The National Office for Child and Family Services (NOCFS) will now have a dedicated mini library for its clients and staff to use.
This new initiative is to ensure that anyone especially children and parents who come to visit the NOCFS’s office is able to relax and read books while waiting to be served.
This will be made possible after the NOCFS bought some cartons of books from the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church Literature Distribution Ministry (LDM) last week to have the library established.
The books cost around K16,000 and include children’s books, Bibles, health, hygiene, positive lifestyle books, education books, Christian books and positive parenting books.
The books were delivered to the NOCFS last Wednesday by representatives from the LDM.
NOCFS chief executive officer Jerry Wap, said his office was very happy to partner with the SDA LDM because the ministry has a wide array of books on children, family, health and positive living, which are things that the office is continuously encouraging and stands for.
“These books are not just reading materials, they are store-houses of knowledge and wisdom for positive living for our citizens,” Wap said.
Wap said this library will also be used by their officers to expand their knowledge on subjects of interests or for research purposes.
Literature Distribution Ministry spokesperson Joylene Kuvai, said it was their first time to supply books to the NOCFS and they are happy with the newfound partnership.
Kuvai said the books are mostly for children’s character-building resource books designed to strengthen families and guide children toward positive growth and purposeful living.
“Our primary target group is children from birth to 16 years—a period of life that is most critical for learning and character development. We believe that early education, rooted in moral and spiritual principles, can transform lives and strengthen the moral foundation of our nation,” Kuvai said.
