John (Paddy) Kenneally was a young private with the 2/2 Independent Company of the Australian Army which was stranded in Timor by the Japanese invasion of 1942. After his return to Australia he did everything in his power to make known the story of the Australians on Timor. He often said: “We went to…
There is an educational institution in Dili called Instituto de Ciências Religiosas (ICR), and it is a formation centre for lay people and teachers for Catholic religious education which has been working successfully in Timor-Leste for 25 years. It has 500 students, half of whom are from rural areas and board at the Institute, going…
The woodwork project was established by Gerald Kenneally to honour the memory of his father “Paddy” Kenneally, an Australian soldier on Timor in 1942. There is demand in Timor-Leste for school furniture such as blackboards, cupboards, tables, desks, as well as teaching resources, including skills development games and jigsaw puzzles. This demand is growing and…
We received this reflection from Meg Haynes, who with her friend, Anna Brooks, spent some time at the Maubara orphanage earlier this year. Both are ex-students of Radford College in Canberra. Meg is keen to keep contact with the orphanage and, hopefully, build a relationship between the orphanage and young people there. We thought Meg’s note was…
Our first ever edition of the ATLAS Newsletter is now available for members and visitors to read. Thanks to our communications team for their hard work. I hope you enjot reading it and if there are any projects you want to find out more about or wish to contribute please contact us at info@atlaseasttimor.com.au Please…
We are pleased to provide a copy of our Annual Report for all our members and supporters. This is the first annual report of ATLAS since its humble beginning just over 10 months ago and we have already come such a long way. The report provides a summary of our activities and of our finacial…
Check out our latest presentation on St Therese Orphanage, Maubara in Timor Leste. Maubara Slide Show (Posted by Greg Mills)
Recently ATLAS received a report from Sister Inacia, Carmelite Sister, responsible for St Therese’s Orphanage, Maubara, East Timor. It provides details about the life and activities of the children. We are very pleased to share this information with you. One important aim of the orphanage is to prepare the children for life. Education is therefore…
We are are conducting a raffle to raise money for a water reticulation project to source fresh water for St Thomas Aquinas College, Dili (Institutu Ciençias Religiosas – ICR). This organisation is an Institute of higher education which is owned by the Diocese of Dili and is conducted by the Catholic Divine Word Missionaries. It…
This week we received a Wonderful donation from the Community of Our Lady of Good Counsel Hillston of $2600 to go towards the support of the St Theres’s Orphanage at Maubara. At present, St Therese’s provides a home for 46 children, ranging in age from 6 to 16. They come from 12 of the 13…
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