While in Lae recently, NCSL CEO Mr Frans Kootte, the CMSO Maranuf Tataeng and three other managers travelled to the Village Oil Palm base at Waterais, Ramu Sugar, there, they met farmers from the Naruyang and Wagasanta estates.

For Mr Kootte, who comes from the Netherlands, the visit was a chance to connect personally with the people NCSL serves in a fairly remote area of Papua New Guinea. He thanked the farmers for their warm welcome and spoke with them about the importance of savings and how that can support their families and livelihoods.

He also encouraged them to “Think NCSL” when considering loans for personal and or business needs and be very careful with using finance companies which are often charging extreme high interest rates.

Mr Tataeng demonstrated how members can use the MyNCSL App to access to their accounts, transferring money and many other services from their phones and therefore don’t need to travel to town.

Thank you, farmers, for making time to meeting our team and sharing your interest in NCSL.

The visit also included a meeting with Ramu Sugar’s Senior General Manager and its HR Executive Team to discuss and share our appreciation for the continued engagement.