Community programmes across Karkar, Sumkar and Rai Coast — delivered in kind, at no cost to the communities we serve. SISAL has committed 15% of its gross revenue to fund this work from 1 January 2027.
ABLE is an incorporated association registered in Papua New Guinea (IPA 5-142096951), based at Megiar in Sumkar District, Madang. We work in the galip nut catchments, alongside the households and collectors who trade with SISAL — delivering practical support in kind, at no charge.
To empower Papua New Guinea's rural communities through livelihood programs that build skills, create opportunities, and strengthen local capacity for self-determined development.
Community-led, culturally grounded, and outcome-focused. We work with communities to identify their own development priorities, then provide the training, resources, and support needed to achieve them.
Incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 2023, registered with the PNG Investment Promotion Authority as IPA 5-142096951. Governed by a committee under our own constitution, with accounts and activities reported to that committee.
ABLE is a separate, independent organisation. SISAL trades galip nuts; ABLE delivers community programmes in the same catchments. SISAL has committed 15% of its gross revenue to ABLE from 1 January 2027 — accrued on every sale and paid monthly. Until then SISAL supports the work in kind, and every hour of that support is recorded.
Eight things we do now — all in kind, all free to the community. No fees, no invoices, no cost recovery.
Short, practical workshops for households working small blocks — what to plant where, how to rest soil, how to keep shade and water while still feeding the family.
Community sessions on why the galip and timber stands matter, and what a household can do to keep them without losing income from them.
Helping families settle disputes that split land, labour and income. Confidential, at the request of the family, and led by people they already trust.
Working with the Aronis community in Sumgilbar LLG, Sumkar, on stewardship of the forest and coast around them.
Practical help to reach what government and banks already offer — birth registration, school enrolment, bank accounts, and the SME support people are entitled to but rarely told about.
Maps for community projects at no charge — boundaries, water sources, garden and forest areas, and project sites, so a community can show what it is talking about.
Book-keeping, pricing, cash handling and records, so the men and women who buy galip in their own villages become business operators, not middlemen.
Agriculture, engineering and project advice for community projects — given by our team and our partners, free of charge, as far as our capacity reaches.
We started recording our work in 2026, so that we can show it rather than describe it. These are the figures we can stand behind today.
K0 is a statement of policy, not an estimate: no community, group or household is charged for any ABLE programme. Villages are those in the SISAL Lead Collector register, August 2026. As programme records build, they will be published here.
Our services are free. You do not need to be a SISAL supplier, and you do not need money to ask.
Interested in supporting community empowerment in PNG? We welcome partnership inquiries from donors, NGOs, government agencies, and community organisations.
Megiar, Sumkar District, Madang Province
PO Box 134, Madang 511, Papua New Guinea
contact@ablepng.org
+675 7285 7237
Auti Brislon Livelihood Empowerment Inc. (ABLE)
Incorporated Association — IPA 5-142096951
Associations Incorporation Act 2023