Stori Bilong Agnes Sil - Yumi Sanap Strong

Agnes Sil is one of the founders of Kup Women for Peace in the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. At a very young age, her father was killed during tribal fighting in the Kup valley. Her mother was accused of causing his death and they had to relocate. Agnes wanted safety and security for her siblings and her mother so she married young. Her husband was supportive and provided support for her family, but eventually they divorced. Agnes found strength from other women, including those who were from the enemy tribe. They became known as the Tribal Sisters, or Kup Women for Peace and help women in need up to this day. Stori Bilong Agnes Sil was produced as part of the Yumi Sanap Strong initiative, a community led initiative that emerged from an action research project undertaken by Queensland University of Technology in partnership with the University of Goroka and community-based partner organisations. The project develops communication strategies and materials to address sorcery accusation related violence in Papua New Guinea. The community partner organisation for this digital story was Kup Women for Peace in the Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea