When I Grow Up I want to be a Graphic Designer - Book Launch
Graphic Design is everywhere – on signs, brochures, book covers, artwork and even on PNG’s notes and coins. Being a Graphic Designer can lead to many exciting jobs and creative artistic opportunities.
When I Grow Up I want to be an Archaeologist - Book Launch
Archaeology is important for both the people of Papua New Guinea but also for humanity as the country has some of the oldest agricultural sites in the world. More Archaeologists will be needed in the future, to unearth more of the fascinating stories PNG has to share, which might soon include dinosaurs…
When I Grow Up I want to be a Vet with Dr Tania Areori
Dr. Tania Areori is PNG’s only female Vet and is our role model for our upcoming reader “When I Grow Up I want to be a Vet.” Dr. Areori is living proof of a childhood dream which has become a reality.
BbP Library Opens in Pimaga
More than 2000 people gathered in the remote Pimaga, in Kutubu to witness the opening of a Literacy Library for the children.
Congratulations Sir Theo Foundation
We congratulate the Sir Theo Foundation on their successful fundraising event
International Mangrove Day
Children at our coastal village Library Learning Centres have today learnt the environmental importance of mangroves and how to plant them.
Thank you and congratulations Steve Whitelaw
Our Melbourne-based volunteer - Steve Whitelaw - wins $5000 for Buk bilong Pikinini in celebrity pram race!
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All children deserve the right to an education. We are looking for an Inclusive Education Support Officer.
World Environment Day
World Environment Day has been action-packed for BbP children across the country! It is never too early to learn about the importance of recycling and waste management to protect the environment.
Happy World Milk Day
Happy World Milk Day! We celebrated the day with a super fun event with Indomilk, who organised a Milk Magic drawing competition for the children this month.
Thank you Wilson Family
It was all smiles and happy days at Wardstrip Elementary and Primary School thanks to the generous personal donation by Melanie and Neil Wilson via the Buk bilong Pikinini web gifting shop https://bukbilongpikinini.charity - where they donated an Elementary Kit 1 School Library Kit of 1000 books. It is a very simple process
Tugboat Captain
We are so excited to be producing a reader book in our ‘When I Grow Up’ series with inspirational Tugboat Captain - Mate Class 4 - Michelle Boyama as our role model. We are sure that the children will love to learn from girl-boss Michelle what it takes to operate a tug boat.
CPL Foundation continues support of Buk bilong Pikinini
Children enrolled at Tatana Island and BbP have today celebrated our 11-years partnership and the signing of a new 5-year MoU between Sir Mahesh Patel/the CPL Foundation and BbP.
Holiday Inn donation
Our Inventory Team has been busy presenting sets of our popular books in the “When I Grow Up …” reader series to excited elementary school children and teachers. The elementary school teachers were so happy to receive books for their classroom library shelves.
BbP receives support from Credit Corp PNG
A great thank you to Credit Corp CEO Danny Robinson and team for coming along to our Vabukori Library Learning Centre for a cheque presentation.
World Malaria Day celebrated with support from Rotary
Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) has marked World Malaria Day with awareness events at all Library Learning Centres across PNG. It is vital for children to learn how to protect themselves from this preventable and devastating disease which affects millions of people in PNG.
National Day of Disabled Person
We are today celebrating National Day of Disabled Persons! Our Inclusive Education Officer Noah Agino has been busy reading his story ‘I am Noah’ of growing up with a hearing impairment to the children at our LLCs.
Baruni village gets a Buk bilong Pikinini Library Learning Centre
Today will see the opening of an additional Motu Koitabu village Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) Library Learning Centre (LLC). The first was opened in Pari village in 2019, followed by Vabukori in 2022 as part of a public-private partnership between Steamships Ltd., National Capital District Commission, Motu Koita Assembly, the Baruni Community Development Association and BbP. BbP also has an LLC on Tatana Island in partnership with City Pharmacy Limited.
Book donation to Boreboa Elementary School
Can you imagine what it’s like to be at a school were there are no books to read? That situation changed today for the students at Boreboa Elementary School thanks to the generous personal donation by Shameka Nelson and her family
LiteHaus International Donates 65 laptops to BbP
A great thank you to @litehaus_international for the donation of 48 Lenovo Thinkpad and 17 Dell computers to support our ECE Digital Learning program.