Roosters and Dili meetings – from Stephen
Woke to the sound of roosters and general street hubub yesterday. The day started well with breakfast on the deck of the Esplanada – a basic but atmospheric hotel overlooking the
Arriving in Dili – from Stephen
The mountains of East Timor were covered in cloud when I flew into a wet Dili on Monday. It was great to see Simon waiting as I walked down the
Massive storms in Timor
East Timor has been pummelled by weather again, with massive storms bringing lots of rain. The rains washed away the roads to Lequeracabu’u yet again. But the villagers have been
Festau School, Baucau District
Completed 2010 – US$30,000 3 Classroom Semi-Permanent School Building
Stories from the Lequeracabu’u ground breaking ceremoney
The report from the Lequeracabu’u ground breaking ceremony give a sense of both the joy of Timor’s people and their absolute poverty. “After leaving sealed roads (3 hours from Dili) the
The School is underway!!
It’s fantastic to be able to report that work is underway on the Lequeracabu’u School – so all of the extraordinary White Party money and goodwill is being put to great
Sod Turning Ceremony at Lequeracabu’u!
The Lequeracabu’u school project is off and running with the offical sod turning ceremony on Tuesday attended by the villagers, the builders, the Education Ministry, Jenny Coles (Kirsty’s right hand woman) and
Kid helping other kids
You’ve got to believe that there is good in the world when children help other children. Oliver and Emily’s parents came to the White Party and after hearing about Lequeracabu’u
Wet season is finished – Lequeracabu’u set to go
With the wet season finally behind us, Jenny met with Mario the builder on Monday to finalise everything. The building work should take 3 months – we’ll have an exact start date
School shirts for Lequeracabu’u
The pile of white school shirts on my dining table is growing! Pearl Primary School in Abu Dhabi is changing their school uniform next year and a fabulous mother has