Women's Integrated Education & Advocacy (WIEA)
The WIEA team works to achieve the HWC objectives to strengthen and encourage marginalized persons or groups of persons in society by providing literacy, life enhancing skills, formal education opportunities and advocating for health services and family well being, in partnership with Pacific Black Box.

Recent activities

PictureCharmaine, Dorcas, Marilyn at UNICEF event
MAY 2016: Parenting  program; partnership provided by UNICEF and Stakeholders
Dorcas Gano,  Ruthy  Sawa  and Charmaine McBreaty  attended the UNICEF parenting training workshop at Port Moresby and shared what Hako Womens Collective and Buka  Family Support Centre are doing with the Positive Parenting program in Haku.
20 NOVEMBER 2015: International Children's Day   
WIEA organized events in all Primary Schools in the Haku area, to raise awareness of children’s rights and the Lukautim Pikinini Act.
2016: Counselling Training at  Nazareth  Rehabilitation Centre   -
Counselling members attended the counselling training: Dorcas Gano, Anna Sapur, Bridgit Tologina and  Crescendah Hoot . 
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2016: Human Rights training, Chabai
HWC members Anna Sapur, Magdaline Lesi, Clara Omi, Geraldine Valei and Jenitha Pasio attended the training at Chabai.
HWC counsellors &  Trained Men from Positive Parenting Training of Trainers & HWC Human Rights Defenders also attended  the training. 
2016: Men's Health  Training  
WIEA members attended, also Bill Kehali, Philimon Hanets, Jerry Samo and  David Hakena.
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Young Hako woman leading focus group at World Human rights Day workshop, Chabai

WIEA Actions in 2015 included:

  • Team training in preparation for ‘Life Clock’ and Child Protection workshops
  • Support Hako women candidates in Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) elections
  • Awareness Program: workshops on Gender equity, women’s empowerment, peace & security; Lukautim pikinini Act, women’s participation in politics, gender issues & elections, mental health & disability, Bougainville Peace Agreement.
  • The 2015 program is available here.
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Ruthy Sawa at AIDS education forum
Programs conducted by this team include:
  • Health education forums
  • Training of Trainers (TOT)
  • Capacity building for women and youth
  • Supporting the sub health centre and hospital
  • HIV/AIDS awareness
  • Medical treatment and support for victims of rape, incest, drug and alcohol abuse
  • Addressing theft, law and justice issues
  • Human rights education
  • Family and parenting support training
  • Adult literacy
  • Resource and information provision for the community.