Putting Back

Come and celebrate the Kokoda Track at the
No Roads Expeditions Charity Ball,
November 6, 2009 in Melbourne.

While Expedition PNG by No Roads Expeditions is a "for profit" organisation, we believe we are a "profit for purpose" enterprise. What this means, is that we believe that some of our profit should be returned to the communities we work with to enhance their existence and the environment they live in. This is what is known as "Sustainable Tourism".

Over the last 5 years, No Roads Expeditions has helped transform one small village in the Owen Stanley Ranges. Before our arrival, Kagi was a forgotten village, with few trekkers passing through it and even fewer staying the night. While Kagi was an important vantage point for Australian soldiers during the Kokoda campaign, trekking groups simply diverted past it at Naduri and Efogi.

Now, Kagi is a thriving village. The village has effectively adopted No Roads Expeditions and as such we call it our home village. Many of our contracted Porters are from there and all our Management staff are from there.

Last year we supplied over $250,000 in wages to men from Kagi. We established bank accounts for many of them so they didn't blow their wages on alcohol in Port Moresby. We installed the first ever eco toilet on the Kokoda Track at Kagi and provided land owners with thousands of dollars in camp fees. Generous trekkers have supplied hundreds of books and thousands of dollars of sports equipment to local schools.

In October 2008, No Roads Expeditions, brought 10 of our team from PNG to Melbourne for 2 weeks. Our Australian guides looked after them, took them horse back riding, bowling, to the movies and to the zoo all things they only dreamed of doing. 2 of our Porters, Javith and Gibson, were entered in the Mark Webber Challenge. The Challenge is a multidiscipline event involving running (which they excelled in), riding, kayaking, abseiling and more. The 2 were a highlight for many competitors and did PNG proud.

This year, we are sending 1 Porter to Indonesia, to experience another adventure destination we offer. He will meet Indonesian Porters, exchange stories and ideas so that he can return to PNG and let his work mates know that there is a global brotherhood of Porters and Carriers.

Expedition PNG by No Roads Expeditions endeavours to make a profit for its staff and owners, but it uses some of this to help those that work with us in PNG and those that live along the Kokoda Track.

When you walk with Expedition PNG, you can be assured that we adhere to the Kokoda Track Operators Guidelines, The Kokoda Track Authority's Guidelines, the International Porters Protection Group Guidelines. You can be assured that the environment is protected for generations to come and that we support local communities wherever we work.

No Roads Expeditions is a force for change in the adventure travel industry,