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Author: Leila Parina

Leila Parina is a final year student at the University of the South Pacific. She majors in sociology and journalism. She is from the coastal part of Papua New Guinea. Parina loves the ocean and the natural environment of the Pacific Islands. She is passionate about climate justice and social justice and tries to get involved with those important causes. She enjoys listening to K-pop and watching Korean dramas in her spare time.

Ignoring the little voices that tell you ‘no’

Leila almost thought about pulling out of the project but overcame limited resources, illness, and being in a different country than the rest of her cohort.

Published January 17, 2022
Categorized as Reflections

An elder laments about loss of land in Papua New Guinea: ‘Climate change will not help bring my village back’

Illustration by Emily Whang

Mangroves disappeared after the riverbanks opened up, flooding is more frequent, and storms and rough seas wash away gravel and sand from beneath the village of Gabagaba.

Published January 17, 2022
Categorized as Stories

The Next Generation Radio project is a full-scale, digital-first multimedia training project with an emphasis on audio. The program is a series of week-long training projects that offers students or early-career journalists the opportunity to work with mentors to report and produce an in-depth audio stories.

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