LETS work together
MY MONTH IN TIMOR LESTE
AS A VOLUNTEER TEACHER
By Olivia Fenlon, LNS Parishioner
Every year I volunteer my skills, services and time to a foreign country as part of my holiday abroad. In July and August 2019, I spent just over a month in Timor Leste...
Everyone who works for LETS is a volunteer. We receive no benefit other than the joy of knowing that our projects makes such a difference.
It makes a world of difference to these remarkable people of Letefoho. They are so capable of doing so much with so little!
Aside from a very small amount of money which goes to unavoidable fees to third party service providers (such as online payments fees), all money donated goes directly, 100%, to the cause.
STUDENT BOARDINGHOUSES
The girls' boarding house is making a real difference to 46 students!
and the boys' Boarding house is now completed. There are some renovations to be made to the old part of the house, due to water damage, but it can now house 30 boys. Boarding houses provide students who live a long distance from school a safe home, study support, light, warmth and food to help improve educational opportunities.
LETS is a non profit group of volunteers from the Catholic Parish of the Lower North Shore in Sydney. Through our charity and fundraising efforts, we are working hand in hand with the people of the Parish of Letefoho in East Timor to help build a brighter future for their community. Our support is focused on co-operative efforts to rebuild the foundations of a viable, thriving, self-sustaining community - organization of clean water, sanitation, education, local industry and communications.
for the people of Letefoho, lets make a difference.
2023 new student sponsorship will open soon! We will have 30 Senior High School students to sponsor and 13 new tertiary students for sponsorship. We continue to sponsor 32 high school students and 51 tertiary students - at university, teachers' college, technical college and 2 seminarians
Sincere thanks to the wonderful Parishioners of Lower North Shore Parish and others, who are continuing their sponsorship of of these students.
LATEST FROM LETEFOHO
April 2023
More laptops have arrived!
36 almost new laptops arrived in April and are already being greatly appreciated and widely used. Tim & Charlotte, volunteers from Belgium have worked with Lucas and Fr Elio to develop good laptop management plan.
Thank you, John & Mary Louise for bringing this laptop donation to fruition!