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USAID Assists Timor-Leste in Developing Land Policies, Ending Conflict

01.03.2013

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Timor-Leste Administers Own Elections

07.31.2012

On July 7, I went to the polls—along with my fellow citizens of Timor-Leste—to participate in a notable election:  not only did we elect a new parliament for the second time in our young country’s history, but we also voted in general elections that 

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http://blog.usaid.gov/2012/08/timor-leste-administers-own-elections/

Video: A Visit to Candlenut Farmers

06.24.2012

This video comes from our USAID Mission in Timor-Leste. USAID works with candlenut farmers and their communities to teach them how to increase yields and reach new markets.

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Small, but Perfectly Formed: Coffee Drives Development in Timor-Leste

03.21.2012

The road south out of Dili climbs steadily, winding back and forth with spectacular switchbacks on a paved but narrow road, one of the few that crosses Timor-Leste, ultimately reaching the country’s south coast.  I am told Timor-Leste is about the size of Connecticut – a state I have traversed many times in just a couple of hours.  Here, a couple of hours might get you into the middle of the country, but certainly not all the way across.  Of cours

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New Water Pump Brings Hope in Remote Timor-Leste

12.14.2011

I was sitting in the still, hot, and humid air on the porch of a Franciscan nunnery in Natarbora, a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Dili.  In the quiet night, the only noise I could hear was the thump of a bass guitar coming through large speakers. I asked Godwin Kamtukule, an engineer from Malawi who is the deputy manager of USAID’s water and sanitation program in Timor-Leste, how long he expected the noise to persist.

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Building Bridges to the Oecusse Exclave

10.10.2011

Just weeks into my new assignment in Timor-Leste, I was thrilled to be traveling with a group of colleagues to the country’s remote exclave of Oecusse. By catching a ride on a UN helicopter, our team was able to cut out nearly a day of travel, including clearing the four border checkpoints required to make the trip overland. Located geographically within the borders of Indonesia, the district is separated from the rest of Timor-Leste not only spatially, but culturally and linguistically as well.

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http://blog.usaid.gov/2011/10/building-bridges-to-the-oecusse-exclave/

Local Health Support Builds Better Lives for Mothers and Babies

10.02.2011

As we headed out for a health-focused field trip in Timor-Leste’s central highlands, we were treated to almost all the geographical delights of the country.

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USAID Helps Timor-Leste Usher In a New Era in Land Rights

09.26.2011

You can’t go too fast on the narrow and winding road to Manatutu, about two and a half hours

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Great Gains for Tiny Timor-Leste – Reflections from the Road Part 2

08.09.2010

Development Half a World Away: Field Visit Day Two and Departure 

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Great Gains for Tiny Timor-Leste – Reflections from the Road Part 1

08.08.2010

Development Half a World Away: Arrival and Field Visit Day One

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http://blog.usaid.gov/2010/08/great-gains-for-tiny-timor-leste-%E2%80%93...