Thank you to all of our donors and supporters!
Ba Futuru has been able to find such astounding success in bringing peace education to thousands of people in just a few years due to its amazing partners and supporters both in Timor-Leste and overseas. Our donors, partner organizations and financial and in-kind supporters have been instrumental in making our work possible.
GOVERNMENT DONORS
British Embassy in Dili
Government of Timor=Leste Civil Soceity Fund, the Office of the Prime Minister
Korean Embassy Dili
FOUNDATIONS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & INGOs
Casa Produsaun Audiovisual
Timor Children's Fund
OTHERS
Digital Dreams
If you would like to support our peace building efforts in Timor-Leste please make your contribution today.
In addition, Ba Futuru could not have brought peace building workshops to thousands of children and youth without its exceptional partners, individual supporters, Board of Advisors, volunteers, interns, trainers and staff.
Partners – Ba Futuru’s main partners are Belun, Concern, Edge-ucate.org and UNICEF.
Ba Futuru also collaborated with Timor-Leste’s Department of Education – Bobonaro District, the Department of Labour and Solidarity’s Division of Social Services, the Prime Minister’s Office as well as the Prime Minister’s Office of Human Rights and Good Governance. Peace Jam also involved Ba Futuru in a documentary for the BBC on the work of Nobel laureates. We also worked with other organizations including Action Aisa, Arte Moris, Baucau Buka Hatene, Bibi Bulak, Catholic Relief Services, the Child Protection Working Group, Columbia University, Denver University, Hope, KBH, the NGO Forum, Peace Building Working Group, Peace and Democracy Foundation, Pradet, Southern Cross University and Uma Juventude and well as a plenitude of schools and orphanages across Timor-Leste.
Special Individual Supporters – The following individuals have all gone beyond expectation in their tremendous support for Ba Futuru: Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta; Manuel Gomes de Araujo Superintendent Department of Education, Bobonaro; Sr. Luis Aparicio Guterres, District Administrator Baucau; Francis Mora former International Advisor to Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on Good Governance and Human Rights; Katharina Zehle former Operations Manager, Austcare; Tina Redshaw, former British Ambassador; Ruth Nuttall, New Zealand Ambassador; Melanie Grey; Sean Borrell, designer; Dr. Phyllis Ferguson, Oxford Professor and fundraiser; Penny Jones, Australian Embassy; Marie Meinert, Save the Children Sweden; Michael Karp, President and Chief Executive Officer A W.I.S.H; Australian Embassy; Clare Danby, Country Director Concern; Justin Kaliszewski, Executive Director Edge-cuate.org; Amy Doyle, UNICEF Consultant; Jose Sousa-Santos, Executive Director Uma Juventude; Pankaj Rayamajhi, Site Coordinator Edge-ucate.org, John Grimes, philanthropist and Dr. Violeta Schubert, School of Social and Environmental Enquiry (SSEE) at the University of Melbourne.
Local Volunteers, Trainers & Translators – Elisabeth de Andrade, Helio Roberto Reis, Hugo Immanuel Garcia, Jonatas Maria dos Reis Madeira, Julmira Pintu, Kanisius Elu , Lili Amaral, Marcelino Pintu and Sister Nina Cancio.
Local Community Trainers – Agustinho do Carmo, Agusto Borges, Agusto P. do Carmo, Alfredo Ribeiro Isaac, Alianca M. de Carvalho, Ana G. da Silva, Baltazar de C., Calistro da Silva, Carlito da Silva, David da Costa Lay, David Ugu, David X. Cireneu, Dircia de J. Faria S., Dulce de Oliveira, Durvalina de Jesus F. S., Fernanda, Fernanda de Araujo Guteres, Filomena M. S., Joao dos Santos Leo, Jose da Conceicao P., Jose Pereira, Madalena Tavares, Mateus da Silva A., Norberta Lopes, Octaviana S. de Carvalho, Paulino Fernandes, Raimundo, Regina Amaral, Rita P. Soares, Sofia Etaviana Texeira, Triana Coelho, Umbelina Amaral and Umbelina das N. Guteres.
Local Field officers & field coordinator Bobonaro – Filemeno Do Carmo De Fatimo, Antoninho Tilman, Avelinino Afonso, Elias Da Croz, Graciela Do Rosario, Rainaldo Pereira and Venya Veronica Maia Caeiro.
International Volunteers, Interns & Trainers – Aminah Nor Alam, Amrita Chandra, Andrea May, Anne Gregora, Caz Garvey, Chrystine Hanley, Colleen Coy, Jenna Simone Ruda, Jess Van Der Merwe, Larny, Maggie McKeand, Matthias James, Megan Lavelle, Melissa Appleton, Melissa Wingard-Phillips, Dr. Phyllis Ferguson, Simeon Coates, Sonja Wingard, Tanya Massy and Thi Thu Huong Nguyen.
Board of Advisors – Danielle Leilani Ujvari, Brian Hanley, Lisa Beyl, Jess Van Der Merwe, Simeon Coates, Katharina Zehle and Melissa Wingard-Phillips (arranged in order of involvement).
Staff – Sierra James, Joana dos Santos Camoes, Juliana Marcal “Lica”, Emilia Savio, Jacintia Florensa Ximenes, Dina de Jesus Branco, Vidal Campos Magno, Elisabeth Chan “Bety”, Cristovao de Jesus, Leopoldina Magno da Santos “Aboto”, Rosa Martins “Lulu”, John Bouk, Helio Lopes, Patia Periera, Judit Maria de Sousa, Elisabeth de Andrade, Marcelino Pintu, Julmira Pintu, Amanda Wimetal “Mandy” and Anna Elivera Belo “Effi” (arranged in order of employment).
