Dili, 5 November 2024 – As of today, the Secretariat of Rede Feto Timor-Leste (Women’s Network of Timor-Leste) is home to the ‘Women’s Empowerment Shop’ ( Loja Hakbi’it Feto). Officially opened by Secretary of State for Equality (SEI) Mrs Elvina Sousa Carvalho and EU Ambassador to Timor-Leste Mr Marc Fiedrich, the shop showcases processed agricultural products of 15 women’s groups from four...

On 28 October 2024, a significant step was taken to empower Timor-Leste’s vanilla farmers as the Agroforestry Skills Project launched an intensive three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) in Aileu Municipality. The training, organized through a collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Quinta Portugal with funding from the European Union, aimed to enhance the skills with...

The Government of Timor-Leste, represented by the Secretary of State for Local Development, conducted a Policy Dialogue with the European Union on the deconcentration and decentralisation process. This dialogue is part of the EU's Budget Support programme, "Supporting Programme for the Deconcentration and Decentralisation Process in Timor-Leste (SPDD-TL)."

The European Union Delegation to Timor-Leste and the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) have worked closely with the Government of Timor-Leste to prepare investment projects aimed at improving the country’s infrastructure and fostering sustainable development. The three proposals resulting from this collaboration focus on water supply, solid waste management, and forestry, and are now ready to...