The Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) was honoured to contribute to the Leaders and Managers Retreat 2025 organized by the Office of the Public Solicitor, the retreat from 20th to 24th January in Lae, Morobe Province.
This initiative aimed to strengthen managerial skills, enhance financial literacy, and build leadership skills among senior management and senior legal officer from various provinces including Morobe, Port Moresby (NCD), Goroka (Eastern Highlands Province), Wewak ( East Sepik Province), Vanimo ( West Sepik Province) , Kokopo ( East New Britain Province), Kimbe ( West New Britain Province) Mt. Hagen (Western Highlands), and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
CEFI played a key role in delivering a comprehensive financial literacy training, covering essential topics such as Savings, Budgeting, Insurance, and Investment. During the closing ceremony, CEFI’s Acting Executive Director, Mr. Peter Samuel, together with Public Solicitor Mr. Leslie Mamu, awarded Certificates of Participation to 44 participants, including eleven women. The training equipped attendees with practical knowledge on managing household finances, making informed financial decisions, and securing their financial future.
In his speech, Mr. Samuel commended the Office of the Public Solicitor under the leadership of Public Solicitor, Mr. Leslie Mamu for spearheading a transformative leadership and management program that seamlessly integrates financial literacy into management and leadership capacity building. He emphasized the crucial role of financial literacy in achieving both personal and organizational goals and reaffirmed CEFI’s dedication to fostering capacity development across Papua New Guinea and beyond and for CEFI to continue to support more of these initiatives.
The retreat also featured distinguished presenters and guest including Dr. Seth Fose on Personal Health and Wellness, Mr. John Cholai on Leadership Effectiveness, Mr. Seremia Waqainabete, Director Fiji Legal Aid Commission on Organizational Structures, and Mr. George Gray, Solomon Island Public Solicitor on Wantok Legal Network programs. These sessions further enriched the participants’ understanding of health, leadership, and institutional development.
This collaborative effort highlights the Public Solicitor’s Office’s dedication to professional excellence and capacity building within its staff. Through strategic partnerships like this, CEFI reinforced the importance of deepening financial inclusion through financial literacy, empowering individuals to achieve both personal and professional success.
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