Scaling a grassroots social enterprise into a contemporary Pacific luxury brand
<figure><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?w=800" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=706,530 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?resize=150,113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="705621" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/scaling-a-grassroots-social-enterprise-into-a-contemporary-pacific-luxury-brand/papua-new-guinean-entrepreneur-and-lufa-basket-founder-judy-ejampi/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="Papua New Guinean entrepreneur and Lufa Basket founder Judy Ejampi" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Papua-New-Guinean-entrepreneur-and-Lufa-Basket-founder-Judy-Ejampi.png?w=800" /></figure> <div class="content-preview"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Papua New Guinean entrepreneur and Lufa Basket founder Judy Ejampi will make her national runway debut at PNG Fashion Week 2026, bringing Indigenous craftsmanship and the work of more than 5,000 weavers, artisans and potters to one of the country’s leading fashion platforms.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">PNG Fashion Week 2026 will be held from 18–19 September at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, featuring designers and creative talent from Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, Samoa and Indonesia.</p> </div> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> To access this post, you must purchase <span class="wc-memberships-products-grant-access"><a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/">Web</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web – Six-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web – Annual</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/">Web & eBook</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web & eBook – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web & eBook – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web & eBook – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web & eBook – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web & eBook – Six-Month</a> or <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web & eBook – Annual</a></span>. </div> </p></div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/scaling-a-grassroots-social-enterprise-into-a-contemporary-pacific-luxury-brand/">Scaling a grassroots social enterprise into a contemporary Pacific luxury brand</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>