PiCCA’s new project in partnership with the Hako Women’s Collective, Bougainville: Stretim Sindaun – Improving livelihoods, income streams, and women’s and family safety and empowerment.
The project is in two interlinked parts. The first part is a small-scale trial, importing and marketing Rocket Stoves to explore the viability of HWC running a broader social enterprise based on this activity. The aim is over time to generate income to sustain HWC’s vital (and mostly unfunded) community services including its domestic violence respite and prevention work.
The second part will capitalise on the rocket stove link to provide a community training program in their use together with training in other home-based livelihood enhancement activities such as the use of drum ovens and sewing machines. The training will focus on the skills and safety matters involved in these activities as well as the potential for developing personal income streams.
It is a privilege to be working with the people of Hako on this grass roots community development project.
