We have been trying for a long time to reach an agreement with the community of Hlalameta to build, together, a tank that will serve to deposit drinking water, both for the needs of our project as well as for this community. Here in Timor, the rhythm of doing things is neneik-neneik who wants…
who wouldn't want to use… … a beautiful dress from Tais? …an unusual fact? … or have a beautiful suitcase? Tais is the traditional fabric of Timor-Leste, used as part of clothing. It is handcrafted by women, on traditional wooden looms, from cotton yarn and then dyed with dyes…
On this beautiful island every town has a market, where local products or products from other municipalities are sold. We found everything… fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, shoes, clothing, pots, plastics, Such (traditional fabrics), cleaning and hygiene products, goats, pigs, cows and oxen for sale to barlaque (We will talk about this topic in another article.) e…
Due to heavy rains, caused by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, followed by others not so strong, but constant, our access path has become really impractical! We had to suspend our work and waited about 3 weeks until the mud dried and we were able to, fix it again; cover the holes with stones and place a…
Day 3 april 2021, a normal Saturday day like any other, yet such a fateful day for some Timorese who never imagined that this would be their last day of life.! the next day, 4 of April, shortly after midnight, it started to rain heavily and, about, 4 hours more…
I remember my childhood with great nostalgia, watching the Timorese children play and their toys. The families, in Timor-Leste, are numerous and older children begin to feel, very early, the hard of life, the weight of responsibility when contributing to housework. Despite the daily tasks assigned to you…
It's been a while since I've posted any news about our work., because lately I dedicated most of my free time to exposing my experience with Radu, at our friend Juliano's house, and always in the hustle of every day, unfortunately, I have no more time left for this task. However, here we are…
After a very simple supper the conversation stretched a bit and the children, very tired, were almost asleep. I asked Juliano why they didn't want to go to sleep and he replied that, at their house, had established a habit, that after supper was over no one could get up from the table until…
Has been some time, almost three years ago, we received a visit from Radu, a young Romanian who upon hearing about our project, through Luke and Andrada, proposed to visit us and help with whatever was needed. Really, was the first volunteer of our project! Your visit was planned to coincide with one of the visits…
in January 2020 my in-laws traveled to this country, despite being old, because my mother-in-law has 79 years and my father-in-law 76. They have decided to put aside their routine life and the tasks they are busy with., and came to help, teach and learn… Always active and with…