Waa'gey

Waa'gey is a community-based organization serving young people from the "Outer" or "Neighboring Islands" of Micronesia who've moved to Yap Proper. You can support Waagey by donating to Habele, a US-based nonprofit that supports education projects in Micronesia, including Waagey.

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Micronesian dugout canoe.

Waa'gey traditional canoe project on Lamotrek Atoll. Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

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Woven Mat. Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, Micronesia (FSM). Circa 1945. Pandanus fibers and local dye.

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Woven Mat. Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, Micronesia (FSM). Circa 1945. Pandanus fibers and local dye.

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carved hair comb with seated figure ("monkey man") from Caroline Islands, circa 1945

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Model Canoe returns to Yap, Micronesia.

The dugout canoe was given as a gift to a US Navy sailor during World War II. It has been returned to the islands by that sailor's adult son, Luke Wilson. The donation was coordinated by Habele and the canoe will be restored and preserved by the master carvers working with the Waa'gey program.

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Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

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Carvers working on a traditional Micronesian Canoe meet with a Habele Fund Director in Yap.

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Pulling a log out of the jungle to shape for a canoe hull.

Waa'gey is a community based organization in Yap State, Micronesia (FSM). They pursue social and educational goals through the revival of traditional skills and crafts.

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"Monkey Men" seated figures from Yap State, Micronesia. Circa 1945

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Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

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Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

[waagey]

Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

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Carved male figure from Yap State, Micronesia. Circa 1945

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Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

[waagey]

Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

[waagey]

Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.

[waagey]

Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the people of Micronesia\\\'s most remote outer islands. We pursue the preservation of native technologies and arts both to protect our distinctive Outer Island identity, and to solve specific problems relating to import dependency, urbanization, climate change, and unemployment.