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  Students in Gumine welcome new facilities. ‘’I chose Mary Immaculate Technical Secondary School because of its technical subjects taught here. I’m learning many skills from this garment technology class and beginning to develop this passion for sewing. This school is the only institution that offers such subjects in the province. I’m proud to be witnessing developments in the school’’, said Anna Teine, a grade 12 student from Kundiawa Gembogl District. Anna Teine Like Anna, Carolie Kelveng is from Nuku District, Sandaun Province. She is currently a year ten student preparing to sit for her national exams. Many young girls in rural and peri-urban settings experience the struggles she highlighted. ‘’Nuku is such a remote place, and there aren’t opportunities for us girls; when girls don't make it into year nine or eleven end up getting married at a young age. They have few possibilities, and the cycle continues; only a handful leave their rural communities. The process continues –