There’s not much better than helping a village celebrate their new school, when less than a year ago they didn’t have one. That’s what Balibo House Trust, Rotary and Spend

Julio our builder, has hired 9 locals to help with the construction of the school.  This is great for teaching them skills and also to bring some money into the

We won the race with the wet season and managed to get all the materials we need to build Railuli School up there before the rains started.  That means that

A school building isn’t much use without desks and chairs in it.  A lot of Australian schools buy new school furniture and are looking to do something with their old

We like to build schools in remote locations, but Railuli school is remote even by Spend it Well standards.  It is an hour’s hard 4WD  out of Balibo – only

Schools don’t get built in remote areas of East Timor without a lot of work.  The unsung heroes of our Belola School project are Agostinho and Napo, our father and

I’m delighted to be able to say that Belola School with its 3 classrooms, kitchen and 5 toilets is finished – on time and on budget.  This means the 150

Remember the mini-van that Spend it Well’s donors bought for Casa Vida in Dili? Here it is, with Nandy behind the wheel. This great van has been safely driving around

Our builder Julio and his team are doing a great job at Belola.  The school building and toilet block are over 75% finished and looking fantastic.  Rotary are about to

Nandy, who is part of the Spend it Well team, was in Belola village this week.  As you can see from the photos, she spent time with the youngest and