Greg Bourne volunteering in Timor-Leste

 

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Catholic Teachers' College, Timor-Leste

[Image: Former Palms volunteers at CTC, Colin Small and Christina Etuale ]
Former Palms volunteers at CTC, Colin Small and Christina Etuale

Catholic Teacher's College in Baucau, East Timor provides training to secondary and primary teachers for schools throughout the nation of East Timor.

As the country tries to move forward, following the violence of the Indonesian occupation and after the successful vote for independence, education is vital to provide opportunities to all. Increased opportunity provides increased hope for a peaceful future.

Greg Bourne

[Image: Greg Bourne ]

Catholic Teacher's College placed a request with Palms Australia for a teacher to develop skills of local teachers in science teaching methods.

Palms recruited Greg Bourne, an ex-principal and experienced science teacher for the position.

Greg's expertise and experience make him ideal for the job.

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Palms' volunteers provide on-the-ground mentoring for local people, to build local capacity and reduce their dependence on foreign aid. The volunteers travel to meet the requests of the local communities, providing the skills they have identified as necessary to reduce poverty.

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