Welcome to the website: Water East Timor
Water East Timor (WET) is a group of people predominately from South West Victoria, with an interest in water and sanitation system installation and management, health promotion and education.Small teams of local tradesmen with support from Warrnambool East Rotary Club and the local community have travelled to Timor Leste over the past thirteen years to teach East Timorese communities the necessary skills to construct, implement and maintain water systems in rural areas.Individuals and service groups work in partnership to donate money, time and expertise to fund the water systems.
Timor Leste is one of Australia's nearest neighbours and amongst the poorest nations in the world, yet problems still remain in health care, nutrition and sanitation. Many of the serious illnesses that confront the people of Timor Leste are due to unsafe or inadequate supplies of running water.
Timor Leste is one of Australia's nearest neighbours and amongst the poorest nations in the world, yet problems still remain in health care, nutrition and sanitation. Many of the serious illnesses that confront the people of Timor Leste are due to unsafe or inadequate supplies of running water.
Membership Renewal and New Memberships
We have just ticked over into a new financial year, so its time to renew or start your membership.
$20 WET Annual Membership - from 1st July 2021 - 30th June 2022 is now payable.
We ask for your continued support in improving living standards and health outcomes of villagers living in rural and remote parts of Timor Leste. Your membership, support and friendship are most valued, we rely on them!
Instructions and membership form click on the following link: https://www.watereasttimor.org/get-involved.html
We have just ticked over into a new financial year, so its time to renew or start your membership.
$20 WET Annual Membership - from 1st July 2021 - 30th June 2022 is now payable.
We ask for your continued support in improving living standards and health outcomes of villagers living in rural and remote parts of Timor Leste. Your membership, support and friendship are most valued, we rely on them!
Instructions and membership form click on the following link: https://www.watereasttimor.org/get-involved.html
Latest News
LAUANA WATER PROJECT 2021: COMPLETED
Eddie De Pina and the Bakhita Water Team undertook this project in the Ermera Municipality, Ermera Sub district, LAUANA VILLAGE. The project provided a water supply to approximately 30 houses within the village with a population of 210 people and also 503 students at the primary school and preschool. Children and women were walking roughly 1.5 kilometres up a mountain carrying 5 litre bottles to fetch water from an isolated spring.
Read the following for the story: LAUANA WATER PROJECT
Eddie De Pina and the Bakhita Water Team undertook this project in the Ermera Municipality, Ermera Sub district, LAUANA VILLAGE. The project provided a water supply to approximately 30 houses within the village with a population of 210 people and also 503 students at the primary school and preschool. Children and women were walking roughly 1.5 kilometres up a mountain carrying 5 litre bottles to fetch water from an isolated spring.
Read the following for the story: LAUANA WATER PROJECT
"MEET THE AUTHORS" – FUNDRAISER (FEB 2021)WET conducted a wonderful and successful fundraising event “MEET THE AUTHORS” on 21 February 2021 at Cafe Lava. Our guests at the fundraiser were International and Australian bestselling author Ms Heather Morris and Warrnambool’s very own Dr Bill Bateman, in conversation with former ABC Melbourne radio presenter Mr Derek Guille.
We were fortunate to have a full house at the event with such a star studded cast and raised $9000.00 in order for WET to undertake future water and sanitation projects in rural and remote villages in Timor Leste. Sincere and grateful thanks to our guests for their generosity of time and self, our audience were thrilled to have them with us.
Full Story and photos: "MEET THE AUTHORS" – FUNDRAISER (FEB 2021)
We were fortunate to have a full house at the event with such a star studded cast and raised $9000.00 in order for WET to undertake future water and sanitation projects in rural and remote villages in Timor Leste. Sincere and grateful thanks to our guests for their generosity of time and self, our audience were thrilled to have them with us.
Full Story and photos: "MEET THE AUTHORS" – FUNDRAISER (FEB 2021)
Pizza Lunch @ Community Garden - November 2020
The WET committee extended an invitation and welcome to the Timorese community who arrived in Warrnambool to live and work for 2 years as part of the Pacific Labour Scheme. A hand of friendship and welcome was extended to them by WET to join us for a pizza lunch at the community garden in November last year, a delightful day was had by members of WET and community garden members who also attended. It was also an opportunity for the COM of WET to acknowledge the generosity of a number of individual donors to WET who were present on the day.
For the full article : https://www.watereasttimor.org/news--events/pizza-lunch-community-garden-november-2020
The WET committee extended an invitation and welcome to the Timorese community who arrived in Warrnambool to live and work for 2 years as part of the Pacific Labour Scheme. A hand of friendship and welcome was extended to them by WET to join us for a pizza lunch at the community garden in November last year, a delightful day was had by members of WET and community garden members who also attended. It was also an opportunity for the COM of WET to acknowledge the generosity of a number of individual donors to WET who were present on the day.
For the full article : https://www.watereasttimor.org/news--events/pizza-lunch-community-garden-november-2020
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