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Hako Women's Collective (HWC) was formed in June 2006 by the Indigenous village women of the Haku area in Buka Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, in response to the critical needs of the Haku community.
Read more or view Powerpoint presentation about HWC.

What we do

Click on the photos below for information about us and our work.
Click here for our February 2020 newsletter, or here for the HWC Strategic Action Plan.

New Meri Seif Haus building

Hako Women's Collective 15th Birthday!

Congratulations to Marilyn Havini, AM

HWC at the Independence referendum

Agriculture & Food Security

Education & Advocacy

Luman Hipakoko, HWC's centre of activities

HWC Training programs

Backyard farms project

Haku Hatsipito Disability Organisation meeting at Luman Hipakoko

Women's Wealth artworks at the 2018 QAGOMA Asia-Pacific Triennale

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How you can help

* Education, training for life skills, leadership, community advocacy
* Increase representation of women in politics & decision making
* Reduce poverty in families
* Network with national, Pacific & international organisations
* Protect Hako's environment, heritage and culture
* Funding & management capacity for infrastructure and community development
* Strengthen marginalised people through literacy, life skills, education opportunities, health & family services

This website and the email address are managed on behalf of HWC by Helen Dakin, a supporter based in Australia.

What we do

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