At KTF’s Pari & Taurama Flexible Open Distance Education (FODE) Centre, Timo Oala and his son, Rarua Timo, have been studying side by side - supporting, encouraging and engaging in a friendly rivalry with one another along the way.

A major milestone was marked last week for hundreds of students across Motu Koitabu villages studying Flexible Open Distance Education (FODE) with KTF. 173 students from Hanuabada, Pari, Taurama and surrounding communities gathered at the Ruatoka Memorial Hall to celebrate successfully completing their Grades 9 to 12 studies, the next step on their education journey. Read on about the celebration.

Decades long commitment of community leader, former Parliamentarian and Minister for Community Development, and one of PNG’s strongest education advocates, Dame Carol Kidu DBE AO, has established the Centre including the Sir Buri Kidu Library; that is now also home to KTF's Pari & Taurama FODE Centre, providing vital second chance high school opportunities to 108 students from the local community.