Doing it for Ukuni
On the wall of the Apo Angra Kange Co-operative (AAK) offices in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, is an article about how a family has finally been able to send their young son to school. In the article, a photo shows a young boy, Ukuni, smiling shyly. It’s a picture that Brian Kuglame, Project Co-Ordinator at AAK Co-op, refers to frequently when he’s talking about the coop and what its aims are.
“Everything we do is for him, his brothers and sisters. It’s their future. Everything we do is so they can go to school, to hospital when they need to, and have a safe home,” he says.
When Brian talks, there’s no missing the emotion. There’s a sense that he’s
