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'''Tessie Soi''' is known throughout [[Papua New Guinea]] (PNG) as the founder of Friends Foundation |
'''Tessie Soi''' is known throughout [[Papua New Guinea]] (PNG) as the founder of Friends Foundation. This organization supports people who have [[HIV/AIDS]]. She later became involved in supporting victims of family and sexual violence. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Soi was born in Gaba Gaba village in PNG's [[Central Province (Papua New Guinea)|Central Province]], one of seven siblings. |
Soi was born in Gaba Gaba village in PNG's [[Central Province (Papua New Guinea)|Central Province]], one of seven siblings. She travelled extensively around PNG in her childhood as her father was posted for work to [[Wewak]], [[Vanimo]], [[Madang]] and [[Lae]]. She graduated in social work from the [[University of Papua New Guinea]] in 1982 and began working at the [[Port Moresby General Hospital]] in the nation's capital in 1984.<ref name="Alumni">{{cite web |title=Defining her Destiny |url=https://www.pngaaa.org/defining-her-destiny/ |website=Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite web |title=Tessie Soi's Mission of Care for those Suffering with HIV/Aids in Papua New Guinea |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2000/08/02/tessie-sois-mission-care-those-suffering-hivaids-papua-new |website=Pacific Islands Report: East-West Center |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> |
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==Work with HIV/AIDS== |
==Work with HIV/AIDS== |
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In 1989 Soi spent six months on attachment to [[Townsville General Hospital]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], where she became aware of the impact of HIV/AIDS. On return to PNG, she tasked herself with overcoming the ignorance about AIDS in her country and started to be involved with HIV/AIDS care. At the time, people suffering from the disease were more feared than supported. Together with her husband, who she had married in 1985, she established an [[NGO]], Friends Foundation, with twelve friends, to help people suffering from AIDS. After initially supporting it with their own resources, they found external sponsorship, including funding from the Australian Government. In 2002 and 2003 Soi earned a Master's degree under the AIDS program at [[James Cook University]] in Townsville.<ref name=Alumni/><ref name=EW/><ref name="Library">{{cite |
In 1989 Soi spent six months on attachment to [[Townsville General Hospital]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], where she became aware of the impact of HIV/AIDS. On return to PNG, she tasked herself with overcoming the ignorance about AIDS in her country and started to be involved with HIV/AIDS care. At the time, people suffering from the disease were more feared than supported. Together with her husband, who she had married in 1985, she established an [[NGO]], Friends Foundation, with twelve friends, to help people suffering from AIDS. After initially supporting it with their own resources, they found external sponsorship, including funding from the Australian Government. In 2002 and 2003 Soi earned a Master's degree under the AIDS program at [[James Cook University]] in Townsville.<ref name=Alumni/><ref name=EW/><ref name="Library">{{cite journal |title=The founder of the Friends Foundation--Tessie Soi |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25423861/ |journal=Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal |date=2013 |pmid=25423861 |access-date=7 October 2021 |last1=Topurua |first1=O. |volume=56 |issue=1–2 |pages=59–63 }}</ref> |
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Returning to Port Moresby, she decided to refocus the Friends Foundation on mothers and, increasingly, grandparents who cared for children when both parents had died from AIDS. She instituted the Orphan Buddy System, a programme to help the grandparents pay school fees.<ref name=Alumni/><ref name=EW/> |
Returning to Port Moresby, she decided to refocus the Friends Foundation on mothers and, increasingly, grandparents who cared for children when both parents had died from AIDS. She instituted the Orphan Buddy System, a programme to help the grandparents pay school fees.<ref name=Alumni/><ref name=EW/> |
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Soi later became the clinical manager of the Port Moresby Family Support Centre, addressing issues such as family and sexual violence, and family planning.<ref name="PC">{{cite web |title=Soi calls for more awareness to prevent unwanted pregnancies |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/soi-calls-awareness-prevent-unwanted-pregnancies/ |website=PNG Post-Courier |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="Embassy">{{cite web |title=Better help on the way for survivors of violence |url=https://png.embassy.gov.au/pmsb/907.html |website=Australian Embassy PNG |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> |
Soi later became the clinical manager of the Port Moresby Family Support Centre, addressing issues such as family and sexual violence, and family planning.<ref name="PC">{{cite web |title=Soi calls for more awareness to prevent unwanted pregnancies |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/soi-calls-awareness-prevent-unwanted-pregnancies/ |website=PNG Post-Courier |date=15 January 2018 |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="Embassy">{{cite web |title=Better help on the way for survivors of violence |url=https://png.embassy.gov.au/pmsb/907.html |website=Australian Embassy PNG |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honours== |
==Awards and honours== |
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 4 April 2024
Tessie Soi | |
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| Born | Gaba Gaba, Central Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean |
| Other names | Tessie Tahiti Soi |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Known for | Support to those suffering from HIV/AIDS |
Tessie Soi is known throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the founder of Friends Foundation. This organization supports people who have HIV/AIDS. She later became involved in supporting victims of family and sexual violence.
Early life
[edit]Soi was born in Gaba Gaba village in PNG's Central Province, one of seven siblings. She travelled extensively around PNG in her childhood as her father was posted for work to Wewak, Vanimo, Madang and Lae. She graduated in social work from the University of Papua New Guinea in 1982 and began working at the Port Moresby General Hospital in the nation's capital in 1984.[1][2]
Work with HIV/AIDS
[edit]In 1989 Soi spent six months on attachment to Townsville General Hospital in Queensland, Australia, where she became aware of the impact of HIV/AIDS. On return to PNG, she tasked herself with overcoming the ignorance about AIDS in her country and started to be involved with HIV/AIDS care. At the time, people suffering from the disease were more feared than supported. Together with her husband, who she had married in 1985, she established an NGO, Friends Foundation, with twelve friends, to help people suffering from AIDS. After initially supporting it with their own resources, they found external sponsorship, including funding from the Australian Government. In 2002 and 2003 Soi earned a Master's degree under the AIDS program at James Cook University in Townsville.[1][2][3]
Returning to Port Moresby, she decided to refocus the Friends Foundation on mothers and, increasingly, grandparents who cared for children when both parents had died from AIDS. She instituted the Orphan Buddy System, a programme to help the grandparents pay school fees.[1][2]
Soi later became the clinical manager of the Port Moresby Family Support Centre, addressing issues such as family and sexual violence, and family planning.[4][5]
Awards and honours
[edit]- Soi received a City Pharmacy Limited's "Pride of PNG Award" in 2012 and was invited to be a judge for the 2013 awards.[6]
- She received a Westpac Outstanding Women Award (WOW) in 2009.[7]
- She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 Birthday Honours for her services to charity.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Defining her Destiny". Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tessie Soi's Mission of Care for those Suffering with HIV/Aids in Papua New Guinea". Pacific Islands Report: East-West Center. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Topurua, O. (2013). "The founder of the Friends Foundation--Tessie Soi". Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal. 56 (1–2): 59–63. PMID 25423861. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Soi calls for more awareness to prevent unwanted pregnancies". PNG Post-Courier. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Better help on the way for survivors of violence". Australian Embassy PNG. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "GG launches CPL's Pride of Papua New Guinea Awards for Women". The National. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Women shine at the 2009 Westpac Women in Business Awards" (PDF). Westpac. Retrieved 7 October 2021.