Timor Leste. June CERES Global. Permaculture & Food Security

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1 CERES Global Timor Leste Permaculture & Food Security June 2018 Climate Change Nutri on Sustainable Development Food Security Permaculture Soils School-kitchen Gardens

2 CERES Global Internship opportunities: CERES Global are offering a number of internship places in 2018/19 for post & undergrad university students. As a requirement of the internship, students will undertake pre-departure, in country, and post-tripp activities. Pre-Departure Work with CERES Global to identify a relevant research topic based on the upcoming international engagement, and in response to the needs of the partner organisation. This phase will require planning, meetings, and activity conducted on site at CERES in East Brunswick, as well as home based research. In Country Engagements with our partner organisations require thoughtful contribution to discussion, cultural consideration, data collection, and sharing our CERES story. Post trip Reporting on the international engagement, findings, recommendations, and details on issues explored and the various needs of communities to meet challenges. In designing your specific internship, we encourage you to contact CERES Global and we can meet to explore your study interests and skill set to ensure you re gaining the most from the experience, and that you re adding real value to the program partners and beneficiaries. Permaculture Design Course in Timor Leste CERES Global s Permaculture Design Course in Timor-Leste provides an opportunity to complete your Permaculture Design Course while exploring a unique country, people and landscape. CERES Global have established and grown relationships with many community organisations and leaders working in areas of education, food security and the environment. Through a mix of theory, site visits and practical hands on experience, you will be introduced to local farmers and permaculture practitioners carrying out traditional agriculture, which naturally embeds cultural and ecological principles.

3 Our engagements with communities in Timor Leste are based on the principles of mutual learning and respect. B By running our PDC we hope to equip our participants with the confidence to become permaculture practitioners in their own right at the same time as engaging in dialogue, activities and sharing of the permaculture ethos with the local community. This is an amazing opportunity to become part of the growing movement of people dedicated to creating positive change for themselves, the their ir communities and the environment through ecological based solutions. All this whilst travelling to the rarely explored closest neighbour of ours, Timor Leste. The course will teach you fundamental life changing skills to consciously listen and learn from the patterns and relationships in nature, grow food and harness energy and explore new ways of organising yourself and people. After completing the PDC you will be certified as a permaculture practitioner opening up a whole range of new opportunities. Permaculture has become an international phenomenon creating a space for an alternative international development agenda. This is an important shift in our thinking about a efficiency, resource source use and food production. Destination Background and Engagement Themes: Themes Partner Organisations: Permatil Permatil is an organisation organi ation involved in promoting permaculture and sustainable agriculture in Timor Leste. Established stablished by community leader and famous musician Ego Lemos, Permatil has been very active in promoting the permaculture ethos and approach in Timor Leste. Not only have they created the most comprehensive guide to Permaculture for tropical climates in English, En Tetum and Portuguese, they have successfully advised the government on incorporating permaculture into the national school curriculum! This is a world first for Permaculture. The Tropical Permaculture lture Guidebook is available at We are working with Permatil on the school garden project, building school gardens in schools to be used as a learning resource for hands-on hands and experiential education. On the trip, we will be visiting Ego Lemos at Permatil in Dili to talk about the t school garden program am and receive an introduction to permaculture in the context of contemporary Timor-Leste.. After the PDC is complete, we ll spend a week in Maubisse working on implementing a school garden with Permatil and local stakeholders.

Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency focusing on agriculture, food, the environment and economic opportunities.

In 2016, an IT for Social Impact group from Swinburne University, which CERES led in Timor- Leste began working with Mercy Corps on the development of data collection for tools for Mercy Corps

The project aims to combat malnutrition and poverty by providing resources to existing farming systems allowing for the integration of aquaculture farming.

They actively fight malnutrition through a range of programs including; rehabilitating malnourished children, education and skills development, home kitchen gardens, women empowerment groups and

Mooringa Aileu Town For the most part we will based in the district of Aileu and surrounding villages. Aileu is the municipal capital of the Aileu district in Timor Leste.

It is located 47 km southwest of Dili, the national capital, and has a population of around 3000 and elevation of 1,100 m. Low-lying mountains and picturesque farmlands surround the town.

4 Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency focusing on agriculture, food, the environment and economic opportunities. Our engagement with Mercy Corps has been developing over the past few years. In 2016, an IT for Social Impact group from Swinburne University, which CERES led in Timor- Leste began working with Mercy Corps on the development of data collection for tools for Mercy Corps COMPAC-TL (Combating Malnutrition and Poverty through Aquaculture in Timor-Leste). The project aims to combat malnutrition and poverty by providing resources to existing farming systems allowing for the integration of aquaculture farming. We will be meeting with Mercy Corps to explore aquaculture and water management. HAIM Health HAIM Health are a local organisation working to promote healthy eating and living in Timor-Leste. They actively fight malnutrition through a range of programs including; rehabilitating malnourished children, education and skills development, home kitchen gardens, women empowerment groups and community training groups. We will be also learning about the opportunity of Mooringa leaves in the fight against malnutrition. Mooringa Aileu Town For the most part we will based in the district of Aileu and surrounding villages. Aileu is the municipal capital of the Aileu district in Timor Leste. Although somewhat isolated from the capital Dili by a long winding 3hr drive, Aileu is still considered a major town and epicentre for activity. It is located 47 km southwest of Dili, the national capital, and has a population of around 3000 and elevation of 1,100 m. Low-lying mountains and picturesque farmlands surround the town. For more info, watch the YouTube Videos of the town: Friends of Aileu Our relationship with the community of Aileu has grown out of our partnership with Moreland and Hume city councils Friends of Aileu committee. Friends of Aileu is one of the many partnerships between local councils in Australia and municipal districts in Timor Leste, called the Australia Timor Leste Friendship Network. Aileu Resource and Training Center ARTC The Aileu Resource and Training Center has been a longstanding partner of CERES Global. Through ARTC and Sister Rosalva in 2016, CERES Global s Permaculture Design Course participants completed their final design for a site called Kadalak Dame. This provides a great opportunity for this year s PDC participants to have a place for implementing some of the techniques they learn during the PDC.

Wild Timor Coffee Wild Timor Coffee is a Melbourne based café with a social purpose to create employment and and raise funds for projects for a village community near ear Aileu.

5 Wild Timor Coffee Wild Timor Coffee is a Melbourne based café with a social purpose to create employment and and raise funds for projects for a village community near ear Aileu. All of Wild Timor s coffee is sourced from organic coffee forests near Aileu. We will likely have a chance to explore the coffee fields and the work done by Wild Timor Coffee for the community. Maubisse & Leublora Green School Leublora Green School is the first informal educational institution in the country to teach Timorese children and youth about the sustainable use of the natural environment, the positive impact of effective environmental management on their lives as well and the importance nce of sustainable development Baucau is the second largest city in Timor-Leste, Leste, located 122km east of Dili. Baucau is a picturesque city located on the coast amongst forests. It is home to many old Portuguese buildings, giving the city a unique and colourful colour feel. Baucau is a good day travel by bus from Dili. e re really happy to be taking this amazing journey with you. Keep in touch during your pre-departure pre We re preparation and ask any questions as they come up. See you in Timor-Leste! Leste! Contact Ben or Sophie CERES Global Coordinator CERES Community Environment Park Corner of Stewart and Robert Sts, Sts Brunswick East (03) sophie@ceres.org.au benedict@ceres.org.au

Background to CERES. CERES Global

Background to CERES. CERES Global Background to CERES CERES Community Environment Park is located on 4.5 hectares of land on the banks of the Merri Creek in Brunswick East, Melbourne. CERES is a place where people come together to share