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 | 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 travelled to...
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 The BETTER Timor Team | Oct 27, 2022 | Updates
We are beaming with pride to announce… The plans for a second school in the isolated rural location of Same! Click to view larger image While there are a number of schools in the region of Same (Sah-may), there simply aren’t enough to accommodate the needs of the...