In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Jordan Sere from the Basketball Federation of PNG. He is the Hoops for Health coordinator and has for years used basketball as a tool to bring change to communities. In recent years, his work has taken him to different corners of PNG. We were fortunate enough to catch up with him and chat about how his basketball journey started, the change in the attitudes of communities the code has reached, the increased involvement of women in the sport both on the court and at an administrative level, and the future superstars of the sport residing in the rural parts of the country.   Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Show Introductions 00:40 - Who is Jordan Sere? 01:32 - How Jordan first got into basketball 02:29 - When he began to get more involved with his community work 03:15 - Everything started in Daru 05:38 - After Daru what was next? 07:01 - Kicked off in Kerema 07:54 - Jordan speaks on his week in Madang 08:42 - Walium Station indoor courts 09:50 - Jordan mentions where more basketball programs may be taking place 12:22 - The growth of basketball 15:25 - The different types of programs 17:57 - Basketball is a family sport 19:03 - Sports as a tool to shape and change our nation 20:32 - The growth of Female participation 24:57 - Jordan’s opinion on challenges that need to be addressed for Basketball in PNG 26:22 - Aiming to get more rural police involved with Basketball  27:42 - What Jordan would like to see for the future of Basketball in PNG 29:00 - The superstars they found in Kikori 33:28 - Closing 34:10 - ENDS Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #basketball #hoopsforhealth #bfpng