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Posted on April 22, 2009 - 2 Comments

Watch your step.

2009 Earth Hour in Singapore

April 22 is Earth Day. From last month’s EarthHour to this month’s Earth Day, there seems to be a lot of events on the environment. I get HBO, and even they are advertising about Earth Day. From what I saw, they’re going to be showing the “11th Hour“, a 2007 movie about looking at the state of the global environment and practical solutions … Read more →

Posted on April 15, 2009 - No comments yet

Non Formal Education in Oecusse

In preparation for a planning meeting with one of the poorest districts in Timor-Leste, this compilation was created to highlight the education issues in the district. The statistics were drawn from a database the Ministry of Education was maintaining. One of the areas that the government wanted to look into was non-formal education since the education sector required both formal and non-formal education opportunities, particularly in this isolated district.

Posted on April 7, 2009 - 1 Comment

A-T-A-U-R-O

Sunset on Atauro

An hour and a half by speed boat (or a 2+ hour ferry ride) north of Dili brings you to Atauro Island. The island can literally be seen from the shores of Dili, yet the island is miles away in terms of activities and development. If the hustle and bustle of Dili is like a rabbit, Atauro Island is like a slug. People on the island take … Read more →

Posted on April 5, 2009 - No comments yet

Human Resources

Working with the Ministry of Education and UNIFEM in Timor-Leste, I developed a series of infographics to showcase the education statistics the government was collecting as part of a gender assessment. In this graphic, the idea was to highlight the difference between male and female staff in the Ministry to understand the gender balance in the government and potentially look at creating opportunities for both men and women to work in … Read more →

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Student Enrollment

In March/April 2009, I was approached by UNIFEM and the Ministry of Education in Timor-Leste to help them visualize statistics for a gender assessment of the education system in the country. At the time there was a big project to collect and organize stats on education to help the government develop a strategic plan to educate girls and boys in this newly emerging country. We worked to get the most basic … Read more →