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Seeds Theatre Group
Founded1997
FounderSam Solomon Sommi
TypeTheatre
FocusTheatre and performance art that educates the public on health and social development.
Location
Area served
Papua, New Guinea
Key people
Sam Solomon Sommi, director

Peter Murawa, assistant director

Willie Doaemeo, project manager
Website[1]

Seeds Theatre Group is a non-profit performance group registered in Lae District, Papua, New Guinea known for creating educational performances that disseminate information on health, gender equality and social development issues to communities across New Guinea.

The company has collaborated with UN Women [1], the government of Canada [2], the Salvation Army, Save the Children and the Morobe Provincial AIDS Council [3]

Goal

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To use theatre and performance as a communication tool to increase awareness of health, gender equality and social development in New Guinea. The company primarily relies upon the participation of unemployed youth. [4]

Notable Projects

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References

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  1. ^ "UN Women "Women Not Witches" campaign". Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Canada International". Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center PDF" (PDF). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Seeds Theatre Group". Retrieved October 8, 2015.


<<<<< Sources

CANADA http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/australia-australie/eyes_abroad-coupdoeil/EA-CNBRA-WNW.aspx?lang=eng

UN WOMEN: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2012/2/using-performing-arts-to-end-violence-against-women-in-papua-new-guinea

HURIGHTS: http://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/asia-pacific/section1/pdf/Papua%20New%20Guinea.pdf

SEEDS: http://seedstheatre.org/about-us/

VICE: https://news.vice.com/article/women-not-witches-meet-the-people-fighting-sorcery-attacks-in-papua-new-guinea

RADIOAU: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/theatre-group-spreads-women-not-witches-message-in-png/1413777 >>>>>


<<<< to do: find ABC documentary "HIV AIDS in PNG" as described in hurights.or.jp document, page number 5 (listed as 17 in upper right hand corner)

find the National Broadcasting Commission Kundu FM 105 on HIV/AIDS and family planning (see bottom of UN Women article)>>>>>>>