November 2022

Inclusive Fellowship Program Prepares Future Timorese Workforce

Apolonia dos Santos Soares, 29, is a student at the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL). Originally from Ermera, Apolonia came to UNTL to realize her …

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November 2022

Private Sector Partnership Strengthens NGO Financial Literacy

Rosalia Tereza Pereira is a 24-year-old employee of Associação de Deficientes de Timor-Leste (ADTL), an advocacy organization for persons with disabilities in Timor-Leste and the …

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September 2022

NGOs gain understanding of LGBTQI; commit to inclusive programming

In Timor-Leste, the LGBTQI community often live on the margins of society. To promote greater tolerance and acceptance of those who identify as LGBTQI, Counterpart …

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August 2022

Using research to inform advocacy plans in Timor-Leste

The eight partners of the USAID/Timor-Leste NGO Advocacy for Good Governance Activity presented their research findings as part of an initiative to support the role …

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2020 — 2025

TIMOR-LESTE NGO ADVOCACY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE ACTIVITY

CHALLENGE Since achieving independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has made great strides towards consolidating its democracy but continues to face challenges to deepening democratic governance and …

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Partnership between the Government and Civil Society Strengthens the Future of Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is a nation in transition. Having gained independence only 15 years ago, Timor-Leste’s democracy has taken hold despite political instability, a weak economy and …

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A Community Comes Together for Clean Water

The village, or suco, of Railako Leten is in the coffee-growing heartland of the municipality of Ermera, Timor-Leste. A mountainous region, the lives of the …

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Empowered Voices Create a More Inclusive Timor Leste

Village leadership in the rugged and sparsely populated country of Timor Leste is an essential element of daily life. The difficult terrain and remote locations …

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Mai Munisipiu in Timor-Leste

We build the capacity of local government and legal institutions to help them better respond to citizens’ needs.

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Timor-Leste Survey Reveals Citizens Ready to Engage

Since its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has faced political instability, a struggling economy, and a fledgling justice system.

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