Community Outreach
Marshallese Outreach Coordinators
Mohamed Abouzahra
abouza@ll.mit.edu
Greg Hogan
hogan@ll.mit.edu
Marshallese handcrafts are an important part of the economy of the Marshall Islands.
Marshallese Outreach
Lincoln Laboratory serves as the scientific advisor to the Reagan Test Site (RTS) on the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Staff members who accept field-site assignments at RTS typically serve two- to three-year tours, and they and their families become part of the site’s community. The amiable relationship enjoyed by the Laboratory staff and the local community has prompted the initiation of the Marshallese Outreach program, developed to enrich educational and life experiences of the Marshallese people.
 These children from Kwajalein hammed it up for the camera of a Laboratory staff member serving a tour at RTS. |
The Marshallese Outreach program seeks to assist residents by three main initiatives:
The Kwajalein Atoll (above) in the Marshall Islands is located about 2500 miles WSW of Hawaii.- Display and sell Marshallese handcrafts at the Laboratory's main complex in Lexington to support Marshallese artisans and their families.
- Support the Marshallese student lunch program on Kwajalein through donations.
- Establish a co-op program for Marshallese college students in which participants will spend a summer at a Lincoln Laboratory facility.
Crafts made by Marshallese Islanders were shipped to Lincoln Laboratory for a pre-holiday sale in December 2008. The sales supporting the artisans and their families were highly successful, and the crafts proved to be high in demand. All woodcarvings and woven items sold out within two hours.
Future Marshallese Islander craft sales are planned and will be announced here.
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