More than 500 children across Yap State, from birth to age five, are receiving a book each month from Young Island Readers The program, a partnership between US nonprofit Habele and the Imagination Library, aims to foster a lifelong love of learning and literacy but introducing small children to the joys of reading in their … Continue reading Young Island Readers Advancing Youth Literacy into Yap’s Remote Outer Islands
Habele Matching Donations to Reopen MicSem Library
Over four decades, Micronesian Seminar (MicSem) built an internationally recognized library with 24,000 print titles, 82,000 historical photos, more than 800 videos, and 22,000 audio tracks. When MicSem operations ended in 2012, its library was stored at Xavier High School in Chuuk, and recently moved to Yap. Relocation has saved the physical assets of the … Continue reading Habele Matching Donations to Reopen MicSem Library
Scholarship established to honor legacy of Jim Stovall
Habele, a US nonprofit established by former Peace Corps Volunteers, has announced the establishment of a memorial scholarship that honors the life and legacy of the late Jim Stovall. James T. Stovall, III provided the people of Micronesia with expert legal counsel for more than 50 years, beginning his service before the establishment of the … Continue reading Scholarship established to honor legacy of Jim Stovall
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
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
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
Matson, Habele keep books flowing to Yap’s Youngest Readers
“Young Island Readers” is a book-a-month donation program that provides children from birth to age five a new age appropriate each and every month. A generous investment from the Matson Foundation will cover the cost of providing over 400 such books to children across Yap State this coming January and February. The Young Island Readers … Continue reading Matson, Habele keep books flowing to Yap’s Youngest Readers
McREL Staff Donate Books to Remote Micronesian Readers
Staff at McREL International, a non-profit educational research organization, have teamed up with Habele to provide books for school libraries in Yap State, Micronesia. Halley Halford, the Support Specialist at the McREL International office in Hawaii, spearheaded the book drive. She recruited remote peers as well as those at the Hawaii and Denver offices to … Continue reading McREL Staff Donate Books to Remote Micronesian Readers