by Paul Yates | Dec 6, 2023 | Reports
It feels somewhat strange to be writing this, but I can now officially say “I live in Timor.” In writing this, I was reminded of a trip report I wrote in July 2019 when I had planned to move to Timor in December 2020. Little did I know of this...
by Paul Yates | Jun 14, 2023 | Updates
Dear Friend, I wanted to take a moment to bring to your attention a critical issue affecting the education landscape in East Timor, our close neighbour. In East Timor, more than 70% of Grade One students struggle to meet basic learning outcomes, and an alarming 20% of...
by Paul Yates | Jun 3, 2023 | Media Releases
24-year-old Australian makes history as the Youngest Foreigner, Honoured with Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste for a Decade of Service in Advancing Quality Education On Friday the 19th of May BETTER Timor’s Founder and CEO, Ornella Byak, made history as the...
by Paul Yates | May 14, 2023 | Updates
BETTER Timor Launches Bakhita School of Excellence on 24th of April 2023 On 24th of April BETTER Timor launched Bakhita School of Excellence. In attendance for the launch was President Dr. José Ramos-Horta and Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva SDB who...
by Paul Yates | Jan 22, 2023 | Reports, Updates
It was certainly an eventful trip ranging from an earthquake just before heading home, spending more than 5 hours with the President Dr José Ramos-Horta AC, meetings in the Presidential palace and so much more. This trip was a little different as I had some of the...
