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The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a new country. It gained its independence from Indonesia and ratified its Constitution in 2002. East Timor held its first elections in September 2001 and elected 24 women to the Constituent Assembly. Today women constitute 25% of the Assembly.

Twice as many women die in childbirth in East Timor than anywhere else in the Western Pacific or East Asia. Some 200 midwives serve a population of 924,642 (2004 national census).

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Country Snapshot: East Timor (Timor-Leste)

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1)Photo of a women working on a pottery wheel. Caption Reads: A potter from the Bili Bala Olaria women's group adds the finishing touches to a new water filter. (Photo by Osório Correia, USAID/DAI Small Grants Project) Click to Read More
2) Photo of Romana who borrowed $50 from Moris Rasik to start selling rice on market days. It is her second business.  (Photo by Millissa Day, USAID/DAI Small Grants Program) Click to Read More
3) Photo of The new Airacalau clinic. It is the ninth health center opened in rural East Timor by Cooperative Café Timor (CCT). (Photo by CCT) Click to Read More
4) Photo of Women from Dato village in Liquiça district gain new confidence for public speaking. (Photo by Isabel Ximenes, USAID/East Timor) Click to Read More
5) Photo of Caucus, a print publication distributed throughout East Timor. It is read by women across the country, including Maria da Glória (left) and Agusta Soares. (Photo by Lisa Rogers, USAID/DAI Small Grants Program) Click to Read More
6) Photo of The FHA literacy team, who uses colorful posters and flashcards to teach women to read. (Photo by Nick Hobgood, USAID/DAI Small Grants Program) Click to Read More
7) Photo of Volunteers like Tomé (foreground) bring a message of gender equality to men in communities around East Timor. (Photo by AMKV) Click to Read More

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USAID/East Timor's programs focus on benefiting families, including both men and women. Activities with a more explicitly stated gender component support economic growth by strengthening women-owned micro-enterprises and providing both women and men with technical assistance and training in agriculture; improving the health of the Timorese people, especially women and children at greatest risk; drafting legislation that gives women equal rights in the land reform process and informing them of their legal rights; increasing female participation in strengthening and improving governance; increasing women's literacy; and supporting efforts to strengthen civil society, build an independent media, enforce the rule of law, and improve women's human rights.

SELECTED ACTIVITIES:

Bila Bala Pottery Project
Cooperative Café Timor
Irrigation Projects
Microfinace Support
Health Care Services (Cooperative Café Timor)
Civic Forum
Women's Communication Forum
Women's Caucus
FHA Literacy Project
Strengthening Independent Media
Association of Men Against Violence (AMKV)
Domestic Violence Legislation
Gender-based Violence Research
Domestic Violence Justice Support
Survivors of Torture

Visit USAID/East Timor: Link to the Mission

Global Snapshots is a web-based series highlighting successful gender-related activities undertaken by USAID Missions around the world. The snapshots illustrate Mission objectives and activities that take gender considerations into their implementation.

   
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