Thursday, January 22, 2026

Meliana: A Youth Impact Leader Driving Change in Bobonaro

Meet Meliana, a youth leader in Timor-Leste, driving change through World Vision’s Roman Ba Foin Sa’e Project. Discover how she empowers her village and youth.

Zenilda trained high school students on gender and child protection. Photo: Jaime dos Reis/World Vision

Students learn about reducing violence in their families and community

In Zenilda’s community in Aileu, violence against women and children often occurs in families. In early 2016, Zenilda became a leader of a community action...

Couples cooking competition

Couples cooking competition a key ingredient in nutrition promotion

On a rainy, March day in Venilale, Baucau Municipality, Timor-Leste, teams of husbands and wives stand at their cooking stations in preparation for a...

Sara in COVACA process

Walking to school no longer a risk for Sara

At Sara’s primary school, there is a creek that flows right through the front yard. Nine-year-old Sara has to cross this creek every day to get to her...

Terezinha

Terezinha takes the lead to improve child nutrition

Terezinha may be small in stature, but she’s a big catalyst for change in her community. The inspiring mother of two from Aileu is a community health...

Mariana fights to improve her daughter’s health

When Azelia was born, she was a very healthy baby. But in September 2018, when her mother Mariana took nine-month-old Azelia to a community health clinic...

Francisca plants hope for her family

Francisca, aged 45, lives with her husband Fernando, aged 49, and their nine children and two grandchildren in Baucau Municipality. “In the past we grew...

Planting trees to re-green Timor-Leste

World Vision and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries planted 900 trees with schools and communities in Aileu and Bobonaro Municipalities to support...

Evangelino’s family’s health improves after accessing clean water and sanitation

Devia, nine years old, lives in Baucau and studies at primary school. She is one of five children of Evangelino, 45 years old, and Jacinta, 31 years old...

Participants in the Long March in Baucau Municipality on 7 December. Photo: Eldina Januario da Costa/World Vision

World Vision’s step forward to end violence against women and girls in Timor-Leste

During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign from 25 November to 10 December, World Vision took a step forward to end violence...

World Vision launches campaign to end violence against children in Timor-Leste

Dili, 3 December 2018 – World Vision has officially launched its campaign, “It takes a world to end violence against children in Timor-Leste now!” The...

‘It takes a world to end violence against children’ campaign launch

World Vision Timor-Leste launched our 'It takes a world to end violence against children in Timor-Leste now!' campaign at the Dili Convention Centre on 26...

A family reunited

Celestino, 27 years old from Aileu, used to experience conflict at home. Celestino expressed his feelings sadly. "I saw with my own eyes, my parents had...

World Vision to launch campaign to end violence against children in Timor-Leste

World Vision will launch its four-year campaign ‘It takes a world to end violence against children in Timor-Leste now!’ nationally on Monday 26 November at...

Children draw on their talents to advocate for a brighter future

Fourteen children who attended the Baucau launch of World Vision’s ‘It takes a world to end violence against children in Timor-Leste now!’ campaign on...

Children's vision of a happy society

Children expressed their hopes for a peaceful world where there is no violence against children at World Vision’s ‘It takes a world to end violence against...

World Vision's Tony Rinaudo demonstrates trimming a eucalypt to World Vision's Cecundina Pereira (centre) and a local farmer in Aileu. Photo: World Vision

Aussie 'forest-maker' in Timor-Leste wins prestigious international award

World Vision’s Tony Rinaudo has won the Right Livelihood Award, a 'People's Nobel Prize' of sorts, after more than 35 years working across Asia and Africa...

Fathers and their families

Fathers and their families

This Fathers Day, we celebrate the love and support dads in Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands provide to their families. Some of...

Gaspar (55, left) and his wife Recardina (49, right) grow nutritious crops in their kitchen garden. Photo: Ambrosio Alexandre / World Vision

Gaspar grows nutritious crops for his family

Gaspar, aged 55, his wife Recardina, aged 49, and their 10 children live in Baucau Municipality. Gaspar’s daily activities are growing vegetables and...

Rui’s community takes action to improve health and reduce disaster risks

Rui and his wife Marcelina, both 42 years old, have six children, two boys and four girls, and live in Tatelori, Bobonaro. Tatelori is located in a remote...

Building resilience to a changing climate and environment

Through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) and other adaptation methods such as agroforestry, World Vision’s Building Resilience to a Changing...

Children’s Day Celebration in Aileu

World Vision Timor-Leste celebrated Children’s Day in Aileu Municipality on 1 June. We invited children and families in Aileu to celebrate the day, and...

Meet children in Bobonaro: happiness and hopes

Children’s Day – World Vision works with families and communities to create brighter futures for children. This Children’s Day, our hope is for all...

It takes the Pacific community to end violence against children

All children want the same things. They want to feel loved and cared for, to be happy and healthy, to be respected and to pursue their passions. Children...

Julio and Judit with three of their daughters

More crops, more income for Julio’s family

Julio, his wife Judit and their four daughters live in Bobonaro Municipality. The 2015-2016 El Niño severely impacted Julio’s family, and many others...