The Habele Outer Island Education Fund has released its 2025 Annual Report, documenting a year of education, literacy, and cultural initiatives carried out in close partnership with Micronesian families, schools, and community organizations. Founded in 2006 by former Peace Corps Volunteers who lived and taught in Micronesia, Habele works at the request of local partners … Continue reading Habele Report Highlights Education, Community Partnerships Across Micronesia
MicSem Library, Treasure Trove of Micronesian History, Reopened on Yap
(Lamer, Yap) MicSem Library, an internationalized recognized collection of books, recordings, videos and historical source documents, was formally reopened to the public on May First in the south of Yap. Traditional, political, religious and educational leaders were in attendance, along with community members and students, to observe and celebrate the long-anticipated event. Micronesian Seminar (known … Continue reading MicSem Library, Treasure Trove of Micronesian History, Reopened on Yap
15,000th book mailed to young child on Yap
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) is a community-based program providing children with free, home-delivered books from birth to their 5th birthday. The Imagination Library was founded and created by beloved American songwriter, musician, actress, author and business-woman, Dolly Parton, in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee in 1996. The home library encourages reading at home between … Continue reading 15,000th book mailed to young child on Yap
Habele Report Looks Back on Work in 2024
Habele is a US nonprofit, created by former Peace Corps Volunteers who lived and worked in Micronesia, and who wanted to remain engaged with the communities they served after their Peace Corps service. The word Habele is a Ulithian word. Ulithian is one of the many languages used in Micronesia. It means “to be” but … Continue reading Habele Report Looks Back on Work in 2024
US-Yapese Partnership on Display at Schools Across Yap
The school year on is well underway, and for some students on Yap it's a bit brighter than they may have expected upon return to campus. Over the summer a small group of Marines and Sailors were busy sprucing up their schools. Koa Moana U.S. Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics … Continue reading US-Yapese Partnership on Display at Schools Across Yap
Young Island Readers Advancing Youth Literacy into Yap’s Remote Outer Islands
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
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
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
Habele Announces 54 Tuition Scholarships for 2022-23
US nonprofit continues to expand access to Micronesia’s highest performing private elementary and high schools. (Colonia, Yap) Fifty-four promising students across Micronesia have been awarded tuition scholarships to attend the nation’s top-performing private elementary and high schools across three Micronesian states. The K12 tuition scholarships are provided by Habele, a US nonprofit serving students and … Continue reading Habele Announces 54 Tuition Scholarships for 2022-23