Community Development Workers Association (Inc) (CDWAI) have many relevant ‘demonstrations’ for visitors. This isn’t a demonstration area, rather a family garden that provides nutritious food, and opportunity to showcase sustainable technologies that work. After the 1997 drought the CDWAI team worked especially in the Baiyer valley, in Kompiam (Enga) and in Telefomin district to train […]
Health news: Puskesmas in Lurang – Wetar On June 30 the new Puskesmas building (government health care center) had its “Soft Opening” as an assistant – puskesmas. One midwife, one paramedic, one administrator and one nurse – all paid by the government will be responsible for the health care services. Upon request from the District […]
This is the first time ever that PMR Madya (Youth Red Cross) was held on Wetar Island for the Maluku Barat Daya Region. Youth Red Cross held an inauguration on 4th – 6th of May 2012. This activity began on Friday afternoon and finished up on Sunday afternoon. Inspite of bad weather (rain every day), […]
The Wetar based Community Development team assist women to cook good, healthy food – lots of nutritious beans grown locally. Children and pregnant mothers benefit directly from this initiative.
Wetar farmers are hunter gatherers. They collect honey from bush plants, some of which are eucalypt species. The honey is great. Fine, amber coloured and incredibly good taste. The image below proves what we knew – this is great honey. A couple of photos of the landscape where the bees roam freely – unbothered by […]
A very simple Tee pump has been evaluated for use in villages of wetar – especially wells around 3-5 m deep. This kind of pump is used elsewhere in the tropics and although our pump was able to pump lots of water, it was plain hard work. Why – well the pipes were a little […]