Bob Stewart Pty Ltd support secures computer training and carpentry program in Uai-lili for three years. Australian Marist Solidarity (AMS) is pleased to announce Bob Stewart Pty Ltd has committed to […]
First East Timorese project coordinator joins AMS team
At AMS we believe that sustainable growth can only be achieved by building the local community’s capacity to forge their own path to development. This capacity development is reaching new […]
Leeton school headlines local paper
Marist Schools Australia (MSA) St Francis de Sales College supporting Timor-Leste students in their pursuit of education. St Francis de Sales College, Leeton and Friends of Luro have made headlines in […]
From the Director Baucau Teachers College (ICFP)
The Instituto Catholico Para Formacao De Professores (ICFP), Timor-Leste welcomes the ratification of a 4th year to their program after 3 years lobbying. After 3 years of lobbying, the Institute has been given […]
Redeveloping Catholic Schools for the Future
A snapshot of the partnership between Australian Marist Solidarity and the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Baucau, Timor-Leste. Background The education system in Timor-Leste operates under challenging conditions […]
Social benefits from job creation | Timor-Leste
Young people living with the impacts of poverty and disadvantage in Timor-Leste are benefiting from the continuation of a computer and carpentry training centre to overcome issues of high unemployment […]
Future filled with hope
This is the story of Amivi, a driven young women in Baucau, Timor-Leste striving to better herself and community through education. Amivi is 16-year-old who is enrolled in extra-curriculum classes […]
Friends of AMS Melbourne gather for Timor-Leste
AMS thanks Brother Tony Clark at “Friends of AMS Melbourne” gathering where Timor Leste was the feature of the evening. The “Friends of AMS Melbourne” hosted a buffet dinner for […]
AMS Team Thanked by Timorese Visitors
On Wednesday the 8th of March the team at AMS in Brisbane welcomed several visitors including Father Padre Evaristo and Bren Milson from the Burleigh Heads Catholic Parish One of the most recent […]
ICFP 2017 Graduation: Redefining Education in a Developing Country
February 25, 2017 marks a special day for the latest group of budding educators as they graduate from the Marists teacher training college, ICFP, Timor-Leste, with a Bachelor of Teaching […]