- allow Delegates to experience East Timor by visiting places of significance in Dili, Dare, Aileu district and Maubisse
- view and appreciate the various projects that CETAF has been involved with in Aileu district including: the nurses’ accommodation renovation, solar lighting at Bereleu school, the fuel efficient stove project and Aileu Resource and Training Centre
- attend the official opening of the nurses' accommodation refurbishment
- visit and liaise with East Timor based people involved with CETAF's effort, and
- through these activities effectively go a small but significant way to help the people of Aileu District.
The Delegates were: Fiona and Edward Mc Eniry, Margaret Williams, Roey Williams, Kate Fogarty and Mary Ellen Cantieni. Rhonda Sutton, Secretary of CETAF, organised the trip and having visited East Timor several times, was trip leader. The following photos depict key activities of the trip.
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Woman love their new fuel efficient stoves.-
The friendship school one in darkness has solar light at night.
Happy kids at Bereleu
Bereleu villagers
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Opening of nurses accommodation which our group and others helped support
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L-R Kate Fogarty, Roey Williams, Rhonda Sutton and Fiona McEniry 
Local girls in front of nurses accommodation.-
Edward McEniry watching finishing touches on fuel efficient stove.-
Edward McEniry in front of Timor Klaran building. CETAF is currently seeking funds to help restore this well used community building. It is in a dangerous state of disrepair.
Visiting Sr Mario Soares home. Sr Mario has visited Echuca and is chair of the Friendship Commission which prioritizes the projects requiring support.
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Kate Fogarty, co-principal of St Josephs College Echuca paints faces at Echuca West's friendship school...Bereleu school. Kate visited Aileu district to plan an immersion trip for Year 11 students to Aileu district next year.
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A teacher at Bereleu school inspects gifts from CETAF
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Delegate Margaret Wilson inspects tricycles made at the disability workshop. CETAF funded a tricycle for a local recipient
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Rhonda Sutton and Chris Adams (AVI project manager in Aileu) meet with East Timor Department of Agriculture officials about the traineeship programme (Oscar Paulino is our current trainee).
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Tuesday Browell from Murray College of Health Education provides massage training to students in Dili. Tuesday volunteered her time freely to do this. -
The Delegates really enjoyed their visit and the opportunity to help the people of Aileu District.
1 comment:
Thanks Peter for publishing this info and all the delegates for a great trip.
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