INDONESIA, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Papua – June 2007
Solar power and radio for Araway Village; solar power for Beo Village; paved footpaths for Go Village, Kabilol Village, Kalitoko Village, Lopintol Village, Waifoy Village and Warimak Village; and public toilet and bathing facilities for Warsamdin Village in support of a 123,553-acre marine protected area
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Mayalibit is a large bay that deeply notches the island of Waigeo in Raja Ampat. This nutrient-rich, mangrove-fringed bay has long been known as a feeding, breeding and nursery ground for fishes and home to a school of unidentified species of white dolphin. The area is also an important cultural and spiritual area for the indigenous Mayan people of Raja Ampat. Recently the nine villages of Mayalibit declared their 123,553-acre bay a marine protected area where commercial fishing, netting, shark finning and any means of destructive fishing is banned. Six of the villages (Go, Kabilol, Kalitoko, Lopintol, Waifoy and Warimak) have requested a critically-needed paved footpath to allow the villagers easy access to fresh water wells and their school. The tiny village of Araway is in need of solar power sufficient enough to run a light bulb in the village meeting place, as well as a radio so that they can receive news of local issues. The village of Beo has also requested solar power. The largest village, Warsamdin, currently has no sanitary means of waste disposal. Twenty eco-friendly public washrooms are needed as an alternative to dumping sewage straight into the bay. With the assistance of Conservation International Indonesia, Seacology will support these nine projects in support of the communities’ commitment to a 123,553-acre marine restricted area for a minimum of 10 years.* (Araway Village project funded by Seacology Germany. 
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UPDATE October 2007 - Village agreements and list of documentation needed to start the project were completed in early September. Plans for September through October include purchasing and shipping materials, constructing the footpath and public facilities at Waifoy and Wasmardin, the public facilities at Beo and Kabilol, and installing the solar power system at Araway. Later work will complete the footpaths at Lopintol, Go, Warimak and Kalitoko Villages.
UPDATE December 2007 - As of November, washrooms were 85% complete and paths at four villages were in various stages of completion ranging from 30% complete to 100% complete. Solar lights at Araway were originally expected to only be available for installation at a public community area but the project leaders were able to purchase 12 lamps to distribute to all 12 houses in the village. 2008 work will complete the footpaths at Lopintol and Go Villages and solar power at Beo Village.
*Support for asterisked projects is provided fully or in part by the
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