The Australian Federal Police donates books to Buk bilong Pikinini
It is not every day, a Royal Australian Airforce C17 Globemaster arrives with a book donation for Buk bilong Pikinini.
Thanks to the PNG-AFP partnership, AFP Detective Superintendent Steve Hulbert, presented Buk bilong Pikinini with 2 pallets of books to support the organisations’ program, which sees the establishment of Library Learning Centres and donations of library kits to schools across the country. Detective Superintendent Hulbert said: he would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by the many people who helped to coordinate these books including the RAAF for transporting them. AFP are pleased to be able to help families of children in PNG.
On hand to receive the donation from the AFP, was PNG Police First Constable in Community Policing and rugby league star of the Agmark Gurias - Ase Boas, who also acts as Buk bilong Pikinini’s Community Ambassador.
The books were donated to the AFP by the Genesis Christian College in Bray Park Queensland. A letter addressed to the children of PNG was enclosed in the shipment and said: “Dear children of Papua New Guinea - Genesis Christian College students collected many books for you to enjoy reading. We are blessed by God and so want to bless you, too. Members of our school attend the Bridgeman Baptist Community Church who then donated a further fifteen boxes of books.
We thank the Australian Federal Police for facilitating the shipping and distribution of the books to your communities” signed Paul Sterling – Principal of the school.
Ase boas said: “Thank you to the AFP for their partnership and the Genesis Christian College, Bridgeman Baptist Community Church , for the book donation. I have been working with Buk bilong Pikinini since 2016, to seek to motivate children to understand the importance of education and to enjoy reading books.”
PRM & Fundraising Manager Dorothy Koch also expressed gratitude on behalf of Buk bilong Pikinini, saying “The much, needed library books donation will go a long way for BbP children`s learning library centers. A sincere appreciation to Genesis Christian College, Principal Paul Sterling, members from Bray Park, Bridgeman Baptist Community Church. We also acknowledge and thank the ADF and squadron who assisted. The RAAF, AFP, Detective S. Hulbert, Leisa James and the rest of the team that helped to make this special book donation possible.”
The 2022-2026 PNG-APP mission design supports the RPNGC’s focus on delivering effective policing services that support PNG and Pacific communities. Through targeted “on-the-shoulder” advisors and capability uplift, the partnership will enhance investigative outcomes that target transnational crime and assist the RPNGC to meet the evolving and complex global criminal environment. PNG-APP activity is delivered through three primary pillars; Operations, Training and Corporate Reform. The PNG-APP has a mission footprint of 42 FTE (complemented by contractors and LES staff), across Port Moresby and Lae.
