Impact Stories
CSO Focus, Bobonaro: FHM
Emirenciana Nipu co-founder and executive director of Fundasaun Haburas Moris/FHM (The Foundation of Fostering Life) discusses challenges and successes of rural women in Bobanaro.
CSO Focus – United Women for Development Association Baucau
Bendita and her family live in Baucau, Timor-Leste. She is one of the founders of United Women for Development Association (Asosiasaun Feto ba Dezenvolvimentu/AUFD) a Civil Society Organisation established in 2008. Bendita has lead this woman focused organization as executive director for five years, since 2016.
European Union supports the “Empower Women” project
“Hakbiit Feto” – Empower Women – is a new European Union-funded project, implemented by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in collaboration with Rede Feto and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), aiming to strengthen Timorese civil society organizations (CSOs) to operate effectively to support development and women’s social and economic empowerment.
ADRA distributes much needed items for flood victims
[English below] ADRA Timor-Leste halo ona distribuisaun materiál báziku sira hodi apoia família balu ne’ebé hetan impaktu grave husi inundasaun ne’ebé akontese iha Dili foin lalais ne’e.
ADRA Timor-Leste has distributed items to support families affected by severe flooding that took place in Dili on Easter Sunday.
Flash Flooding and Landslides Sweep Across Timor-Leste and Indonesia Displacing Thousands
ADRA Timor-Leste is on the ground providing emergency assistance to some of the 2,000+ households displaced this week
KOMUNIKADU DE IMPRENSA/ PRESS RELEASE
On 02 March 2021, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Timor-Leste through Viqueque Sustainable Agro-Enterprise Farmers to Market (FarMar) Development Project held an Agreement signing ceremony (MoU) with the State Secretary for Cooperative (SECoop).
Olimpia’s Story: Women Led Households
I became a member of Saving and Loan Group called Futuru To’os Na’ in (The Future of the Farmers) in 2020.
COVID-19 Livelihood Resilience: Emelita’s Kiosk
Since 2017, Emelita has run a small kiosk from her home, which sells basic goods like instant noodles, oil, salt, coffee, tea, and sugar. Recently, Emelita fell sick…
Soil Regeneration
Timor-Leste’s soils are low in many nutrients and minerals that fertile soil requires.