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...
by Paul Yates | Dec 7, 2022 | Reports
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 poverty line and it ranks 147 out of 187 countries in the UN’s Human Development Index. Located the same distance as Sydney...
by Paul Yates | Nov 23, 2022 | Reports
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 troops invaded his country in 1975. He was only 10 years old. It would be another 25 years before he stepped back onto Timorese...
by Paul Yates | Nov 16, 2022 | Reports
The post was originally posted on the USYD Co-Design Research Group Blog: https://cdrg.blog/2022/11/03/nurturing-graduate-employability-with-prosocial-engagement/ Graduate employability – the ability to find, create, and sustain meaningful work across the lifespan of...
by The BETTER Timor Team | Jul 11, 2020 | Reports
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 really had the time to think about what I would expect from this trip. I knew what I needed to get done on the trip but not much...
by The BETTER Timor Team | Jul 18, 2019 | Reports
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 need for transformation in Cailaco, Maliana. During that 2018 trip, land was discussed to be used for the purposes of...
