PROJECT SITE
Village: Tolgeti

LLG: West Wape

Ward Number: 14

TCA DS site/team: Bibane (Tolgeti) 1218 meters above sea level

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Mondays and Thursdays

Active community groups: Lapun charity place, womens group, church groups

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group: Wape

Language: Olo

Number of Clans: 3

Oyetei (Luke Mause and Dennis Mause)

Yalei (Jude Seire)

Walo (Primus Ipol)

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor: Willie Kolwol (Wigote)

Ward committee members:

Village elders:

Church leaders:

Women's leader: Natalie Selmartin

Youth leader: Terrance Maise

School Headmaster:

Magistrate:

TCA Representatives: Clement Malik, Marius Aulai, Cansius Maise, Rodney Paiwi

Aid Post Officer: Raymond Selmartin

School Board Representatives:

Lapun tranku project (Charity Place): Marius Aulai

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses: 53-60

school: Wigote

Churches: Catholic, Revival and AOG

Mission: Fatima

Aidpost: Tolgeti � has radio but needs supplies and building and Fatima

Population: 215

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: Charity camp, Wigote and Fatima

Fuel Supply: When available, Fatima

Vehicles: None

Permanent Buildings: None

 

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: No access by road from Fatima because of the river. On foot from Fatima it is about 1 hour

Rivers: hill is isolated by the river

Terrain: half way up the hill from the river in a hilly area

Elevation: 732 meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Land disputes with Wigote

Charity place needs 900 kina to assist with project.

Soccer and volleyball teams established and active. they play at Fatima on the week-ends

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops: Vanilla has just started and occasionally sell cocoa and coffee is they can find buyers. pigs are sold. Have goats and chickens in cages too

Other sources: Women sell food at the Fatima and Wigote markets

TENKILE/ANIMAL INFORMATION
Men hunt if they have batteries for their torches