PROJECT SITE
Village: Wigote

LLG: West Wape

Ward Number: 14

TCA DS site/team: Edaniou (Wigote/Hapseim) 1523 meters above sea level

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Mondays

Active community groups: Charity Place, Wa2tor Env Grou

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group: Wape

Language: Olo

Number of Clans: 4 main clans split into 2 separate communities due to a fight between 2 brothers.

Wigote 1-

Soyan (Primus Willie)

Nimin

Saine

Waikin -

Karete

Wigote 2 -

Orutei (Solanus Aimos)

Nimin

Kapine

Seite

Navendea -

Eril

Nimin

Youwil

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor: Willie Vincent

Ward committee members:

Village elders:

Church leaders:

Women's leader:

Youth leader:

School Headmaster: Joseph Oti

Magistrate:

TCA Representatives: Kevin Wita, Dennis Naisom, Andrew

Aid Post Officer:

School Board Representatives:

Charity Place:

Wa2tor Group:

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses:

school: Wigote

Churches: Catholic

Mission: Fatima

Aidpost: Tolgeti , Wigote not established fully yet

Population: 200 +

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: At least one available with very reasonable prices (kero 3 kina)

Fuel Supply:

Vehicles:

Permanent Buildings: Church and school has tin roof and water tanks but some tanks are leaking

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: 2 hours walk from Fatima

Rivers: Surrounded by water at the base of the mountain. Bungal water available

Terrain: Ridgetop

Elevation: 976 meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Water availability is the priority.

Alternative protein sources as well

Aid post requesting many things to become established.

Close proximity for each house. Like an estate of bush material houses

Concern their culture is dying such tok ples

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops:

Other sources: Women sell food at market in Fatima and Wigote

 

TENKILE / ANIMAL INFORMATION
No longer hunting Tenkile and seen motivated to bring back their culture to conserve various things.

Big tumbuna story about creation. Tenkile and other animals of the bush included in this story.