East Timor
Current Situation
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Capital- Dili
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Religion- Roman Catholic (97%), Protestant (1%), Muslim (1%), Hindu (0.5%), Buddhist (0.1%)
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Language- Portuguese
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Population- 1.1 million
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Life Expectancy- 59.7 years
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Rural Population- 74%
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Youth Unemployment- 23%
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Adult Literacy- 50.1%
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East Timor split from Indonesia after nearly a quarter of a century of rule. Up to 183,000 people were killed through massacres, torture and starvation. Almost a quarter of the population were killed in 24 years and bursts of violence continue today.
Act for Peace in East Timor
Since 1983, our partner, Fusona – the development arm of the Protestant Church of East Timor (IPTL), has been working on community projects. The fighting for independence caused Fusona to commence an emergency program, including health, to help people returning from the mountains and West.
Some examples of Fusona’s work with communities include:
- Small Business loans for kiosks sewing groups
- Agriculture, with one coffee group and two corn groups
- A water rehabilitation group
- Animal Husbandry with a pig and chicken group
- A Health Clinic with a mobile service.
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can provide chickens for a group of five families to begin chicken farming.
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can provide a week’s supply of medicines for a mobile health clinic.
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