Joyce Kiage

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Joyce Kiage is a businesswoman from Papua New Guinea. In 2015 she won the Westpac Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award. [1] [2] The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization also recognized her as the First PGN Iconic Women winner in 2015. [3]

Life

Kiage is from Chimbu Province. She learnt to sew as an adult and opened a tailoring business providing sewing services and making uniforms for businesses. She has used part of the proceeds of her business to fund the building of a new church building in her home village. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joyce Kiage, Tailoring entrepreneur, PNG - Pacific Women in Business". Pacific Women in Business. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  2. "16 powerful & inspirational Papua New Guinean women - Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG ATTITUDE". asopa.typepad.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. "Sape, an inspiration for women in PNG". Post Courier. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2021-01-17.