ABLE Emblem

Auti Brislon Livelihood
Empowerment Inc.

Community · Empowerment · Growth

Empowering PNG communities through sustainable livelihood programs, capacity building, and community-led development initiatives that create lasting change.

Empowering Communities, Building Futures

ABLE is a PNG not-for-profit organisation registered with the Investment Promotion Authority — the community development arm of the SISAL family, focused on livelihood empowerment and grassroots capacity building.

🌱 Our Mission

To empower Papua New Guinea's rural communities through livelihood programs that build skills, create opportunities, and strengthen local capacity for self-determined development.

🤲 Our Approach

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.

🏛️ Our Status

Registered NGO with the PNG Investment Promotion Authority (IPA). Fully constituted with transparent governance, financial accountability, and a board of directors committed to community empowerment.

🤝 Connection to SISAL

ABLE is the not-for-profit sister organisation of SISAL (Sojona Integrated Sustainable Agriculture & Livelihoods). Together forming a complete ecosystem — SISAL builds enterprise, ABLE builds community.

Our Programs

ABLE runs community-centred programs that build lasting capacity and create measurable impact.

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Livelihood Skills Training

Practical training programs for rural communities covering sustainable agriculture, food processing, financial literacy, and small enterprise management. Delivered in Tok Pisin and English at community level.

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Community-Based Monitoring

Training community members in digital data collection using KoboToolbox — enabling communities to track their own development indicators, measure progress, and report to partners and donors.

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Food Security & Nutrition

Programs supporting village food production, traditional crop conservation, and nutrition education. Working with local knowledge to strengthen food security in vulnerable communities.

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Community Governance Support

Assisting community groups with governance structures, constitution development, conflict resolution, and organisational capacity building — enabling communities to manage their own development.

Measurable Change

Every community empowered, every skill built, every livelihood strengthened — that's the change we measure.

923
Households Reached
18
Lead Collectors
12
Policies Adopted
1
Registered NGO

Community Voices

The real impact of ABLE's work is measured not in numbers, but in the lives and communities changed.

"Since joining the Lead Collector network, I can now support my family with regular income from galip nut sales. The training helped me understand quality standards and proper harvesting."
— Lead Collector, Madang Province
"The financial literacy training changed how we manage our household income. We now save for school fees and have a plan for the future."
— Community Member, Madang
"ABLE helped our community group establish proper governance and a constitution. Now we can apply for funding and manage our own projects."
— Community Leader, Eastern Highlands

Partner With Us

Interested in supporting community empowerment in PNG? We welcome partnership inquiries from donors, NGOs, government agencies, and community organisations.

📍 Location

Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

📧 Email

info@ablepng.org

📞 Phone

+675 7285 7237

🏢 Entity

Auti Brislon Livelihood Empowerment Inc. (ABLE)

📋 Status

Registered NGO — Investment Promotion Authority, PNG