BETTER’s eNews

Read the 2-page spread in the Saturday June 22nd print edition of the Sydney Morning Herald or click the link below to read the online versi...

Wow! Its been 3 months since I relocated to Timor Leste from Sydney. Since arriving in November It has been indescribably busy, sleepless, a...

After my last trip in April 2023 for the opening of the Bakhita School of Excellence in Same (Sah-may), I didn’t think it could get an...

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...

Dear Friend, I wanted to take a moment to bring to your attention a critical issue affecting the education landscape in East Timor, our clos...

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 A...

BETTER Timor Launches Bakhita School of Excellence on 24th of April 2023 On 24th of April BETTER Timor launched Bakhita School of Excel...

It was certainly an eventful trip ranging from an earthquake just before heading home, spending more than 5 hours with the President Dr José...

East Timor, now known as Timor Leste*, has the highest rate of poverty in Southeast Asia. More than 40% of the population lives below the po...

Eddie De Pina was born in what was then known as East Timor. He fled his homeland with his parents and some of his siblings when Indonesian ...

The post was originally posted on the USYD Co-Design Research Group Blog: https://cdrg.blog/2022/11/03/nurturing-graduate-employability-with...

“I feel that something beautiful has been created; many more facilities than before… new experiences from teachers who taught us improving o...

We are proud to introduce you to Sandra. An alumni from the first school. Sandra graduated in 2016 and returned voluntarily to teach Chemist...

We are beaming with pride to announce… The plans for a second school in the isolated rural location of Same! While there are a number of sch...

With a frantic Christmas push to see family and friends before I left and wrapping up work with a Christmas party on that same day I hadn’t ...

Hi All, As many of you may know I have been working in Timor for over 6 years in education. Upon returning from my 2018 trip I saw the great...

I conducted a Stage 2 (Australian year 3 and 4) Mathematics test on student in year 8 aged between 13-17 with an average age of 15. The resu...

Over the past 4 years great improvements have been made to the Letefoho High School following its opening in 2013. With generous support, th...