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
Great changes to basic school design
The incredible success of the White Party has meant that we have the money to really improve the design of Lequeracabu’u school. We now have a quote and plans for: * Including
Fond relections on the visit to Timor-Leste
After Dili, the bustle of the Melbourne coffee shops and CBD life [on my first visit to Australia this year] is certainly a world away in terms of daily experiences.
Singing in the rain
I am conscious that all my photos to date have been of fine sunsets, which may have been a little misleading! Rain prevented our first sod-turning today at Lequeracabu’u, due
A thank you from Kirsty Sword
While having sundowners with Simon and Mandy, Graham had the pleasure of meeting Kirsty Sword and her children down at the beach in Dili last night. Kirsty once again expressed warm thanks
Independence Restoration Day
Hi all, this is a note from Graham on my continuing travels in Timor-Leste. I’ve been missing in action for the last few days. Last Thursday was Independence Restoration Day, followed