Through Papua New Guinea trading group Steamships, John Swire & Sons Limited has donated a new classroom to Yanga Elementary School in Lae, in Morobe Province. At an overall investment of around 200,000 Kina (approximately US$51,400), the project costs included a prefabricated steel classroom kit, complete with students' and teachers' desks and chairs, shelves, blackboards and pinboards, as well as the building contractor's fees. The new classroom was formally presented to the school community at a ceremony attended by students, parents, teachers, and project partners. The upgraded facilities are expected to boost student attendance and foster greater engagement, while instilling a sense of pride and enthusiasm amongst the students, educators, and community members involved in the classroom's construction.
Steamships' Finance Director and Company Secretary, Alessandro Mistroni (left), accompanied by School Board of Management Chairman, Mr Newton Napa (right), cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the new classroom at Yanga Elementary School. 
