The 20 teachers from the 4 schools where Spend it Well works, have now attended their second 2 day training workshop.  Lke the previous one, this workshop focused on how to teach numeracy, building

It’s not every day you get to be part of a country’s 10th anniversary celebrations. What was the most amazing part of it for me?  Not the red, black and

It’s my hope that the last 2 days were the beginning of a transformation of teaching at the 4 schools where Spend it Well is working.  Spend it Well funded a

We believe that building schools for kids is essential, but not enough by itself.  Many teachers in Timor haven’t had the chance of proper training and this is something we’ve been

At the risk of boring you all, here are photos of more plants!  These photos make me really happy because they show just what the villagers are able to do

I am definitely best left at home when the investigative trips are made to decide on our next school projects.     The Ministry of Education gives us the schools at the

On my visits to the schools I always wish that we could get some fresh vegetables to the kids – for much of the year their diet consists only of rice

Last week 8 teachers from the 4 schools Spend it Well has re-built, attended a 2 day teacher training session run by the Alola Foundation.  Teachers in rural schools often have limited

Julian and Viv head out of Paris today on day 1 of their Mongol Rally odyssey.  Both they and the beautifully branded “Spend it Well” car are looking great – hope they

Spend it Well’s intrepid fundraisers, Julian and Viv are 2 days away from starting the Mongol Rally.  The Rally is  a 10,000 mile journey from Paris to Mongolia – the catch