Habele, a US nonprofit that serves students and schools across Micronesia, has released its annual report for 2023. The report details another year of expanded service across the Federated States. Among the highlights: 126 Tuition Scholarships were awarded to elementary and high school students across Micronesia for the 2023-24 school year; 95 boxes of books … Continue reading Report highlights Habele’s expanded support for Micronesian Students and Schools
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3,000th book mailed to Yap so far in 2023
“Young Island Readers” is a book-a-month donation program that provides children in Yap State from birth to age five a new age appropriate each and every month. In mid-October the 3,000th book this year will reach the Post Office box of a family on Yap. The heart of Young Island Readers is Dolly Parton’s Imagination … Continue reading 3,000th book mailed to Yap so far in 2023
Summer Break an Opportunity for STEM Development in Chuuk
A team of students and educators from Pohnpei broke from summer relaxation to share their enthusiasm for high school robotics with peers in Chuuk. Three students and two educators from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School (OLMCHS) travelled to Chuuk to lead a four-day robotics workshop. Over the course of the training, students from … Continue reading Summer Break an Opportunity for STEM Development in Chuuk
125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Scholarships
A US nonprofit, established by former Peace Corps Volunteers, is awarding tuition scholarships to 125 students across the Federated States of Micronesia. Funded entirely by the annual donations of individual Americans, the scholarships help cover tuition costs at independent elementary and high schools within the FSM. Habele’s tuition scholarships ensure bright, hardworking students have access … Continue reading 125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Scholarships
125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Tuition Scholarships
A US nonprofit, established by former Peace Corps Volunteers, is awarding tuition scholarships to 125 students across the Federated States of Micronesia. Funded entirely by the annual donations of individual Americans, the scholarships help cover tuition costs at independent elementary and high schools within the FSM. Habele’s tuition scholarships ensure bright, hardworking students have access … Continue reading 125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Tuition Scholarships
125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Tuition Scholarships
A US nonprofit, established by former Peace Corps Volunteers, is awarding tuition scholarships to 125 students across the Federated States of Micronesia. Funded entirely by the annual donations of individual Americans, the scholarships help cover tuition costs at independent elementary and high schools within the FSM. Habele’s tuition scholarships ensure bright, hardworking students have access … Continue reading 125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Tuition Scholarships
Yal titi babior mirel Habele!
Yal titi babior mirel Habele! / Babyor ko btir rom u Habele! Young Island Readers offers all children born in Yap the opportunity to receive one new, age-appropriate, book through the mail each month until their fifth birthday. This direct-to-end-user book donation program is based on the fact that access to books in one’s own … Continue reading Yal titi babior mirel Habele!
Habele will spinoff Robo League, aims for full localization of funding and operations
High school-based robotics in Micronesia has always been student centered and student driven. Now Habele, the US nonprofit that initiated the Robo League, looks to make that local ownership official. The NGO is sunsetting its role as steward of the Robo League after more than a decade. Habele’s introduced high school robotics to the FSM … Continue reading Habele will spinoff Robo League, aims for full localization of funding and operations
Hands On STEM Brings Micronesian Students Together
This May, students from public and private schools across Pohnpei gathered at the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School gymnasium for the 5th Annual Pohnpei Robo Day. This yearly exhibition of applied Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) allows students to demonstrate their creative problem-solving skills in friendly competition with peers. Five teams went … Continue reading Hands On STEM Brings Micronesian Students Together
Per request: books for young readers in Maap, Yap
Eager young readers at the Maap Early Childhood Education Center in the northeast of Yap have received the first of three boxes of books donated by Habele. A US nonprofit, Habele was established by former Peace Corps Volunteers who served -many of them as library volunteers- in Micronesia. Habele provides donations of books, as well … Continue reading Per request: books for young readers in Maap, Yap