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Hapseim

PROJECT SITE
Village:
Hapseim

LLG: Nuku

Ward Number: 1?

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

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
Community working days:
Monday

Active community groups:

 

COMMUNITY PORTRAIT
Culture Group: Wape ?

Language: Elke

Number of Clans: 3

Tei (Marius Mose)

Hapseil (Justin Namko)

Maiwen (Fabien Peter Mowan)

 

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Ward Councilor:

Ward committee members:

Village elders:

Church leaders:

Women's leader:

Youth leader:

School Headmaster:

Magistrate:

TCA Representatives: Andrew Mause, Clement Werie, Patrick

Aid Post Officer:

School Board Representatives:

 

DEMOGRAPHY
Number of houses:

School: Wigote

Churches:

Mission: Fatima

Aidpost: Wigote / Tolgete / Yomoum

Population: 428

 

INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade store: None go to Wigote

Fuel Supply: Kerosene if available from Wigote

Vehicles: None

Permanent Buildings: none

 

GEOGRAPHY
Distance by road: not accessible by road, isolated by water

Rivers: Close to, about 20 minute walk and close to bungal water

Terrain: One a small ridge top half way down mountain.

Elevation: 849 meters above sea level

 

SOCIAL ISSUES
Land dispute with Mupun over repeater station

Have a history book on their family history

Malaria and Malnutrition big health problems

Road access is the priority

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cash Crops:

Other sources: Women sell food (fruits and coconuts) at Wigote and Yomoum markets

 

TENKILE / ANIMAL INFORMATION