Education Program
The Education Program at Alola delivers teacher training, works directly with children for early years literacy and creates literacy materials. The program is headed by Program Manager Ema de Sousa Freitas and currently has 12 staff in the department, including 7 qualified teachers.
The Education Program has a direct partnership with AusAID which commenced in December 2011 and will continue for three years. This partnership will provide funding to all aspects of the Alola education program.
The Education Resource Centre was established as a model classroom for early years' classes for children from schools in Dili. The ERC provides a friendly space for teaching and learning where teachers, students, parents and children of all ages are welcomed. The program of classes is based on the Timor-Leste National Curriculm, and aims to model best practice integrated and active teaching and learning, as well as promote the use of local materials as teaching tools. The centre further aims to support teachers, students, school communities, and parents so they can increase their knowledge and understanding of ways to assist their children's educational progress before and during formal schooling.
Teacher Training
Funded by the Asia Foundation, Alola works to upskill primary school teachers, to assist them in teaching basic literacy skills.
The Mobile Library
The Alola Education team uses two Mobile Libraries to deliver early year's literacy programs around Dili. There are now two vans - and they are in constant use in the schools around Dili. They are stocked with colorful books in Tetun and Portuguese for children to read themselves, or for read-to sessions where teachers from the Alola team conduct fun active sessions:
Scholarships
Alola scholarships are funded by AusAID and go to support girls going into senior high school. Scholarships are available in every district in Timor-Leste:
About Alola
About Alola
Alola is a not for profit non-governmental organisation operating in Timor-Leste to improve the lives of women and children. Founded in 2001 by the then First Lady, Ms Kirsty Sword Gusmao, the organisation seeks to nurture women leaders and advocate for the rights of women.
Feto Forte Nasaun Forte - Strong Women, Strong Nation.
The Alola Shop
The Alola Shop
The Alola Shop, located beside the Alola office in Mascarenhas and at Timor Plaza, stocks quality handicrafts produced by weavers from all around Timor-Leste.
The Alola Shop is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alola Foundation, with all profits going to support Alola's programs.
Latest News
Latest News
Changes at the top!
After 3 years in the job, Alola's CEO, Teresa Verdial, is leaving Alola to take up a graduate scholarship at the University of South Australia. Alola will farewell Alita at the end of May, and wishes her all success in her new endeavours. Alita has contributed an enormous amount to Alola over the past ten years. Read Alita's full story in the March Newsletter
How You Can Help
How You Can Help
Donations
The Alola Foundation is an East Timorese Organisation run, by, with and for East Timorese people.
The best way to help Alola is to make a tax deductable donation to our partner organisation, the Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific, or Alola Australia, our supporter group in Australia.
Click here to see Alola Australia's Gift Certificates!