PROJECT SITE
Village: Maiwetem
LLG: West Wape
Ward Number: 8
TCA DS site/team: Womourou 1288 meters above sea level
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Monday
Active community groups: Church groups
COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group: Wape
Language: Olo
Number of Clans: 2 major clans with 4 subclans and 3 minor clans
Maiwetum (Matthew Akon)
- Sinatem (David Lauwo)
- Weitinem
Sinbautem (Andrew Soube)
Tugoitem
Waikitem
Orutei
VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor:
Ward committee members: Gibson Manum
Village elders:
Church leaders:
Women's leader: Bernadette Akon, Cathy Kufa
Youth leader:
School Headmaster:
Magistrate:
TCA Representatives: Matthew Akon, David Lauwo
Aid Post Officer:
School Board Representatives:
DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses:
school: Karaitem community school, would like their own elementary school in 2004
Churches: Cristian bible church (CBC), Assemblies of god (AOG, Seventh Day Adventists (SDA).
Mission: Lumi
Aidpost: Karaitem
Population: 300+
INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: None, closest store is at Amaitem
Fuel Supply: Lumi / Karaitem /
Vehicles: None
Permanent Buildings: None
GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: 3-4 hours walk to Lumi
Rivers: Many rivers at base of mountain and lots of springs in and around the village.
Terrain: Ridgetop very spread out community
Elevation: 648 meters above sea level
SOCIAL ISSUES
Road acess and water are their priority.
Aid post and community school is the second priority
Protein project would be appreciated by the women. (but don't want to look after rabbits because they are too busy).
Land claims with Waunulu over the Tenkile cave
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops: Vanilla, cocoa, coffee
Other sources: Women sell food at the Yaluwape and Karaitem markets
TENKILE/ANIMAL INFORMATION
Claim Tenkile live in the cave and therefore they own Tenkile and the name of Tenkile originated from the Maiwetems.
Maiwetem owns a lot of land and most of the time they are the only village entering their area. It is for this reason that we believe that this area is the main stronghold for Tenkile.
