Our land is situated right on the border with the neighboring municipality. A long time ago, the old border between the two municipalities had been fixed about 50 meters before a large stream that passes right next to our land, but two years ago a new registration law was implemented and…
we acquired, meantime, a small truck and a concrete block making machine, that will ensure the livelihood of 8 Timorese. We will use them in the construction of our future facilities and sell, part of the production, with the objective of being able to raise some more money for the development of each stage of the project. Many of the steps…
Some day, was a little disheartened that something had gone wrong at our work, I don't even remember what it was about anymore…the most important, that I will never forget, was the surprise my wife made me at the end of the day: when I entered our room I found this “message” so special that it LITERALLY gave me…
After purchasing the land we thought that the first priority would be to have the much needed water for our daily needs., as well as for the irrigation of our vegetable garden and fruit trees. We are worried, also, to ensure the supply of drinking water to the local population of the village of Hlalameta, avoiding your displacement…
We found a private land, with about 2 hectares, which was situated on a plateau. there was no electricity, Water, nor access path. initially asked 4000 thousand usd and we were very happy with this price, despite the large investment we would need to make to bring all these utilities on the ground. after the first date, o dono…
at the end of two years, teaching in Maliana, my wife received an affirmative response to her mobility request and was seconded to Liquiçá, a city to 35 km da capital, where we stayed for two years.
It was a very different experience to drive the car about 45 minutes to Dili, a capital, compared to 4 what time it was when I left Maliana.
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A while back, I promised to tell you how I found out about Timor-Leste, but if you have read our purpose, you might already know that… and it was Luke’s passion that inspired me and made me love the Timorese people even more. When he first came from Timor, Luke (my then friend, now husband…
As I pointed out earlier, after handing over the beekeeping and organic agriculture and health projects to the respective Ministries, many meetings followed in an attempt to present and argue the benefits of implementing them to improve the quality of life and the well-being of the Timorese community.. One of the requirements we ask…
after a few weeks, past the period of accommodation, I noticed that in Timor there were many trees and wild plants that, in the flowering period, give a lot of nectar and pollen. I inquired about whether there were beekeepers in that area and I was very surprised to learn that beekeeping, on this island, it just boils down to collecting some combs that the bees make in the…
Setting foot on Timorese soil, We set out to discover a new reality. We quickly realized that we had landed in another world.! We were so eager to get in touch and get to know this people who suffered so much, because, years ago, we accompanied, through the mass media, several massacres to which he was subjected in the struggle for the long-awaited freedom… Timor…