God has sent Divine Messengers or Teachers to different parts of the world from time to time to guide the people to know and worship God. The knowledge of all of these Teachers came from God, so the foundation of all the world's religions is only one. In Papua New Guinea there are now more than 35,000 Baha'is, living in all provinces and representing every strata of society. In their local communities Baha'is work together in a spirit of co-operation and consultation to improve the spiritual, social and economic development of their communities. For example, the Baha'is in Papua New Guinea are working together with the National Literacy Awareness Secretariat to establish and support adult literacy and tok ples pre-schools with the aim to promote universal education.
Special emphasis is put on the moral education of children and youth and the development of women.
On a larger scale, Baha'is are loyal to the government of the country and also support the aims of the United Nations. The Baha'i International Community is a recognised non-governmental organization at the United Nations, with consultative status in the Economic and Social Council. We hope that this information will be of interest and assistance to you in understanding the aims and teachings of the Baha'i Faith and the efforts of the Baha'is in Papua New Guinea to promote unity and peace in their communities. We wish all to express our sincere thanks to you for allowing us to provide this general information. This means that they cannot read and write even one paragraph in any language.