Bougainville Bulletin Edition 14
Welcome to the first edition of the Bougainville Bulletin for 2019! Get a copy here.
With the final date now set for the referendum on Bougainville’s political future, there is no better time than now to truly unite as one people, one voice, one Bougainville – and walk down this road of achieving our aspiration together.
The past year we have seen and participated in referendum-ready activities including reconciliations, weapons-disposal programs, and integrating all people back into their communities.
We have seen our people taking ownership of the process to ensure that we are ‘referendum-ready’ and that has been a positive and very encouraging step forward for Bougainville as whole.
The government at the leadership and administration level have been out in communities conducting awareness programs, informing our people of key activities and information that will help people make a well-informed choice.
The Bougainville Referendum Commission has also embarked on it’s awareness drive to educate our people on the different electoral activities that will happen before, during and after the referendum.
This awareness or any awareness for that matter, is critical, as research shows that people regard information as empowerment and something that they rightfully deserve. It is a service that allows people to be well-informed in order to make good decisions.
Our Community Government Structure continue to play a crucial role in the referendum process, especially with the updating of the referendum roll, which is being done through respective ward recorders.
It is important that all communities work with the government and key agencies such as the Bougainville Referendum Commission to ensure that all eligible voters are registered on the referendum roll.
It is equally important also that we as Bougainvilleans commit to respecting the outcome of the referendum, we commit to continue our development journey and most importantly, in the spirit of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, we commit to maintaining and upholding peace beyond the referendum.
God Bless Bougainville
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