Letter from Oecusse

I think our members would appreciate this letter from Oecusse, Timor Leste from Judy Charnard.

 

Many members may remember Judy talking to the club on a number of occasions. She is a member of the e-Club of Sydney and spends a great part of her time helping in East Timor with community projects. 

She also uses soccer to help the villages in the highlands to work together on many projects. She gets support from Epping Rotary, gives talks at schools including Mackellar, and receives assistance from Peter Fitzsimmons. 

 

The project work that Judy undertakes is available for direct donations or on the RAWCS website:

50-2011-12: Sustainable Villages Project, Oecusse, Timor-Leste.

 

Past ADG for our cluster John Corney ( PP Epping Rotary club) took a small group of Rotarians (including me) to Oecusse  a few years back. We saw the important work being done first hand and the club has supported it on occasions – especially with clean water and improved education facilities.

 

The blog report on this trip is available on this link  https://oecusse9685.blogspot.com

I understand we can’t support everything,  however any international project that is being managed by someone that we know and trust is a big plus. Judy also resides on the Northern Beaches but spends about half the year in East Timor. 

 

As well as the local people in this region that she assists; Judy is well known in the diplomatic circles and discusses aspects of her work with many government leaders in East Timor, especially Dr Mari Alkatiri who manages the council of ministers in the Oecusse region(which is has special economic zone status). He charged with implementing the 2011-2030 strategic development plan.