Support victims of the Timor Leste crisis by helping to reduce intercommunity conflicts
- Funding: DAH (Délégation à l’action humanitaire, French Foreign Affairs Ministry) +
ECHO (Humanitarian Aid service of the European Commission)) + JM Bruneau Foundation
- Global budget: €274,000
- Duration: 19 months (july 2008 to january 2010)
Amount of beneficiaries:
1,795 people (direct beneficiaries), 16,750 people (indirect beneficiaries).
The aim of the project is to participate in reducing community and cross-community tensions in the area of Becora (Dili). More specifically, we aim to strengthen social relations in the communities, and across communities, by implementing and supporting cultural, socio-educational, sports and income-generating activities.
Expected results are:
- Activities are regularly carried out at the youth center
- The return of displaced people to Becora is boosted by social and cultural activities implemented by TGH for young people and women.
Activities implemented:
Our action focuses on two main areas:
- Support and capacity building of the youth center
- Activities targeted directly at the communities
Activities related to Result 1: Activities are regularly carried out at the youth center
Since July 4, 2009, Triangle G H has been using an office located just behind the youth center to coordinate the national and expatriate team working on the project. In addition, owing to its proximity with the youth center, the office can serve as a meeting and training space for direct work with the youth center.
Activities carried out with the youth center:
- Help the Youth Department organize sports and cultural events
- Help the Youth Department develop the « music » activity
- Help the Youth Department manage IT training and English and Portuguese language classes
- Strengthen the management capacities of the center regards yearly programming of training courses
- Strengthen the management capacities of the center regards fund raising
Activities related to Result 2: The return of displaced people to Becora is boosted by social and cultural activities implemented by TGH for young people and women.
- Strengthen and follow projects that already exist (manual and cultural activities) and that can be integrated in a psychosocial process.
- Develop « open sessions »: steered by the activity groups, such sessions are open to the community (population categories such as women, teenagers, children).
