Borneo Book Project

02/05/2026

A classroom under a tree: Sabah's stateless children learning without schools or documents

KOTA KINABALU: The morning quiet along a city street is broken by children singing in Mandarin — but they are not Chinese, nor do they speak the language at home.

21/04/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DjjSXnqz7/.... Tragedy befell on one of the communities we at BBP collaborated with back in 2015. This catastrophic incident highlights other social and humanitarian issues that lay festering - deep deep in the heart of Sabah.....

A total of 9,007 residents were affected after about 1,000 stilt houses were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Bahagia here early today.

Read more: https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/04/19/massive-sandakan-fire-leaves-9007-homeless/

13/03/2026

OUR BIG CAT FRIEND, Singa 'Lion King' Buas is at it again... BBP books presented and received by Pastor Henry Parsi, principal.of METS Buduk Aru in the Sarawak Highlands. Thank you kawan!!

27/01/2026

FIRST BOOK DELIVERY FOR 2026. 188 books collected by a friend of BBP, Beth de Guzman, founder of the Sinar Sandakan Alternative Learning Centre (ALC). Tucked away in the town's outskirts at Kampung Bamboo, the ALC delivers basic education to 50-60 children of various ages. A WARM THANK YOU to Beth for collecting the books but moreover, your tireless and fearless dedication to our communities.

01/01/2026

31/12/2025

ON THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE... We would like to extend our gratitude to numerous lovely kind people out there who helped us throughout 2025... drum roll... Leonard, Patricia, Mitchell, Janet, Singa.... TOTAL COUNT FOR 2025 is 2,482 for 20 schools and learning centres in Sabah and Sarawak.. BBP 1.0 + 2.0 have now delivered 22,788 books to over 40 schools and learning centres for both stateless and local children.

20/12/2025

LAWAS OUR SECOND HOME with Pat and Janet... Books bound for METS Lawas.. Caught up with Singa who will be delivering books for us, bought Pompiah from favourite bakery and rice and corn from the market.... made new friends..... Always wonderful to be back.