PROJECT SITE
Village: Soulete

LLG: West Wape

Ward Number: 9

TCA DS site/team: Oroulene (Waunulu)

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Monday

Active community groups: CBC church

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group: Wape

Language: Olo

Number of Clans: 2 major clans with 2 minor clans

Wonite (Jerran Olikei, Baptist Mokari, Paul Mefyau)

Tuwi (Steve Falo, Jeremias Wulu, Andrew Wulu, Moses Wulu)

Wamewrisewa (Jeffrey Pepe)

Wolwalem (Simon Bansolo)

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor: Peter Filfi

Ward committee members: Chris Falo, Steve Falo, Baptist Mokari

Village elders: Christina Soki

Church leaders: Simon Bansolo

Women's leader: Sabet and Joyce Mokari

Youth leader: Kaius Malbu Bansolo, Maggie Wima

School Headmaster: Winfried Wimma

Magistrate:

TCA Representatives: Simon Bansolo and Baptist Mokari

Aid Post Officer: Joe Mafyau

School Board Representatives:

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses: 20 +

school: Yaluwape

Churches: Christian Bible Church (CBC), Lazarin and Revival

Mission: Lumi

Aidpost: Yaluwape

Population: 300

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: None, closest store at Yongite

Fuel Supply: Kerosene from Lumi if available

Vehicles: None

Permanent Buildings: yaluwape school

 

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: 2-3 hours walk from Lumi

Rivers: At base of mountain a long way away

Terrain: Ridgetop very high

Elevation: 982 meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Enemies with Rawete

Vanilla crops and protein

Nutritional problems

Malaria

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops: Vanilla, cocoa and coffee but no road to sell

Other sources: Women sell food at market, alluvial gold mining

 

TENKILE/ANIMAL INFORMATION
Called the cave Moro wingi (cave door).