Culture events with 9-2 Activities & Extent of Government tag

Meeting about new LLG

Edited Aug. 15, 2024, 2:50 p.m. by Steve

Galatam called a meeting to discuss the new LLG arrangements. Wanuma will form a new LLG to split middle Ramu into 5 LLGs. This is already in process and was reported in a middle Ramu newsletter. The discussion points for the meeting were: 1. We're now in the Wanuma LLG 2. How should we amamas the M...

9-2 Activities & Extent of Government

Census head count

Edited Aug. 8, 2024, 8:26 a.m. by Steve

A national statistics office team are travelling through the area filling in a form for each household that asks for names, relationships, ages and nationalities. They have printed A3 satellite maps of the area (Kokoma's is covered in cloud, Evesil's and Tolookum's only show jungle) and are supposed...

9-2 Activities & Extent of Government

Galatam gets a chainsaw

Edited Nov. 28, 2023, 2:16 p.m. by Steve

Galatam as Kansol received a chainsaw from the government. I asked him about it....

9-2 Activities & Extent of Government

Polio and measles vaccinations

Edited Oct. 19, 2023, 9:42 a.m. by Steve

The government sent a pair of health workers for measles and polio vaccinations and a vitamin A booster for under 5's. Many Kovol kids got the shots. The health worker giving the injections was Alfons. He was the guy we saw in Musupum in 2019 who was talking about setting up an aid post there....

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Alfons, the healthworker history

Edited June 8, 2023, 11:03 a.m. by Steve

On June 6 2023 Alfons came to give measles and polio vaccinations. He was the guy wanting to set up an aid post in Musupum in 2019 while we were there. I asked Set, who knows him for some history. The conversation we had before this text had some more details, but this is what I got - it's a very ba...

9-2 Activities & Extent of Government

Gavman komiti responsibilities

Edited June 2, 2023, 11:06 a.m. by Philip

Talking with Renda's dad (our most frequent visitor from Magilong) about komitis and their responsibilities....

9-2 Activities & Extent of Government