On the 21st of November, our UPNG Library Learning Centre had an incredible day of activity, learning, and family engagement! It was full of excitement as we celebrated Universal Children’s Day under the theme "Nurturing Futures through Nutrition and Fitness." The day was all about inspiring children to embrace healthy habits for a brighter future.

Student’s enrolled in Buk bilong Pikinini’s (BbP) Early Childhood Education program have this week celebrated Universal Children’s Day with athletes. This year’s theme is “Nurturing Futures through Nutrition and Fitness” and is celebrated to highlight the importance of children's rights, their wellbeing, and the need to amplify their voices for a brighter future.

Student’s enrolled in Buk bilong Pikinini’s (BbP) Early Childhood Education program are currently in the process of sitting their final and second progressive test before graduating in December. At one Library Learning Centre (LLC), the BbP Monitoring and Evaluation’s team is closely watching what the test results may show.

A special visit by NRL star Alex Johnson to our Lae Showground Library Learning Centre.

Getting the right nutrition to children, who are growing their minds and bodies is vital for their well-being and ability to learn. Eating a breakfast and lunch with fibre and nutrients will sustain the children at school and ensure they are attentive and focused in class.

The day is celebrated each year on the 15th of October. The theme set by World Health Organisation this year is: “Why are clean hands still important? Because it helps stop the spread of harmful germs in healthcare.” All BbP’s Library Learning Centres have been busy washing hands and learning about germs with the children.

Children enrolled at one of BbP’s Library Learning Centres in Port Moresby will receive a healthy breakfast every day as part of a new pilot program launched today in partnership with the Australian Export Consortia (AEC), Market 2000 and Sanitarium PNG.

Post Courier Online has today written about the Brian Bell Group celebrating International Day of Sign Language with their participation of the Buk bilong Pikinini’s Inclusive Education Program. Buk bilong Pikinini is proud to be part of this and grateful to Sir Brian Bell Foundation and Brian Bell Group for providing us with this opportunity as part of their sponsorship of our Inclusive Education Program.

The founder and vice-chair of Papua New Guinea educational organisation Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP), Anne-Sophie Hermann, has applauded as “especially timely” the donation of $A 100,000 by an Australian foundation just in time for International Literacy Day on the 8^th of September.

The Rainbow Kitchen and Restaurant, Stationery shop, Craft shop and supermarket were open for business at BbP’s children’s Literacy Week Market Day.

Students dressed in aprons and chefs’ hats, cleaned beautiful produce from 9 Mile Farm, with the assistance of David Mead, to get the vegetables ready to be peeled and chopped in the Rainbow Kitchen. Mini professional chefs learnt to prepare healthy foods and snacks with Chef Julz of Trukai and get them ready to be served in lunchboxes by Exxonmobil PNG volunteers at the Rainbow Restaurant.

Hygiene is vital for nutritional health for children. To celebrate Literacy Week 2024, BbP invited doctors and nurses to the organisation’s Tatana Island Library Learning Centre, sponsored by CPL, to conduct hand hygiene awareness and health checks for the students.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) and the Sir Brian Bell Foundation have today launched a Nutrition Education program for parents.

To celebrate Literacy Week 2024, BbP has launched a nutrition guide and awareness session for parents together with the Sir Brian Bell Foundation and David Mead, former Kumuls Captain and PNG Health and Education Advocate at Evedahana Primary School in Port Moresby.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) and Trukai have today launched a Nutrition Education program to assist children with becoming “nutritionally literate” and learn to eat for well-being and learning.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) and the Sir Brian Bell Foundation celebrates the milestone of 25 readers in the mini professional ‘When I Grow Up” (WIGU) reader series during Book Week. Six new titles were added during National Book Week (19-23^rd August 2024) with a number of exciting events for children enrolled in BbP’s Early Childhood Education program.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) today launched a reader entitled ‘When I Grow Up I want to be a Botanist’ created with female role model Dr. Jane Mogina, TotalEnergies Biodiversity Advisor.

200 Children from Buk bilong Pikinini’s Library Learning Centres in Port Moresby, travelled to the Nature Park to launch the reader with Dr. Jane Mogina and mini professional Joshray Frank.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) today launched a reader entitled ‘When I Grow Up I want to be a Tugboat Captain’ created with female role model Captain Michelle Boyama from Pactow.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) today launched a reader entitled ‘When I Grow Up I want to be a Warehouse Manager’ with role model Nash Mali, Lae Warehouse Manager and mini professional Colette Sikalu. The reader was launched with events in both Lae and Port Moresby.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) today launched a reader entitled ‘When I Grow Up I want to be a hotelier’ with role model Dorothy Morea and mini professional Zaia Hane Solien.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) today launched a reader entitled ‘When I Grow Up I want to be a Veterinarian (Vet)’ with Dr. Tania Areori from NAQIA and Jasmine Mileng, Vet Nurse from the RSPCA. The reader seeks to inspire more children in PNG to pursue a similar career. PNG currently only has 3 national Veterinarians.

Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) today launched a reader entitled ‘When I Grow Up I want to be an Accountant’ together with Nasfund. The event took place at BbP’s 6 Mile Library Learning Centre (LLC), where children came dressed as what they want to be when they grow up.