Evolving and diversifying

09:22 - Relationships are key

10:05 - The birth of the Old-School parties

12:23 - first signs of covid

16:10 - Reception of the first event

16:50 - Covid appears

21:11 - Niupla pasin measures

22:11 - Gotta be able to adjust

25:02 - Post-Covid

29:42 - Events in the outside centers

37:16 - Still improving

40:10 - Importance of a good team

43:10 - Ruth's advice to older individuals wanting to start a business

47:27 - Closing

49:04 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Noelene Taula Wunum, the Director of Wunums Coaching Center, an educational coaching center focused on building a foundation for students to excel.  It is always a pleasure to speak to individuals who are in their own way helping to create a better future for PNG. We chat about the coaching center’s journey from its founding in 2018, the teaching approach Noelene and her staff implement, the emphasis on catering to the needs of specific students, and their plans for the future. Hope you all can catch it when it’s out.

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00:00 - Intro

01:13 - Who is Noelenne and what is Wunums coaching center

02:39 - When were they established?

05:59 - How was their first year of operationing

08:44 - The minimum amount of time a student would need to improve

12:06 - How long does it usually take for a program to be crafted by a teacher for a student

13:34 - The trend of subjects students find difficult 

14:30 - What dictates the teaching approach?

17:44 - What is the most common issue affecting a student’s learning

21:56 - How many students have gone through their program?

28:35 - Their future plans

30:27 - Closing

31:07 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Chan Anivai, AKA Shawk23. He is a dear friend of the Niunet team and it was great catching up with him. It has been a year since he was last on the show. He and Dan chat about what they’ve been up to creatively, the lessons they’ve learned as artists and entrepreneurs, the “LoverBoii” comic, the effects of AI on the creative art scene, motivation, and discipline.

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00:00 - Intro

02:09 - Who is Chan?

04:31 - How the past year has been for Chan

07:43 - How the past year has treated Dan

10:08 - Chan observed Dan’s Journey

11:07 - How the reception has been for Dan's comic “Lover Boii”

15:39 - The importance of Stubborn faith

17:54 - Dan talks about the journey of making the comic and a bit about the process

20:26 - Dan and Chan discuss the possibilities and hope for those that come after them

24:45 - Proving ourselves wrong

28:05 - Trailblazing

31:42 - How to use your passion

33:39 - Discipline and improving 

33:45 - The realities of discipline

40:34 - Pushing past self-doubt

49:00 - Opportunities in obstacles

55:47 - Life is a videogame

1:07:31 - Dan dives into his growth and development as an artist

1:17:42 - If you can do it, do it

1:19:40 - Using AI as a creative

1:24:57 - Human art may become more valuable 

1:27:53 - You still need the fundamentals

1:37:27 - Closing

1:38:34 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Izabell Druma. She is the Director of the Gas Light Series and our first returning guest on the Niunet Podcast. It was a pleasure catching up with her as she tells us about the Gas Light Series, the issues they aim to address in their own way, the reception of their first major event, advice for those wanting to start a business, and a hint at their plans for the future.

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00:00 - Intro

00:52 - Who is Izabell?

03:18 - Why the name “Gas Light”

06:16 - What is the Gaslight Series

08:51 - The fund- rave

13:24 - Where did the idea for the “Gaslight series” come from

16:39 - How the first event was received

20:01 - The change in spending power over the years in PNG

23:28 - How their security for their first event was organized

27:32 - The earlier the better

29:26 - What the future may hold for Gaslight

31:45 - Closing

32:02 - ENDS

You can follow the Gaslight Series here:

The Gaslight Series

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/izabell.druma 

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/gaslightseries_06/ 

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Jenny AKA Wildchildjae. She is a young woman in business and is currently the Head of Sales @Haus of Bung. It was an absolute pleasure chatting with her about her journey in the SME space, the challenges of running an online business, her adjustment to Port Moresby life after moving from Kopopo, the importance of competition, creative marketing, customer service, cooperation between SMEs, and the importance of a strong mindset when it comes to running a business.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:37 - Who is WIldchildljae?

02:08 - How she has been finding life in POM

03:21 - Difficulties of running an online business

04:24 - When items sit for too long

05:17 - tactics for selling items to clear stock

06:54 - How Haus of Bung came about

07:44 - How she came to POM

09:35 - The journey of registering Haus of Bung

11:19 - systems and processes that slow things down

14:46 - Systems now clamping down on corruption

15:51 - Her positive experiences in Port Moresby 

17:05 - Her positive experience with samaritans from around PNG

24:01 - Qualities someone would need to sustain themselves with a business

26:21 - Jenny on creative marketing

29:19 - Importance of packaging

32:09 - The importance of competition

32:46 - Competition is good

36:33 - Accidental Monopolies

38:11 - Collaborating with other SMEs

40:08 - Jenny's observation on the difference between people from the highlands and coastal region

42:33 - When she came back to PNG

49:15 - Jenny talks about the  general complacency of PNG people

53:13 - SMEs helping each other

55:49 - Just Start

59:23 - Jenny's advice to those wanting to improve their lives by starting a business

1:01:06 - Importance of being able to multi-task

1:02:12 - Closing

1:03:36 - ENDS

You can find Wildchildjae here:

Haus of Bung

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/hausofbung 

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/hausofbung/ 

Wildchildjae

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/wildchildjae/ 

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@wildchildjae 

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Nigel. V. SIne. He is the author of, “Rise Above the Average”  and “Faith Through the Storm”. Speaking to someone at the beginning of their writing career and understanding the mindset it takes to publish two books of your own was a pleasure. We chat about his journey as an author, how he first got into writing, what it was like writing his first book, the various challenges he faced, and the business side of making money as an author. 

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:32 - Who is Nigel V Sine?

00:54 - When did he start writing?

01:24 - How soon after Grade 12 did NIgel start on "Rise above the Average”?

01:58 - What went into the month of planning Nigel had to do for his first book

02:35 - What is "Rise above the average" about?

03:38 - What the journey was like when he first started production on the first book

04:38 - What his second book is about

05:34 - Other challenges other than financial that Nigel had to deal with

06:41 - How he went about getting the book published

07:17 - How a publisher and Author relationship works

09:09 - What happens after the first book is printed

09:43 - Where his books are available

10:25 - How book two's production was affected by deliveries for book one

11:08 - How the reception for the books have been

12:55 - What happens after a book is sold

13:39 - The printing and selling process

14:33 - How he reacted to the success of his first book

15:10 - Nigels plans for a physical location

16:22 - How having two books to sell has affected business

17:27 - Nigel tells us about his third book now in production

18:37 - Nigel speaks on moments when he was discouraged by others

20:57 - How to get your hands on a copy of his books

21:11 - Closing

21:47 - ENDS

You can contact Nigel here:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/nigel.jaywhite?__tn__=%3C 

Phone:

7529 9963

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Oswald Nicholas. He is a young photographer and videographer, and he is the man behind WALDO MEDIA. We were fortunate enough to have him on the show, as the life of a content creator can get quite hectic. It was a pleasure catching up with him to talk about his journey as a content creator, how it was leaving school and going full-time with his passion, the lessons he’s learned, and the challenges he’s faced along the way. 

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:31 - Who is Oswald

01:29 - How did Oswald first get into photography?

02:30 - How he had the conversation with his parents to leave school

05:12 - How the gig in Lihir came about

06:57 - Oswald lists the places he’s traveled for work

08:10 - How his mindset shifted when his hobby became a business

09:48 - The lessons he’s learned from shadowing more experienced photographers

12:15 - Oswald explains what goes into photographers and videographers pricing their services

14:04 - His experience of being by his sister's side during the Miss PNG pageant

16:16 - The opportunities that came after making content for Miss Relaxo

17:58 - Oswald’s advice to anyone wanting to start doing photography and videography

19:29 - The challenges he expected and didn’t expect

20:09 - Last nugget of advice from Oswald

21:02 - Closing

21:39 - ENDS

You can find Oswald here:

Waldo Media Productions

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/waldomediaprodctions 

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/waldomediaproductions/ 

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Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/oswald_e_nicholas/ 

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Jordan Sere from the Basketball Federation of PNG. He is the Hoops for Health coordinator and has for years used basketball as a tool to bring change to communities. In recent years, his work has taken him to different corners of PNG. We were fortunate enough to catch up with him and chat about how his basketball journey started, the change in the attitudes of communities the code has reached, the increased involvement of women in the sport both on the court and at an administrative level, and the future superstars of the sport residing in the rural parts of the country.  

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:40 - Who is Jordan Sere?

01:32 - How Jordan first got into basketball

02:29 - When he began to get more involved with his community work

03:15 - Everything started in Daru

05:38 - After Daru what was next?

07:01 - Kicked off in Kerema

07:54 - Jordan speaks on his week in Madang

08:42 - Walium Station indoor courts

09:50 - Jordan mentions where more basketball programs may be taking place

12:22 - The growth of basketball

15:25 - The different types of programs

17:57 - Basketball is a family sport

19:03 - Sports as a tool to shape and change our nation

20:32 - The growth of Female participation

24:57 - Jordan’s opinion on challenges that need to be addressed for Basketball in PNG

26:22 - Aiming to get more rural police involved with Basketball 

27:42 - What Jordan would like to see for the future of Basketball in PNG

29:00 - The superstars they found in Kikori

33:28 - Closing

34:10 - ENDS

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In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Sheldon Midire, AKA SHLD. He is a young producer who’s been gaining popularity with his remixes, mashups, and collaborations.

We chat about his life as a young producer in PNG, how he got into making music, what led to his decision to seriously persue his passion, and how he uses social media to market his brand.

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00:00 - Intro

00:05 - Show Introductions

00:48 - Who is SHLD?

01:33 - How Sheldon first got into music

03:23 - When did he started pushing his music and taking it more seriously?

06:03 - Why he stepped away from medical school

08:00 - The type of music he made in his early days

09:17 - What his day to day life is like

10:21 - Teaching his friend how to make beats

11:33 - What goes into creating a new track and his process

13:22 - In Sheldon's opinion, what makes a good mashup song

15:04 - The time it takes to make a song

17:21 - Deadlines in creative content

18:24 - When he gives himself deadlines for his content

19:28 - How to know when you are done with a track

20:32 - Instances of being a perfectionist

21:42 - How he’s finding being a DJ

24:42 - How much his deck cost and how he got it

26:09 - Being a young producer on social media

27:03 - Sheldon explains how he uses social media to his advantage

31:31 - Closing

31:47 - ENDS

SHLD’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shldnmdre/

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