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The success of the elections is a sign of great hope for the future of an independent and democratic East Timor, says Jane Woolford, a Caritas Australia worker in East Timor.
However, she said, “we must not
forget the needs of the majority of the East Timorese who are still struggling to rebuild their homes and lives”.
They continue to require Australian community support, two years after the violence that
devastated their country, says Caritas Australia, calling on Australians to give generously to the Remembering East Timor appeal.
Jack de Groot, Caritas Australia’s national director, says that while
remarkable progress has been made, many of the people of East Timor are still suffering.
East Timor’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Belo says: “Only through overcoming the pain and loss of the last
24 years of repression, can our country truly walk the path to independence.”
Caritas Australia has worked in East Timor since 1999 providing significant emergency assistance in the areas of shelter, food
security and human rights.
It has called on Australians to give generously to the Remembering East Timor appeal. Donations can be made on 1800 024 413.
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