PROJECT SITE
Village: Yongite

LLG: West Wape

Ward Number: 9

TCA DS team/site: Oroulene (Waunulu)

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days: Monday

Active community groups:

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group: Wape

Language: Olo

Number of Clans: 7 clans originating from 3 ancestors.

Poltinem (Chris Mouei)

Youngite (Matthew Siraipai)

Semaitem (Yosep Ipain)

Youngite Yo (Godfrey Manio)

Yuwapeltai (Peter Metape)

Koilayte (James Maise)

Sembite and Waiute (Steven Ainpou)

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor:

Ward committee members: Juth Molei and Jude Molei

Village elders: Raymond Metape

Church leaders:

Women's leader:

Youth leader:

School Headmaster:

Magistrate: James Maise

TCA Representatives: Jimmy Sai, Tom Maitape, Jude Moulei

Aid Post Officer:

School Board Representatives:

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses:

School: Yaluwape

Churches: CBC Revival

Mission: Lumi

Aidpost: Yaluwape

Population: 300

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: none

Fuel Supply: none

Vehicles: none

Permanent Buildings: none

 

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: 2 ½ hours walk from Lumi

Rivers: Close to river

Terrain: Spread out into 2 villages in hilly area

Elevation: 880 meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Dispute over cave with Maiwetem

Services all in Yaluwape a good hours walk away

Malaria

Hawks killing their chickens

Road access to sell crops

40-50 years ago a big earthquake split the village up into little areas.

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops: Cocoa and Vanilla

Other sources: Alluvial Gold mining

 

TENKILE/ANIMAL INFORMATION
Plenty of Yongi left to hunt in the bush

Claim they have seen Waimank