Library and Office Services

HWC operates a small community library for use by members and affiliates, including local schools and other groups, currently operated 2 days per week. Members are allowed to borrow books and resources.

Haku schools who access the Resource Centre comprise 50 Early Childhood Village Kindergartens, 11 Elementary Schools (Prep, E1 and E2 grades), 9 Primary Schools (Grades 3-8) and 1 Haku High School (Grades 9-10). This includes children borrowing books and teachers attending in-service training at the Centre.

In addition, HWC provides office services such as printing and photocopying at modest prices. Previously, people had to travel to Buka Town over 60 km away, at a cost of 30 Kina (about $15 AUD), to access such services.

Book Week: Inservice for primary school teachers
From 1-4 August 2017 HWC hosted an inservice, conducted by Marilyn Havini and attended by all Hako Elementary School teachers. Activities included:

library resources, borrowing
Making Big Books and using them in class (literacy)
making dominos (numeracy)
making play dough (craft)

As you can see from the photos, the workshops were very successful and enjoyable.

* 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