Community & Regional Development Fact Sheet - Morobe Mining ...

CRD Factsheet November 2012
Roads & Foot Bridges
MMJV works in partnership with Department of Works and the
National Road Authority engineers to monitor, scope and repair
badly deteriorated sections of the Lae-Bulolo Highway.
Under the infrastructure program, MMJV has carried out in
cooperation with partners on local and national infrastructure.
Local infrastructure upgrades to landowner village roads to Nauti
and Winima as well as the alternative Wandumi road linking
Bulolo and Wau.
An MOU was signed in 2012 between MMJV and DOW Local
Government Engineering Division to pave way for site survey and
investigation and construction of the Samsam, Sambio and Taiak
footbridge sites. Through MMJV, a draft agreement was also
reached with Bulolo District JDPBPC to co-fund up to K450,000 for
9 footbridges along Watut River.
Water Supplies
For many communities who face long daily walks to access fresh
water supplies, more than K2 million has been spent on providing
clean, reliable village water installations. The water supply
programme is accompanied by sessions of health and sanitation
awareness. So far, projects have been implemented in landowner
villages of Nauti, Kwembu and Winima, and more than 40 villages
in the Lower Watut, Middle Watut, Upper Watut and the Wafi
region.
Lower Watut has seen 14 completed projects in villages including
Goraris, Chiatz, Mafanazo, Uruf, Wonkinz, Kapungung, Wampan,
Tsilitsili, Malarina, Kasek, Magaring, Pekumbe and Wawas. 13
projects completed and in various stages of completion in Middle
Watut including Widipos, Baiyune, Samsam/Pelengkua, Sambio,
Galawo, Taiak, Gawapu, Biamena, Piu, Dambi, Kapin, Nayakes. For
Upper Watut, 18 water projects have been installed and in various
stages of completion including Winima, Kwembu 1, 2 & 3, Golden
Pine, Manki 1and 2, Nauti, Latep, Tapanda, Erowa Creek, Saksak,
Mango Block, Neranda, Aibinka, Minianda, Society and Heyu.
Provision of water projects in these areas are improving life and
community health throughout the Watut River region.
Agriculture/Aquaculture Programs
Along with clean water goes improved nutrition, and also
addressed are agriculture and fish farming. Training is aimed at
complementing the skills of the village people who depend on
their land.
There is focus on cocoa, coffee, fresh produce and aquaculture to
improve production, improve marketing and management,
improve downstream processing and manufacturing, and
strengthen extension research and development. Nearly K1
million has been spent on various agriculture and aquaculture
projects and capacity building programs.
Five cocoa fermentries have been constructed in Lower Watut
and a partnership has been formed with Business for Millenium
Development to explore and develop the Watut Chocolate
Project.
Fish farmer trainings in Lower Watut and Middle Watut have seen
four model fish pond construction and stocking at villages
including Mafanazo, Magaring, Malasap, and Kisi-Ono. Fish are
thriving in the ponds, and adding a new source of nutrition and
family income.
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