Gallery: Street smarts and soccer spurring social shift

Complex social problems at the heart of some of Papua New Guinea’s toughest communities has led to a bold initiative creating local heroes with street smarts and community credibility.

In this Australia Plus photo feature we travel to the notorious Port Moresby community of Morata to witness the brave Just Play soccer initiative that is identifying and developing local volunteers as part of a strategy to empower communities to change from within.

We meet Just Play Operations Manager Micah Kaneng, Just Play Technical Co-ordinator Margaret Aka and Just Play trainer and Morata local Hans Inos as they teach their programme to a group of enthusiastic volunteers with the help of local children.