Christmas Message from Bel isi PNG Steering Committee Co-Chair Mr Robin Fleming

Robin Fleming, Co-Chair Bel isi PNG Steering Committee, BSP CEO

As we come to the end of a challenging year, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our valued partners, subscribers, clients and the public for your support and engagement through 2020. It has been quite a challenging year, but we have all managed to pull through together with your support.

The journey behind Bel isi PNG took about 5 years before it was launched in September 2018 with the coming together of partners Steamships, Oil Search, G4S, NCDC, the Business Coalition for Women, Femili PNG, the Australian Government and BSP.

With the support of our partners and subscribers Bel isi has given protection to the many survivors of abuse as well as empowering over 2,000 employees from subscribing companies with the knowledge and tools about their rights, the laws in place to protect them, how to recognise abuse and where to go to get help. We now have 14 companies/organisations who are current subscribers.

Bel isi has just completed two years of operations and as of October 2020, registered 720 survivors of abuse who needed our intervention. We are the only Case Management Centre operating in Port Moresby and have the most secure safe house for our clients. We work closely with the police, courts and other safe houses to ensure our clients’ cases get attended to quickly.

We recognise the difficult financial circumstances many businesses are experiencing and are grateful for their commitment to Bel isi PNG and the many survivors of abuse who need our help.

Thank you once again for your support and I wish you all a merry Christmas and prosperous 2021.