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.

Meliana from Timor-Leste

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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...

"From Darkness to Light: Maun Batu's Journey of Empowerment and Change"

From Darkness to Light: Maun Batu's Journey of Empowerment and Change

"From Darkness to Light: Maun Batu's Journey of Empowerment and Change"

IMPACT Club Transforms Ezaquel: A Journey of Community Service

IMPACT Club Transforms Ezaquel: A Journey of Community Service

Ezaquel's journey from troublemaker to IMPACT Leader was marked by profound transformation. His past was marred by aggression and disregard for others...

From housewife to visionary village chief: Santina's journey of transformation with World Vision"

From health promoter to visionary village chief: Santina's journey of transformation with World Vision

At 51 years old, Santina, found a new purpose when World Vision introduced the BFBH program to her village in Bobonaro Municipality. As an FHP, she not...

Hernania and Clementino are on the way to fetch water from the new rainwater harvesting. Image: Chandra Monteiro/World Vision. 19/10/2023

Inspiring Resilience: Hernania’s story

Meet Hernania, a courageous 12-year-old from Baucau, whose determination shines even in the face of challenges. In her quiet village, water scarcity was a...

A Toilet for Life Well-Being

Transformative Success: Well-being Upgrade with New Toilets

Just a year ago, 16-year-old Bernadete faced significant challenges at her school, where there were no accessible toilets. Students, including Bernadete...

Madalena and the team are observing traditional gabion built by community

Empowering women to be disaster-responsive leaders

World Vision Timor-Leste, with support from the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), empowered women and people with disabilities in Bobonaro...

Madalena and the team are observing traditional gabion built by community

Empowered women leaders as disaster responders

World Vision Timor-Leste, with support from the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), empowered women and people with disabilities in Bobonaro...

Saving and loans help Florença to fill her family’s needs

Savings and loans help Florença to fill her family’s needs

In some rural areas of Timor-Leste in Baucau municipality, World Vision through Better Food Better Health project, funded by the Australian Government...

Amalia is a motivator for her friends in the school

Amalia is a motivator for her friends in school

Bullying is a type of aggressive behaviour that occurs in communities, schools, neighbours, or family members. In Bobonaro municipality, some area where...

Marques and friends with Water Spring Protection project sign-Bobonaro Timor-Leste

Disaster READY and village council work together to build access to water

In Bobonaro municipality, Timor-Leste, one of the challenges to resilience is access to clean water. With increasing incidents of drought predicted...

Faith Leader Transforming the life of Communities towards Healthy Relationships in Timor-Leste

Faith Leader Transforming the life of Communities towards Healthy Relationships in Timor-Leste

“It was pleasure for me to play my role as faith leader and incorporate WV’s project model to improve the life of my community. I do commit to use the...

Hernani is feeding chickens. Image: Feliciano Luis / World Vision

Hernani succeeded in chicken rearing inspired by World Vision’s ANCP Better Food Better Health Project

“Before, I had no intention and no idea how to raise chicken. When World Vision staff organised a meeting in my village to socialise the chicken rearing...

Amelia is standing in front of prevention awareness banner after meeting World Vision. Image: Natalino Tilman / World Vision

Wash your COVID-19 away

During the State of Emergency decreed by the government, Amelia and her family stayed home. However, Amelia didn’t know how to prevent COVID-19 from...

Natalino is receiving hygiene kits and food baskets from World Vision. Photo: Anita Marques/World Vision. 29 April 2021

Hygiene kits and food baskets a lifeline for flood-affected families in Dili

A prolonged rain began to fall in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, for a few days. Some people moved around as usual and were busy with their routine...

After demo cooking, Arminda and her friends from the village are feeding their kids with superfoods. Photo: Amelia Matos/World Vision. 14/07/21.

Superfoods help sustain family life amid the pandemic and state of emergency

Arminda, 45, is a farmer and mother of two children living in Bobonaro municipality. Lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic put pressure on Arminda and her...

Leli with her parents and little brother, Daniel (1-year-old), Jinha and Janio (45 years old) are sitting in their rest camp. Photo: Anita Marques/World Vision. 07 April 2021.

Leli has to stay at evacuation centre due to devastating flood destroyed her house

“My house was destroyed by a flood. I still remember when my dad carried me from bed while I fell asleep. I woke up when my dad and I were trapped and...

#IWD2021: Empowering Timorese Women in Leadership

This International Women's Day 2021, we celebrate women's achievements and take action for equality. In World Vision Timor Leste, women make up 55% of the...

Madalena and her 13-year-old daughter Rivaldina. Photo: Suzy Sainovski/World Vision

Madalena ready to respond to disasters

Madalena’s community in rural Bobonaro is prone to natural disasters like flooding, landslides, high winds, prolonged drought and fire, which often cause...

Alsina, the secretary of her village’s Citizen Voice and Action committee, is pleased that health services are improving. Photo: Seung Eun Lim/World Vision

Alsina takes action to improve health services in her village

Imagine that you visit a health clinic. Once you step in to the clinic, you realise that there are no chairs to sit on while waiting, and only one midwife...

Adelina represents people with a disability in her village’s Disaster Management Committee. Photo: Zito Afranio/World Vision

A voice for the vulnerable in disasters

Adelina’s village is at high risk of disasters, including landslides and strong winds. The 35 year old from Bobonaro Municipality is even more vulnerable...

Tito, his wife Zulmira, and their four children (left to right) Sandra, 15, Ronaldo, 12, Floriano, 8 and Noberto, 10, with their flock of chickens. Photo: Jaime dos Reis/World Vision

Tito inspires others to expand local chicken production

Tito is an enthusiastic chicken farmer. The father of four from Bobonaro was happy to receive a chicken production package through World Vision’s Better...

Alarico and Alzira with their children, Fersilia (aged eight), Bruno (aged 13) and Antonio (aged four) in front of their chicken coop. Photo: Jaime dos Reis/World Vision

Alarico on the frontline of healthcare in his community

For many families in rural Timor-Leste, the closest health facility is a two hour walk away – sometimes more. When children get sick, parents often have to...

Nine-year-old Nensia happily washes her hands with clean water at her school. Photo: Jaime dos Reis/World Vision

Clean water reaches schools and health clinics in Baucau

Access to clean water and sanitation is a serious problem in rural Baucau. Many families drink water from contaminated springs and wells, which leads to...