Scholarships Awarded to Remote Micronesian Islanders

Twenty-one students from across Micronesia will enroll in prestigious private schools this fall with the help of scholarships from the Habele Outer Island Education Fund. The students, whose families come from isolated islands and atolls throughout Yap and Chuuk States, have...

Volunteers send tuition scholarships to Micronesia

Six decades ago, the remote Pacific Islands of Micronesia were the site of intense battles between American GIs and entrenched Japanese defenders. Now the region is better known for hosting the reality television...

Yap, Island of Stone Money

Yap State, located within the Federated States of Micronesia We were looking for a place inthe sun that was away from brash commercialism.  We found it in Yap.  We took two days to get there, but it...

School Books & Supplies Donated to Remote Pacific Island

The Habele Outer Island Education Fund announced today that it mailed over a dozen boxes of school supplies, textbooks and instructional materials to the Atoll of Eauripik in Yap State, Micronesia.The Atoll of Eauripik is comprised of several small islands surrounding a...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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