Macalaco School Ground Breaking Ceremony
Simon, Jenny and Agostihno arrived at Macalaco school (a 4 hour drive from Dili) last Thursday, expecting a simple ceremony with a few people to officially allow the work to start
Macalaco Ground Breaking Ceremony Next Week
The ground breaking ceremony for Macalaco School is scheduled for next Thursday. This ceremony is very important culturally to the Timorese and is essential before any work starts. A broken down building has
Contract signed for Macalaco school
This week Mario, the builder we worked with on Lequeracab’u school, signed a contract to build a new three classroom building at Macalaco. The new building will allow all of the area’s
More Donated Furniture for Spend it Well Schools
To reduce deforestation, the East Timorese govt has put strict controls on the use of new wood. Rotary is helping to address the resulting shortage of school furniture (made of
Macalaco, East Timor
Macalaco is a small village in stunning mountains, 3 ½ hours drive from the East Timor capital, Dili. Over 130 students and teachers walk up to 4 hours each day
Maucale School to cost $35,000
Agostinho has negotiated a cost of $35,000 for the Maucale School. The school needs to be constructed to withstand the high winds in the area and will have solid concrete
Maucale Project
Maucale is a small village in a picturesque part of East Timor about 3 hours drive from the capital, Dili. The village school consists of a 3 classroom building which
Lequeracabu’u School Plaque
Here is a photo and translation of the words carved on the plaque outside Lequeracabu’u School. “In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, a group of friends throughout the world
Lunch for Lequeracabu’u school kids
Nearly half of children under five in Timor Leste suffer from malnutrition. The govt has a school feeding program in place and Spend it Well is working in conjunction with
Lequeracabu’u school is finished!
Less than 6 months after The White Party raised the money to build Lequeracabu’u village a school, it is finished and open. The opening ceremony last Friday was both an