We rely on member businesses to fund our work towards gender equality in Papua New Guinea. By becoming a member, your business will not only benefit from access to our expertise and advice through our business consultancy and training programs – it will also be making an important contribution towards our advocacy work on issues such as addressing violence against women, increasing opportunities for women in leadership through improved training and education, and expanding opportunities for women-owned businesses in supply chains.
Become a memberOur coalition
The Business Coalition for Women is a member based organisation. Registered businesses of all sizes operating in PNG are invited to join the Coalition to benefit from our collective expertise. Our members know that overcoming the challenges faced by women in the PNG workforce goes beyond the actions of individual businesses. They are ready to be part of history in the making as part of a Coalition of businesses advocating for change.
Our Purpose
Led by the private sector, we work for gender equity, safety and empowerment of women
and girls in PNG.
Our Vision
Women have an equal place in decision making, leadership and nation building in PNG.
Our members
Our member businesses represent a wide diversity of business operations and industry sectors throughout PNG. Becoming a member of the BCFW is an effective way to demonstrate your commitment to eliminating all forms of violence against women and increasing opportunities for women in the business sector. We would like to thank our member businesses for their ongoing support and commitment.
Caritas Technical Secondary School
Kutmor Limited
Mary Help of Christians Vocational Training - FODE Centre
Pacific MMI
PNG-Australia Institutional Partnership Program
Professional Global Solutions Limited
Our supporters
The Business Coalition for Women is supported by the Australian Government in partnership with the Government of Papua New Guinea as part of the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development program.
Our strategic pillars
At BCFW we recognise that there are many different approaches to addressing issues of gender equality. As a social enterprise that works primarily with businesses, we have focused our expertise, resources, training, and services around four core areas that are particularly relevant to the business environment in Papua New Guinea. We have the expertise to help you identify opportunities for your business across each of these strategic pillars or to focus on specific areas of concern for your business.
Economic Opportunities and Participation of Women
- PNG Resource Hub
- Gender equity, diversity and workplace inclusion programs
- Men as allies programs
Women in Leadership and Descision making
- Certified and practical courses in leadership and management,
- Board Director training programs,
- Mentoring support and networking for women leaders
Preventation of gender based violence and workplace safety
- Family and Sexual Violence (FSV) and Anti-Sexual Harassment (ASH) policy guidance and education
- Bel Isi PNG Partnership
- Gender Smart Safety (GSS) education and community initiatives.
Knowledge creation and Systems change
- Research and development
- Networking and collaboration for influence
- Expert advice to government, donors and other decision makers
- Community education and resources
Our team
BCFW’s experienced team represents a range of expertise to support your business across each of our strategic pillars. Our team members are fully qualified to provided high quality training and advisory services within their area of expertise. All of our offerings are informed by international leading practices and adapted to the PNG business environment and culture. We work closely with member businesses to provide expertise that is a good match for their specific requirements.
Evonne Kennedy
Executive Director
Olive Imatana
Senior Project Officer
Kayleen Sapak
Monitoring & Evaluation Support Officer
Lolowo Gimiseve
Senior Project Officer