Four children enrolled in BbP’s Early Childhood Education program have been photographed in action with their role models by Photographer Roan Paul this week. This year's themes include jobs in construction, law enforcement, hospitality in restaurants, and auto repair and maintenance. Professional role models and BbP partners collaborated to create the series. To find out what the job involves, kids spend a day with their role model. Additionally, the kids are given a little version of a professional uniform so they can feel and look just like their role models. 5-year-olds Quinten Tonny Robie had the opportunity to learn what it takes to be a Mechanic with role model Greg Koyou at Ela Motors training program, Billy Garu Kuri went to the market to source produce and got cooking in the kitchen of The Locker Room Café & Bar with Chef Julz Henao (who is also Ambassador for Trukai), Gracelyn Patrick went to see a construction site with Ruth Dee Guma, QA & Control Engineer for Hebou Constructions and Sandrian Paul took the Water Police boat for a spin in the Port Moresby Habor with Police Chief Inspector, Sylvia Reu, to learn all about policing. Priscilla Kamene will learn what it takes to produce concrete water pipes for civil engineering projects with Peter Auru, Precast Manager at Monier Ltd. Buk bilong Pikinini is very grateful for the amazing welcome the children have received by their role models and teams, making it a memorable and fantastic life-changing Experience. BbP has worked with role models from Brian Bell, CPL, Nasfund, Steamships, Niunet, St John Ambulance, Hastings Deering, BSP Financial Group Limited, PNGAir, Pacific Palms Properties, NAQIA, RSPCA, 9 Mile Farm / Ilimo Dairy Farm, TotalEnergies, Dentons, Theodist, Airways Hotel, ExxonMobil PNG, Ase Boas / Gurias, Pacific Towing and Port Moresby Nature Park to publish 25 reader books already. In addition to giving kids an idea of the kinds of jobs they might like to pursue, the When I Grow Up (WIGU) series teaches pupils about various themes, subjects, and concepts. These are usually explained with plenty of visual cues and interactive exercises that help with comprehension and learning. Favored by both educators and learners, these books depict professions that are both necessary and reachable in Papua New Guinea. These books give a lot of kids a great chance to learn about careers they might not otherwise know about. Besides being a great reading resource, the WIGU series includes lessons in science, design, health awareness, financial literacy, PNG culture, history, environmental science and agriculture, animal welfare, and wildlife conservation. All of these subjects enhance students' general knowledge. The financial investment in creating, producing, editing and printing the WIGU series, is in the hundreds of thousands of Kina, most of which has been sponsored by the Sir Brian Bell Foundation over the past 4 years. The aim of the readers is to inspire the children to value education and think about what they want to be in the future. The WIGU series of readers has also received editing and design support from Wild Dog Books (Australia). Photography is done by Roan Paul Photography and Richard Bridger of Buk bilong Pikinini. Production and scripts by BbP and all written and compiled by BbP Founder Anne-Sophie Hermann. The readers are available for purchase from Theodist , City Pharmacy Limited, SVS Mart or directly from Buk bilong Pikinini’s office and webshop: https://bukbilongpikinini.charity/