PROJECT SITE
Village: Wilbiete

LLG: West Wape

Ward Number: 11

TCA DS site/team: Sweipini (Wilbiete) 1310 meters above sea level

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Monday

Active community groups: Catholic church

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT

Culture Group: Wape

Language: Olo

Number of Clans: 4

Oru

Saiwasum

Kapine

Kepite

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor:

Ward committee members:

Village elders:

Church leaders:

Women's leader: Susan

Youth leader:

School Headmaster: Fatima - Canesius Sai

Magistrate: Francis Ulel

TCA Representatives: Francis Ulel and James Oso

Aid Post Officer:

School Board Representatives:

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses:

school: Miwate elementary school and Fatima

Churches: Catholic,

Mission: Fatima

Aidpost: Fatima

Population: 200

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: two trade stores at Miwaute

Fuel Supply: From Fatima

Vehicles: Miwaute

Permanent Buildings: None

 

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: Road accessible but hard to get a car up the last hill from Miwaute. about 4-5 hours walk from Lumi

Rivers: All at base of hill

Terrain: On a ridge top just above Miwaute

Elevation: 942 meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Land issues with Miwaute

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops: Cocoa, Vanilla

Other sources: Women sell food at the market

 

TENKILE/ANIMAL INFORMATION
Have a Tenkile breeding ground, which is disputed by Maiwetem

Legend of Sweipini Lake as the breeding ground for all life