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Gearing Up for Tour de Timor

by Scott McCord

I arrived in Timor-Leste in August of last year, coincidentally just a few weeks before the riders of the first Tour de Timor (TdT) began the grueling trek across the country’s diverse terrain. On the night before the last day of the race, myself and PDM-TL’s Deputy Director and Matchmaking Associate, Ilidio Ximenes, set out to Gleno, Ermera by motorbike so that we could be up at the crack of dawn to watch the riders go by on their return to Dili. From our vantage point at the junction of Gleno, we joined the throng of Ermera locals watching Timor-Leste’s first international sporting event fly through.

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Numbers do not Lie: BuildingMarkets.org is taking off.

by Edward Rees

Well its been sometime since I was trying to get some of my colleagues to take web statistics seriously. However, it ended up being easy once I showed them the “numbers” as its hard to get around the quants.

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Timor-Leste coming to New York

by Lovisa Havdelin

Missing Timor-Leste everyday and feeling that I left a little piece of my heart there during my first (and only so far!) visit back in March this year finally a piece of Timor-Leste is coming to me and my daily life in New York.

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Insuring the growth of Timor-Leste’s Economy

by Heidi Reid

My Senior Advisor at Peace Dividend Trust, Edward Rees, was blogging yesterday about the signs of growth in the Timorese economy. So, in between reconciling the number of businesses we now have in the new Timor-Leste Business Portal since the upgrade was completed last month (almost 2,800 and growing, by the way!!), I started thinking about the bigger picture too.

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Batako Bulls Eye. Real Private Sector Development/Conflict Prevention.

by Edward Rees

Well there is no shortage of debate and criticsim about how things are going in Timor-Leste when it comes to economic growth.

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PDT and UNDP Construction Industry Training Session – How did we go???

by Heidi Reid

As mentioned on our blog spot yesterday, Peace Dividend Trust Timor-Leste (PDT) and the United Nations Development Program Timor-Leste (UNDP) ran a joint training session with PDT registered businesses involved in the construction industry which have shown an interest in tendering for UNDP contracts. The day was a success and was a hugely positive step forward for the involvement of Timorese businesses in the rebuilding their own country.

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Calling on all entrepreneurs to apply for the 2010 SEED Award!

by Lovisa Havdelin

Are you a start-up entrepreneur? Does your business or business idea integrate sustainable development, solving pressing social and environmental issues? Do you need support to help to establish and grow your enterprise? If you meet SEED’s eligibility criteria, you can apply now for the 2010 SEED Awards. More information is at: www.seedinit.org/en/awards.html

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PDT and UNDP Team Up to Run Construction Industry Training Session

by Heidi Reid

Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) and the United Nations Development Program Timor-Leste (UNDP) will jointly run a training seminar today, Thursday, 19 August, for construction businesses registered with PDT that have previously shown an interest in UNDP tenders.

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PDT is hiring!

by Lovisa Havdelin

Calling all Guerrilla blogging-Platoon commanding-Mad visionaries! If you can convince us that you can write, and write WELL then PDT (Peace Dividend Trust) wants you!!

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Buyer Workshop in the District of Bobonaro

by Lovisa Havdelin

On August 4, 2010 Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) the local government and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) for the Bobonaro district conducted a one day workshop for potential buyers of local goods. The aim of the event was to share information about goods and services and research if there is a demand for agricultural products from buyers within or outside Timor-Leste.


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