Ventilation System for Bairo Pite Clinic’s TB Ward
Bairo Pite Clinic’s TB ward is getting an extraction and ventilation system thanks to USD10,000 from Spend it Well’s donors. It’s a huge improvement from open windows for a ward
Los Palos School – 5 Years On
Here are a couple of recent photos from Los Palos School where Spend it Well and the Office of Kirsty Sword Gusmao built 3 new classrooms and renovated 7 existing classrooms
Make Some Change for Bairo Pite Clinic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msAM0ZJzob8&feature=youtu.be Make Some Change is an on-line platform which has just launched. It lets you give money to your choice of charitable projects – for free. Excitingly, Bairo Pite Clinic’s malnutrition program
“Plumpy’Nut” for Malnourished Kids
Bairo Pite Clinic continues to use the funds from Spend it Well’s donors for its malnutrition program. One in five Timorese children have wasting from severe malnutrition and women travel long
Oxygen Concentrator has arrived at BPC
The oxygen concentrator funded by Spend it Well’s donors has arrived in Dili and has already swung into use at Bairo Pite Clinic. It looks small, but delivers a huge impact by allowing the clinic
Oxygen and Suction Machines for Bairo Pite
Bairo Pite Clinic delivers over 1000 babies a year – but have never had the money for an oxygen concentrator (to resuscitate new-borns) or suction machines (to clear their airways and
Fighting Children’s Malnutrition in Timor
It’s hard to believe, but East Timor ranks 3rd in the world for the worst children’s stunting from malnutrition – ranking behind only Yemen and Afghanistan. Bairo Pite Clinic is a small
Macalaco’s School Garden just gets better
Macalaco’s school gardens have always been one of my favourite projects. The villagers have turned $500 into 2 irrigated hectares of fruit and vegetables for the children. On our last
Did we introduce a new sport to Timor?
Soccer balls are always popular with the boys at the schools, but we wanted to take something that would be great for the girls as well. So I packed 50
Ossoluga School Opening – just as fabulous as Seisal
The fabulous Seisal School Opening was a hard act to follow, but the people of Ossoluga turned on a celebration which was incredible in a different way. After a hard