Captain Nichola Goddard - Light Up Papua
New Guinea Project
Click here to purchase tickets to the May 2, 2008,
Light Up New Guinea Fundraising Gala.
Read "Soldier's
Legacy Will Light up Birthplace" article in the Calgary
Herald, April 27th, 2008.
Click
here to read a eulogy for Captain Nichola Kathleen
Sarah Goddard, 1980-2006.
Click
here to hear an interview with Kim Veness and Radio Australia
about the Nichola Goddard fund.
 Click
here for a printable version.
Click
here to print off a Donation Form.
Nichola was born in Madang, Papua New Guinea.
She lived in Passam, near Wewak; in Losuia, on the Trobriand
Islands; and at Kainantu in the Eastern Highlands. Although the
family left PNG when Nichola was 3 years old, she was always
proud of the fact that she was born in that country.
Nichola grew up in Canada, and joined the Canadian
Forces. She was a Captain in the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery when she was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
As part of her legacy Light Up The World Foundation
is working with her family, school children, people across Canada
and around the world to raise money to light up first aid posts
in Papua New Guinea.
There are 1820 first aid posts across the country.
First aid posts provide the 'front line' of health care in many
isolated villages around Papua New Guinea. The villagers provide
a building – often a simple structure made of wood or palm
fronds - and a health care worker is assigned to treat everything
from emergencies to common illnesses. Serious cases are sent
to the closest health centre or hospital.
For only $200.00 Canadian, Light Up the World Foundation
can bring a near permanent, solar powered lighting system to
an aid post. These sturdy, solid state systems will give bright
useful light to aid workers in these facilities for decades and
eliminate the need for kerosene, reducing the high risk of fires
in these aid posts
Donate
now and help us light up PNG in Nichola’s name.
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