PROJECT SITE
Village: Yomoum

LLG: Nuku

Ward Number: 1

TCA DS site/team: Edainiou (Wigote/Hapseim)

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Monday

Active community groups: Church

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group:

Language: Elke

Number of Clans: 3

Binkoul (Greg Wolien)

Waunimin (Willi Anton)

Nobuela (Phillip Yuonkou)

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor:

Ward committee members:

Village elders:

Church leaders:

Women's leader:

Youth leader:

School Headmaster:

Magistrate:

TCA Representatives: Krek Woni and Gerry Sobin

Aid Post Officer: Recently left, position vacant

School Board Representatives:

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses: 13+

school: None

Churches: Catholic

Mission: Fatima ?

Aidpost: Yomoum but no radio

Population: 123

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: Go to Wigote

Fuel Supply: Wigote if available

Vehicles: None

Permanent Buildings: None

 

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: No road access, surrounded by water

Rivers: Rivers close to but difficult walk 30 minutes

Terrain: On a ridgetop but still hilly and with steep edges

Elevation: 869meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Road access is the priority

School for the children is also a priority

Water is difficult to carry for the women

they have chickens, pigs and fish

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops: Vanilla, cocoa but hard to find buyers

Other sources: Women sell food at their own market

 

TENKILE / ANIMAL INFORMATION
As far as we know no Tree Kangaroos have been killed by this village in 2003

The Northern Glider ( Petaurus albidi ) is found in this area as a skin was shown to us