23-27 Januari 2012 – SKP-KAME held its regular Annual Meeting in the meeting hall of PBHK Monastery of Kelapa Lima, Merauke. The meeting was attended by by 22 participants, local contact persons of SKP-KAME from parishes of Muting, Bupul, Erambu, Buti, Wendu, Kumbe, Okaba, and representatives of Papuan Small Vendors Group of Mopah Town Market. The meeting was facilitated by Acting Director of SKP-KAME, Harry Woersok, altogether with Acting Program Manager of SKP-KAME, Tri Kanem, and one of the initiators of the Office for Jusice and Peace in Papua, Theo van den Broek from Jayapura.

Some participants of SKP Annual Meeting 2012 in Kelapa Lima Monastery, Merauke (Photo: BEATRIX GEBZE)

The meeting is to review various problems along the year of 2011 and formulate work plan to address them during the year 2012. The plan should address real needs of people in the villages. One of the main conclusion is SKP-KAME need to increase effectivity of communication with local communities at village level. In order to increase effective cordination with local church structures, any activities of SKP-KAME should involve local parish councils and, to certain extent, may be led or under coordination of priests of parishes. Father Cayetanus Tarong MSC, Superior of MSC Region Papua, underlined the issue, so, every problems of local villagers can be effectively informed and addressed altogether by all of respective stakeholders.

In the last day of the meeting, Patrons and Founders of SKP-KAME, i.e. Archbishop of Merauke and the Superior of MSC Region have officially closed the meeting. They put some important notes and recognition on working performance of SKP-KAME.**(VTK)