Toka

Toka village is a community in North Rupununi, Region 9, with a population of approximately 208 residents. The main economic activities for this community are farming and small trade.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE

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  Name	Toka Village
  Satellite/s	-
  Region	9
  Area of land	12.5sq miles
  Titled/untitled	Titled
  Name of Toshao	Michael De Mondoca
  Total Number of Councilors	6
  Number of senior Councilors	-
  Number of Female Councilors
  Numbers of male Councilors	6
  DEMOGRAPHICS
  Total population of 2007
  Total population of 2008	201
  Total population of 2009	206
  Number of households	45
  Average income per month(where applicable)
  1st Language	Makushi
  2nd Language	English
  Religion	Christian
  Means of communication	Radio
  Means of electricity	Solar System
  Types of transportation	Bicycles, motor bikes, Tractor, horse
  Nearest town or village for marketing linkages	Brazil, Lethem
  Seasonal patterns	Oct-April(dry) May-Sept(wet)
  Soil Type	Sandy loam, hard clay
  Major economic activities	Small trade, crash crop
  Number of Nursery school teachers	1
  Status of teachers(trained/untrained)	Trained
  Name of primary School	Toka Primary school
  Number of primary school students	36
  Number of primary school teachers	3
  Status of Teachers( trained or untrained)	1 trained, I untrained,1 volunteer
  Name of secondary school
  Number of secondary school students
  Number of Secondary school Teachers
  Status of Teachers (trained/untrained)
  Health Facility
  Type of Health Facility	Health hut
  Health personnel	Community health worker
  Common illness affecting communities	Common cold, skin infection, conjunctivitis
  Source of water supply	Wells, spring,creek
  BUILDINGS
  Other main buildings	Women’s sewing building, old health hut, food processing building
  INFRASTRUCTURE
  Other infrastructure	2 water threstle with 4 400blns tanks each Village farm Village corral
  EQUIPMENT
  Other Equipment	Mist Blower 12” water pump 2 manual spray cans
  GROUPS
  List of social groups and clubs	Toka Youth Development Club Malaria Health Group