Australian Marist Solidarity

working in partnership for change

Donate now

Click Here
Working in partnership for change
Menu
  • Home
  • Who we serve
    • > View All Countries
    • Bangladesh
    • Bougainville
    • Cambodia
    • Fiji
    • India
    • Kiribati
    • Samoa
    • Solomon Islands
    • The Philippines
    • Timor-Leste
    • Vanuatu
    • Vietnam
    • Close
  • Support us
    • Events
    • FUNDRAISING IDEAS
    • Organisations & Business
    • Gifts in your Will
    • Workplace Giving
    • Close
  • NEWS
    • VIDEOS
    • Media Releases
    • Publications
    • LATEST NEWS
    • Close
  • Who we are
    • Our Policies
    • Close
  • Contact
    • Ways to Donate
    • FEEDBACK
    • Close
  • LEARN
  • Volunteer with us
  • Donate Now

Katilosa Program Update

April 15, 2020

A little good news!

Helping the the most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic is not only the right thing to do, but the smartest thing to do.

Timor-Leste, as at 14 April 2020, has only 2 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. We have been informed by Mr Laurentino Guterres, Director of KATILOSA, that all public transport in Timor-Leste has ceased. However, this has not stopped KATILOSA staff conducting home visits to children and adults with disabilities. Having a disability in Timor-Leste does add to social isolation and having KATILOSA staff conduct visits, provides a connectedness that can offer them resilience in these challenging times.

While no physiotherapy is available to the children and adults due to safe distancing regulations, KATILOSA staff are able to check in on the well-being of clients and their families and provide advice on how to maintain therapeutic exercises and health during this period.

These visits are also an opportunity to educate children and their families about COVID-19 and to monitor their general health and help them access support if there is any concern about having contracted the virus.  #covidcantstopGOOD

To read more about our work in Timor-Leste click here.

footer logo
  • Home
  • FEEDBACK
facebook

Get Project Updates

Click Here

Donate now

Click Here
ACFID member
© Australian Marist Solidarity 2023

Australian Marist Solidarity (AMS) is the international agency for the aid and development work of the Marist Province of Australia throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. AMS is part of Marist Solidarity and looks after its development projects. Australian Marist Solidarity is a full member and signatory of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID). For more information on our commitment to the Code click here. We are endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (ABN 46 373 535 209) and registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission.