BKP-California

BKP-California Helping children read their way out of poverty, one book at a time...
www.bkpcalifornia.org Bagong Kulturang Pilipino, Inc. According to Ms. Jimenez.

is a registered non-profit organization whose overarching mission is to develop a reading culture among Filipino children in poverty-stricken areas in the Philippines. BKP California is a west coast chapter of the originally founded BKP Massachussetts by Rowena Jimenez. Jimenez, she founded this organization "as a personal dream that snowballed into a vision shared by many people." A dream that s

tarted over ten years ago, after visiting the Philippines with her children, she witnessed for herself the curiosity and interest of the young barrio children when presented with picture books as if the books were "the greatest novelty in the world." With that excitement, she set up a read aloud program at the nearest elementary school of her hometown of Barangka, Marikina. Upon returning to Massachussets in 1998, she earned overwhelming support from her friends and thus, BKP was created. BKP gained momentum within two years and was able to set up over 25 mini libraries. There are currently over 90 mini libraries throughout the Philippines that were set up and are being supported by BKP. Last year, BKP-New York was founded by Lorna Messina Hussein and Frederick Quijano with the same vision as Ms. BKP New York quickly gained partnerships with different organizations in the Philippines and has so far set up three mini libraries. In late 2009, Carolina Clemente Leap visited the Philippines. As an educator, she also had a vision similar Ms. Jimenez with the hopes of helping Filipino children read their way out of poverty. After donating books that she purchased with her own money to her old elementary school in Quezon City and her mother's old elementary school in Samar, she promised herself that she would donate books to impoverished areas of the Philippines annually. After learning about BKP Inc., she decided to start the first west coast chapter in the area where she resides and teaches and created BKP California as a result.

07/14/2015

This came in as a surprise! 3 Balikbayan Box of Children's books for the community. Thank you so much BKP CALIFORNIA through Ms. Carolina and Alex Leap!

Exciting times ahead!

Community meeting with the residents of Camparang Village
07/21/2014

Community meeting with the residents of Camparang Village

At the site of the Green Garden co-op project sponsored by our partners at West Pak Avocado, Inc. Promoting community an...
07/20/2014

At the site of the Green Garden co-op project sponsored by our partners at West Pak Avocado, Inc. Promoting community and sustainability for the residents of Camparang Village

30 boats are currently being built at this site to be restored to the fishermen of Camparang Village on Tubabao Island i...
07/20/2014

30 boats are currently being built at this site to be restored to the fishermen of Camparang Village on Tubabao Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar as part of our Adopt-A-Fisherman program in partnership with

At the launch of the Yellow Boat community in Sta. Cruz, Zamboanga with Mayor Beng Climaco, and our partners from , Tzu ...
07/17/2014

At the launch of the Yellow Boat community in Sta. Cruz, Zamboanga with Mayor Beng Climaco, and our partners from , Tzu Chi Foundation, Gawad Kalinga, DOT-9, City Tourism Office, Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and media friends. Yellow Boat Adventures will serve as a local livelihood promoting eco-tourism throughout the lagoon ⛵️

BKP-California member Alex Leap reads to the kids of the Sta. Cruz, Zamboanga community
07/17/2014

BKP-California member Alex Leap reads to the kids of the Sta. Cruz, Zamboanga community

07/11/2014
Up cycled plastic bags turned into backpacks and raincoat. A very practical and useful school bag for the children of th...
07/11/2014

Up cycled plastic bags turned into backpacks and raincoat. A very practical and useful school bag for the children of the Philippines. Darlene Rabena, Kym Bisnar, Rowena Jimenez, Lorna Bkpny, Judi Friedman Babcock, Nanette Flynn, Marie Arlene Lagman

Ms Carolina Leap of BKP California holding one of the raincoat bags for Guiuan, Samar.

Coming soon - future site of Camparang Green Garden. A Coop-growing grounds that will be ran and owned by the people of ...
07/06/2014

Coming soon - future site of Camparang Green Garden. A Coop-growing grounds that will be ran and owned by the people of this Eastern Samar town. Project funded and made possible by West Pak Avocado.

Let's keep reinforcing children's dreams and helping them make it into a reality. Donate your books to us today! Visit w...
06/13/2014

Let's keep reinforcing children's dreams and helping them make it into a reality. Donate your books to us today! Visit www.bkpcalifornia.org today!

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