IT is a privilege for Australians to help PNG build on education, Foreign
Affairs Minister Julie Bishop says. She was PNG last week and witnessed the opening of a new library on Tatana Island in Central.Children on the island will now have access to early childhood education after Buk Bilong Pikinini opened its 15th library.She said it was a privilege for Australians to help PNG in building education through the support of Australian government. She said the facilities built were to benefit the Tatana community.“The Australian government has supported Buk Bilong Pikinini libraries by providing more than K2.2 millionin funding since 2012 and through Australian volunteers,” she said.“But Buk Bilong Pikinini owes its success to the vision of its founders, and strong corporate support in PNG and Australia – to provide books and freight from Australia and within PNG and building materials for the libraries.” Anne-Sophie Herman, the founder of Buk Bilong Pikinini said the library would benefit the community greatly in terms of improving their livelihood. Herman thanked major donors for the generous support for making it a success.“Buk Bilong Pikinini is proud to bring organisations and businesses together to create positive change for the most marginalised communities across PNG,” she said. Comments are closed.
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