They worked in small local groups to address, in particular, sorcery-related violence, but managed to make a change in the whole country with support from central government.
[1][2] When her father died of a heart attack, her brother accused her of causing his death by witchcraft, in order to appropriate her share of the inheritance.
Fearing for her life, she fled to the town of Goroka, after her family and the other people in the village had burnt her house down.
Only in 2013 did the government repeal a law that criminalised sorcery and allowed accusations of witchcraft as a defence in murder cases.
[1][2][6][7] The work of Paulus has placed her and her children at risk from the police, the community and also the families of the perpetrators of violence.
Paulus has worked with the "Kup Women for Peace", sponsored by Oxfam, which aims to put an end to inter-tribal warfare and ensure violence-free elections in part of Simbu.