This July several members of our local Pittwater community, travelled to Soibada in Timor Leste.
We delivered the much anticipated blankets so lovingly crafted by ladies in Pittwater, a couple of laptops to principals of the schools and a sewing machine for the women. We spent time at the Dominican Convent and Orphanage. The Soibada Pittwater Foster Student Scheme commenced. We had meetings about the Preschool project development and planning meetings for the new High School Project. (This will become Friends of Soibada’s main fundraising effort in 2016.) We also conducted research into the development of the coffee project in Salau.
The main aim of the visit however was to facilitate the following projects:
Water. The installation of water tanks, solar panels and Tank Pro sanitation equipment to Salau School. Check water sanitation and Tank Pro installed previously in Tasi Fatin at Sacred Heart Primary school’s sister School.
Learn more about our Water Sanitisation program.
Literacy. Deliver books from Sacred Heart and Maria Regina Primary Schools and Mona Vale Library to Primary Schools in Somoro, Salau and Tasi Fatin.
Learn more about our Literacy Program.
Youth. Soibada Youth Needs Assessment. Interviews and video recording with Soibada youth. Partnership with ENACTUS and UNSW. Some ex Mater Maria students are leading the Youth Program.
Learn more about Youth for Soibada.
Training/Education and Tourism. Review of Training Centre and Guesthouse project, construction site inspection and planning meetings for hospitality training.
Learn more about the Training Centre
Friendship Schools. Friendship school visits. (Already 4 schools in Pittwater are linked with schools in Soibada – the aim is to link every school in Soibada with a school in Pittwater.)
Learn more about the Sister Schools Program.
We delivered the much anticipated blankets so lovingly crafted by ladies in Pittwater, a couple of laptops to principals of the schools and a sewing machine for the women. We spent time at the Dominican Convent and Orphanage. The Soibada Pittwater Foster Student Scheme commenced. We had meetings about the Preschool project development and planning meetings for the new High School Project. (This will become Friends of Soibada’s main fundraising effort in 2016.) We also conducted research into the development of the coffee project in Salau.
The main aim of the visit however was to facilitate the following projects:
Water. The installation of water tanks, solar panels and Tank Pro sanitation equipment to Salau School. Check water sanitation and Tank Pro installed previously in Tasi Fatin at Sacred Heart Primary school’s sister School.
Learn more about our Water Sanitisation program.
Literacy. Deliver books from Sacred Heart and Maria Regina Primary Schools and Mona Vale Library to Primary Schools in Somoro, Salau and Tasi Fatin.
Learn more about our Literacy Program.
Youth. Soibada Youth Needs Assessment. Interviews and video recording with Soibada youth. Partnership with ENACTUS and UNSW. Some ex Mater Maria students are leading the Youth Program.
Learn more about Youth for Soibada.
Training/Education and Tourism. Review of Training Centre and Guesthouse project, construction site inspection and planning meetings for hospitality training.
Learn more about the Training Centre
Friendship Schools. Friendship school visits. (Already 4 schools in Pittwater are linked with schools in Soibada – the aim is to link every school in Soibada with a school in Pittwater.)
Learn more about the Sister Schools Program.
