Woke to the sound of roosters and general street hubub yesterday.\u00a0 The day started well with breakfast on the deck of the Esplanada – a basic but atmospheric hotel\u00a0overlooking the Dili beach front.\u00a0 Then had a great meeting with the number 2 at the Ministry of Education and two Australian consultants.\u00a0 We \u00a0talked about what they’re doing – and what they’re just not able to do.\u00a0 They are aiming to work on 100 schools next year – which given there are 1320 in the country and countless more schools without villages, makes the need for help clear.\u00a0 An area they don’t have enough\u00a0funds for is the\u00a0many remote rural communities without school buildings.\u00a0\u00a0 We talked about our funding the building of some of these schools using a technique they’ve developed – carrying in lightweight materials and having the villagers build the schools with supervision of the\u00a0ministry.\u00a0 Once the school is build to the right standard the villagers are paid, giving them an income as well as a school.\u00a0 At US$10,000 – US$15,000 these could be great for Spend it Well projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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