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Durante tinan 25 liubá, Austrália no Timor-Leste serbisu hamutuk hodi apoia dezenvolvimentu suku no komunidade nian, hanesan Timor-Leste ne’ebé hakat ba desentralizasaun.

Hakbiit komunidade kria ona oportunidade ba feto sira hanesan mana Albertina Exposto hodi lidera ho konfiansa.

Mana Albertina Exposto nu’udar Xefe Suku Aldeia Nunupu, Suku Ponilala, iha Ermera, kargu ne’ebé nia kaer ho orgullu. Maibé, sai líder ba nia aldeia mai ho dezafíu sira, barak husi sira sai aat liután tanba buat ruma ne'ebé simples hanesan kondisaun estrada nian besik nia uma.

“Molok PNDS halo estrada ne’e, susar tebes ba ha’u. Dala barak ha’u to’o tarde iha enkontru sira, no iha uma-kain balun ne’ebé ha’u simplesmente labele to’o. Iha kalan, ha’u la sente seguru atu halo viajen hotu. Estrada ne’e apoia duni ha’u iha ha’u-nia papél. Ha’u bele prezente liután, ativu liután, no besik liután ba ha’u-nia komunidade,” nia hateten.

Governu Timor-Leste nia Programa Nasionál ba Dezenvolvimentu Suku (PNDS), ne’ebé hetan apoiu husi Austrália dezde tinan 2012, fó apoiu ba suku sira iha rai-laran hodi fó prioridade no implementa projetu ba sira-nia dezenvolvimentu rasik, hanesan estrada lokál, sistema bee, irigasaun, salaun komunitáriu no hadi’a eskola no sentru saúde sira. Austrália kontinua ami-nia parseria ho governu no komunidade sira liuhusi ami-nia programa .

Ba mana Albertina, estrada PNDS nian la'ós de'it infraestrutura ida, ida-ne'e hanesan dalan ida ba igualdade. Ida-ne'e hametin ona nia abilidade atu lidera nu'udar feto iha espasu ida ne'ebé líder feto sira sei uitoan de'it, no iha ne'ebé pasu ida-idak ba oin importante.

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Over the past 25 years, Australia and Timor-Leste have been working together to support village and community development, as Timor-Leste moves towards decentralisation.

Community empowerment has created opportunities for women, like Albertina Exposto, to lead with confidence.

Albertina Exposto is the Chief of Aldeia Nunupu, Suku Ponilala, in Ermera, a position she holds with pride. However, becoming the leader of her aldeia came with challenges, many of them made worse by something as simple as the condition of the road near her home.

“Before PNDS built the road, it was very difficult for me. I often arrived late at meetings, and there were some households I simply could not reach. At night, I did not feel safe to travel at all. This road really supports me in my role. I can be more present, more active, and closer to my community,” she said.

The Government of Timor-Leste’s National Program for Village Development (PNDS), supported by Australia since 2012, supports sukus across the country to prioritise and implement projects for their own development, such as local roads, water systems, irrigation, community halls and repairs to schools and health centres. Australia continues our partnership with government and communities through our program.

For Albertina, the PNDS road is more than just a piece of infrastructure, it is a pathway to equality. It has strengthened her ability to lead as a woman in a space where women leaders are still few, and where every step forward matters.

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Thank you so much Alin Jhony Dellyo ba pintura furak ne'e