Enhancing Climate and Environmental Awareness through Literacy
Buibu Baca Buku (BBB) continues to raise awareness on climate and environmental issues through its Climate Literacy for Mothers programme. The programme aims to empower mothers with awareness and understanding to voice their concerns and take action in climate mitigation, ensuring their perspectives and ideas are part of systemic change.
“Over the two years of implementation since 2024, we have integrated climate literacy into core community activities such as book discussions, read-aloud sessions, workshops, book review competitions, and author discussions,” said BBB Founder and Executive Director Puty Puar at the Buibu Berdaya Bumi: From Literacy to Action event at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Jakarta on Saturday, 30 May.
She explained this approach was adopted to foster accessible climate conversations that resonate with community members’ daily lives. “Over time, the programme has expanded into a broader collaboration space, empowering over 100 local communities and Community Reading Gardens across 16 provinces from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to South Papua,” Puty added.
In addition to distributing climate-themed books, BBB provides training materials and read-aloud workshops to dozens of communities to enable them to run activities locally. “As the Climate Literacy for Mothers programme enters its third year in 2026, we are sharing our journey’s stories and lessons through this year’s Buibu Berdaya Bumi event,” she said.
The event invites stakeholders to reflect collectively on implemented actions, strengthen collaborations, and expand networks to maintain momentum and consistency in climate action. “The programme has reached nearly 9,000 beneficiaries nationwide and collaborates with over 100 partners,” she stated.
The event featured engaging discussions on climate and environmental issues, including food systems, energy transition, eco-friendly and pollution-free cities, and fostering environmental consciousness in children through school and family ecosystems.
Experienced speakers from environmental and literacy fields attended, including Agus P Tampubolon (Director of Climate and Just Energy Transition at IESR), Gina Karina (Head of the Sustainable Food Systems Coalition Secretariat), Muhammad Gibraltar Elmalik (Founder of Bijak Kertas-Kapten Kepik), Delih Ratnasari (home schooling practitioner), Roosie Setiawan (Founder of Reading Bugs, Read Aloud Indonesia Community), and Ranggi Kanya (Head of Academic at Sekolah Murid Merdeka).
BBB also launched two new books in the Panik Family Series: Where Does Electricity Come From? and What Are We Eating Today? As the titles suggest, Where Does Electricity Come From? explains energy sources, while What Are We Eating Today? traces the journey of food from farm to plate.
“Both books are presented with engaging stories and illustrations, alongside fun activity guides for parents and children,” she said. She hopes the books will serve as enjoyable learning tools for families to understand environmental issues from an early age. “Through BBB, we hope more families and communities will join in building a sustainable future for generations to come,” Puty concluded.