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Books are more precious than gold to schools in PNG where many students have no books at all, let alone a school library – but getting them to remote areas is not easy, as this amazing video of Ferman Kemnasi Mombu’s recent delivery for Books 4 PNG Kids in PNG’s Highlands shows.

After Books 4 PNG Kids donated and shipped the books to Lae, Ferman and team took them more than 600km by road to Mendi. Then they carried the cartons of books across raging rivers and rugged terrain to deliver a total of 236 boxes of books to seven remote schools around Mendi in Southern Highlands Province.

Community members and even children helped carry the heavy cartons uphill and over suspension bridges to provide library books for more than 3,500 primary school students at the seven schools.

The books will also benefit thousands of students in future generations, their communities and PNG as a nation as they pursue an education – often against many odds.

Among primary schools to receive books from Books 4 PNG Kids were Yaria Primary (50 cartons); Koea (28); Megi (50); Una (50); Milwerip (28), Sumia (20) and Yaken (10).

Ferman says this equates to 25,000+ books donated to schools around Undiri, Lower Mendi LLG, Imbonggu District.

Ferman says the students, teachers, parents and community members were amazed at the effort involved and thankful to receive the books from Books 4 PNG Kids.

“As Nelson Mandela said, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world’.”

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Volunteers are always welcome to join us on Fridays and some Wednesdays (except public holidays) at Books 4 PNG Kids factory at 39 Flanders St, Salisbury, on Brisbane's southside.

Come along any time from 8.30am-4pm on Fridays.

Just wear closed-in shoes. Lunch is provided.

For Wednesday times, ph: Heather on 0418 623 675.

Currently accepting book donations suitable for preschool and primary school children, both fiction and nonfiction up to a reading age of 12, including picture books, beginner readers, textbooks, up-to-date atlases, dictionaries, geographical magazines, Bibles, unused maths and English workbooks, and stationery.

No teachers' resources, thank you.

Please see our drop-off locations below. We are no longer picking up books. 

Email all requests for PNG schools to books4pngkids@gmail.com