Our PNG Working Group has partnered with lead NGOs in three PNG Highlands Region Provinces to co-create a unique Local Development Hub project. It will support local Civil Society Organizations (NGOs, FBOs, CBOs) building sustained, locally led frontline community support across diverse priorities including food security/sustainable agriculture, impacts of climate change, and violence against women.

XSPI has developed a strategic partnership with the Bougainville Sankamap Australia Association (Sankamap). The partnership has 5 diverse project initiatives including: Accelerated Malaria Elimination; CSO Development Hub supporting local civil society organizations (similar to the PNG Highlands initiative), OOXii Community Vision Care, and PaCSIA Community Mental Health. All project concepts have been endorsed by the President, Autonomous Bougainville Government.

OOXii Foundation and XSPI have initiated a partnership that focuses on catalysing OOXii community eye care programs in PNG. OOXii has developed an innovative low-cost vision testing kit that can easily be used in low-resource settings, ensuring broader access to vision testing and immediate on-site provision of glasses and highly durable frames. OOXii plans to commence its initial Bougainville project in mid-2026 funded by a Rotary Grant.

International Care Ministries (ICM) is a current strategic partner of XSPI. ICM is dedicated to supporting community level poverty relief with a unique, pastor-led, holistic core strategy (Transform) to ignite “HOPE” (Heart, Opportunity, Physical Health, Education) that propels change. XSPI is supporting ICM in identifying opportunities to expand their program into PNG.

XSPI has a strategic partnership with the VAKA Health Foundation. VAKA focuses on digital technology to increase access to healthcare and continuing education for nurses/midwives. VAKA is already well established in Africa and is partnering with XSPI to identify opportunities to introduce their programs into PNG.

Our strategic partnership with the Peace & Conflict Studies Institute Australia has a current focus in Bougainville and developing an initial project concept for addressing mental health.