East Timor is a small poor country of many languages. A few old people speak Portuguese and the former resistance fighters and leadership speak Portuguese. The Middle Generation speak Bahasa Indonesian. The young people speak mostly Tetum or one of 15 other dialects. Many young people want to learn English to improve their job prospects, but the Official policy of the government is Tetum or Portuguese. The government policy is partly based on a future hope of selling tropical fruit one da... Continue reading ...
I probably should explain why I want to see students help East Timor. Students can fly under the radar compared to Governments. Also helping one of the 10 poorest nations on earth become a second world country will help the students feel proud of what they have accomplished, and be less self absorbed. I have found a website which partly illustrates some of East Timor's problems ....
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