La'o Hamutuk Annual Report
Calendar year 2009 Appendices Table of ContentsAppendix I: Financial informationAll amounts are specified in United States dollars. La’o Hamutuk’s fiscal year is the calendar year. La’o Hamutuk maintains our policy of not accepting contributions from the UN and its agencies, the World Bank, ADB, IMF, major donors to Timor-Leste and transnational corporations operating here, to preserve the organization’s independence. The organization has a flat wage structure; both local and international staff received take-home salaries of $500 dollars per month during 2009, plus a “13th month” in December. All staff receive benefits that include health insurance, some of which is self-insurance funded from the ‘Health Re-serve’ account in the balance sheet. International staff receive one return airfare from their home country, as well as a ‘readjustment allowance’ of $200 for each month worked up to the end of the first year, payable after they finish working with La’o Hamutuk. Staff members who must move to Dili to work at La’o Hamutuk receive $200/month toward house rental costs. Balance sheetThis table indicates our total cash and bank account balances at the start and end of 2009, amounts of money set aside for specific purposes, and unrestricted money available for general operations. | Total cash & bank balances | Readjustment Reserve | Health Reserve [1] | Sustainability Reserve [2] | Operational Reserve [3] | Building Fund[4] | External evaluation [5] | Unrestricted Funds | Balance
31 Dec. 2008 | 117,619 | (1,600) | (15,000) | (26,950) | (30,000) | (20,000) | 0 | 24,069 | Income
during 2009 | 162,248 | 800 | 7,000 | 8,050 | 5,000 | 10,800 | 8,500 | 122,098 | Expenditures
during 2009 | 96,943 | 0 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91,943 | Balance
31 Dec. 2009 | 182,924 | (2,400) | (17,000) | (35,000) | (35,000) | (30,800) | (8,500) | 54,224 | |
Revenues received during 2009The following table shows income received by La’o Hamutuk during 2009. Each row shows a source of income, while each column shows the activities it was allocated to. See footnotes and expenditure list below for more details. | | Conference reimburse- ment [6] | LNG Project [7] | Climate Change conf [8] | Capacity Building | Natural Resources | Unre- stricted | Total | Sources of revenue during 2009 ($162,248 total)
 | Oxfam Australia | | 7,500 | | | | | 7,500 | ANSA | 255 | | | | | | 255 | Hivos | | | | 7,314 | 55,913 | | 63,227 | Development & Peace | 405 | | | | | 36,779 | 37,184 | Trócaire | | | 4,665 | | | 48,622 | 53,287 | Other income [9] | | 130 | | | | 665 | 795 | Total | 660 | 7,630 | 4,665 | 7,314 | 55,913 | 86,066 | 162,248 | |
Revenue | Budget | Actual | Differ. | Explanation | Bank interest & balance adj. | 600 | 305 | (295) | | Donations | 500 | 100 | (400) | | Earned by LH for services provided | 2,000 | 80 | (1,920) | | Program grants | 148,500 | 148,628 | 128 | | Project grants | 11,000 | 12,165 | 1,165 | | Conference reimbursements | - | 660 | 660 | | Sales | 1,000 | 310 | (690) | | Total | 163,600 | 162,248 | (1,352) | |
Expenditures during 2009The following table and graph shows the money budgeted and spent by La’o Hamutuk during 2009 for different aspects of our work, totaling $131,293. In the table below, these are shown as “projects” but in the following table the individual line items have been combined with equivalent types of expenditures. Personnel costs are the largest component because research, analysis and advocacy that forms the core of our work relies on our human resources. | Budgeted | Actual | Diff. | Explanation | | Auditor | 1,000[10] | 900 | (100) | |  | Bulletin | 5,100 | 1,856 | (3,244) | Published fewer than planned. | Capital equipment | 5,000 | 1,850 | (3,150) | Some deferred until we move into new office. | Int’l conferences | 2,800 | 6,410 | 3,610 | $5,325 of this was reimbursed, and some costs will be paid in 2010. | Operations | 9,800 | 7,095 | (2,705) | | Personnel [11] | 87,200 | 65,182 | (22,018) | Hard to find qualified new staff; one staff left. | Public meetings | 6,200 | 1,611 | (4,589) | La’o Hamutuk didn’t cover expenses for our presentations organized by other groups. | Radio program | 2,300 | 226 | (2,074) | Hoped to be on more community stations. Also RTL suspended the program in mid-year. | Research | 2,600 | 618 | (1,982) | Fewer staff and no international research. | Resource Center | 1,100 | 603 | (497) | Book purchases deferred until we move to new office with sufficient library space. | Surat Popular | 300 | 64 | (236) | | Telephone and Internet | 8,300 | 8,104 | (196) | | Training for staff | 1,000 | 300 | (700) | Fewer new staff. | Transportation | 2,400 | 1,430 | (970) | | Miscellaneous expenses | 1,000 | 591 | (409) | | External Evaluation | 8,500 | 0 | (8,500) | Deferred to 2010. | Rent & moving | 10,800 | 0 | (10,800) | Transferred to building fund for 2010. | Add to Health reserve | 0 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Reserved for future use. | Add to Sustainability reserve | 0 | 8,050 | 8,050 | Reserved for future use. | Add to Operational reserve | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | Reserved for future use. | Projects | 11,000 | 7,527 | (3,473) | LNG & Copenhagen, not in total as these are in other categories. | Total | 155,400 | 131,293 | (43,407) | | |
The following table shows how the expenditures in the previous table were allocated among the projects and donors who supported La’o Hamutuk during 2009. Specifics on the various columns are explained in the Revenue section above. | | Conference reimbursements | LNG Project | Climate Change conference | HIVOS Capacity building | HIVOS Natural Resources | Unrestricted | Total | Auditor | | - | - | - | - | 900 | 900 | Bulletin | | - | - | - | - | 1,856 | 1,856 | Capital equipment | | - | - | 370 | 555 | 925 | 1,850 | Int’l conferences | 660 | - | 4,665 | - | 1,043 | 143 | 6,511 | Operations | | 1,484 | - | 828 | 2,712 | 2,070 | 7,095 | Personnel | | - | - | 4,448 | 25,152 | 35,583 | 65,182 | Public meetings | | 289 | - | - | 417 | 906 | 1,611 | Radio program | | - | - | - | 75 | 151 | 226 | Research | | - | - | 55 | 72 | 491 | 618 | Resource Center | | - | - | 60 | - | 543 | 603 | Surat Popular | | - | - | - | - | 64 | 64 | Telephone & internet | | 200 | - | 789 | 3,254 | 3,861 | 8,104 | Training for staff | | - | - | 300 | - | - | 300 | Transportation | | 4 | - | 263 | 541 | 622 | 1,430 | Miscellaneous | | - | - | 107 | 58 | 427 | 591 | Total | 660 | 1,977 | 4,665 | 7,220 | 33,880 | 48,541 | 96,943 | Deferred until 2010: | | | | | | | | External evaluation | | | | 2,000 | | 6,500 | 8,500 | New office | | | | 3,000 | 3,000 | 4,800 | 10,800 | Added to reserve funds: | | | | | | | | Readjustment | | | | | | 800 | 800 | Health | | | | | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | Sustainability | | | | | 3,000 | 5,050 | 8,050 | Operational | | | | | 2,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | Grand total | 660 | 1,977 | 4,665 | 12,220 | 42,880 | 69,691 | 132,093 |
Projected budget for 2010The following is La’o Hamutuk’s expected budget for 2010. Expenditure | | Explanation | Auditor | 1,000 | Continuing with Dili-based Haksolok Consultancy | Bulletin | 6,900 | Printing, translation, distribution | Capital equipment | 4,700 | Computers, motorcycles, etc. | Int’l conferences | 2,800 | Non-reimbursed costs to attend international conferences | Operations | 10,500 | Electricity, supplies, photocopying, advertising etc. | Personnel | 87,400 | Salary, wage tax, visa fees, health insurance, transport for international staff, housing allowance, readjustment | Public meetings | 6,200 | Space and sound system rental, publicity, refreshments, invitations and other costs connected with meetings organized by LH. | Radio program | 2,100 | Production costs and fuel for community radio stations | Rent | 3,600 | Rent for new office. | Research | 2,800 | Travel and housing in Timor-Leste to conduct field research. | Resource Center | 1,200 | Books, videos, and other materials | Surat Popular | 300 | Popular education publication | Telephone and Internet | 8,500 | | Training for staff | 1,000 | Language and other classes | Transportation | 2,400 | Transport and motorcycle maintenance, in Dili and nearby | Miscellaneous expenses | 500 | Includes reimbursement for board telephone expenses, contributions to coalition issue-based campaigns. | Total | 141,900 | | Paid for from funds received in past years | Construction & moving | 30,800 | Costs of setting up and moving into new office (from previous funding) | External evaluation | 8,500 | Paid from funds received in 2009 | Funding to be raised separately through grants for specific projects | Projects | 10,000 | Oilwatch regional conference and others to be decided | Grand total | 191,200 | | | | Revenues | | Explanation | Bank interest | 300 | | Donations | 500 | | Earned by LH | 1,000 | Training, consulting, writing papers, etc. | General support grants | 139,600 | | Sales | 500 | Sale of books, CD-ROMS, and other materials produced by La’o Hamutuk. | Project grants | 10,000 | Project-specific grants | Total | 151,900 | | Office & evaluation | 39,300 | Carried over from funding already received | Grand Total | 191,200 | |
Many of these can be downloaded as podcasts. Date | Topic | Speakers | 11 January | Law and Justice | Adino Nunes (La’o Hamutuk) | 24 January | Solidarity for Gaza | Voices from demonstration: Sisto dos Santos (HAK), Mario de Araújo (OXFAM Australia) and Jill Sternberg (HAK) | 1 Feb. | Plan to create municipalities | Miguel Carvalho (Diretur Diresaun Desentralizasaun) and Adino Nunes (La’o Hamutuk) | 8 Feb. | The problem of land and housing in Timor-Leste | Presentation from Mario Carrascalão in National Seminar on Housing Right, and interview with Joao Pequinho. | 15 Feb. | Freedom of the Press | Jose Belo (Tempo Semanal) and Adino Nunes (LH) | 22 March | Sunrise LNG in Timor-Leste | Viriato Seac and Charlie Scheiner (LH) | 29 March | Petroleum Fund | Charlie Scheiner (LH) | 5 April | The impact of Heavy Oil electricity on Timor-Leste | Demetrio Carvalho Amaral (Haburas) and Charlie Scheiner (LH) | 12 April | Donors’ Conference | Dinorah Granadeiro (Fongtil), Yasinta Lujina (Rede Feto) and Maximus Tahu (LH) | 24 April | Justice for 1999 victims | Sisto dos Santos (ANTI), Christina Carrascalão (Victims family) and Eliza Dos Santos (Victim from Liquiçá massacre) | 3 May | How Timor-Leste can avoid the Resource Curse | Charlie Scheiner (LH) | 10 May | International Workers Day | Celestino Gusmão (Student representative) and vox pop of two participants | 24 May | The Ita Nia Rai project | Geraldo Gomes (Ita Nia Rai Coordinator), Andre Carvalho (Director of DTP Manatuto), and vox pop | 31 May | Women in the context of gender | Yasinta Lujina (Rede Feto) and vox pop from Ermera | 21 June | EITI process in Timor-Leste | Manuel Lemos (Timor-Leste EITI Coordinator) and Viriato Seac (LH) | 28 June | Objectives of the Land Law | Demetrio Amaral (Haburas) | 5 July | Advantages and disadvantages of the Land Law | From LH public meeting: Fernanda Borges (Parliament), Jenito Santana (Land Network), and Pedro Sousa (ex-director of Land and Property) | 19 July | Heavy oil power generation | Rui Pinto (Environmental activist), Antonio de Lima (Haburas) and Viriato Seac (LH) |
These events were organized by La’o Hamutuk: Date | Topic | Location | Speakers | Attendees | 19 April | The jatropha project in Carabela | Carabela, Manatuto | LH Agriculture Team | 30 | 20 June | Food sovereignty advocacy for NGOs | Farol, Dili | Ego Lemos and Arsenio Pereira (HASATIL) | 30 | 2 July | The Land Law | LH Public Meeting, HAK | Fernanda Borges (PN), Jenito Santana (KSI – Land Network) and Pedro Sousa (ex-director of Land and Property) | 110 | 13 July | Impact of Heavy Oil power plant | Aldeia Sukaer Laran, Hera, Dili district | LH Natural Resources Team | 41 | 24 Sept. | Impact of the Maternus Bere Case on the Justice System in a State under Rule of Law | LH Public Meeting, HAK | Fernanda Borges (PN), Luis Oliveira (JSMP), Edio Saldanha (ANTI) and Fernanda Maria Guimaraes (UNMIT) | 90 | 19 Oct. | Timor-Leste's Participation in Global Actions to Address Climate Change | LH Public Meeting, HAK | João Gonçalves (Minister of Economy and Development), Expedito Belo (UNDP) and Maximus Tahu (LH – GSMK) | 39 | 6-8 Nov. | Sugar Cane plantations and sustainable agriculture | Salele, Suai Loro and Raimea, Covalima | Inês Martins, Mariano Ferreira, Maximus Tahu (LH) | 155 in 3 communities |
Presentations given by LH staff to other organizations: Date | Topic | Organizer/location | Speaker | Attendees | 14 Jan. | Estimated Sustainable Income | FONGTIL | Charles Scheiner & Juvinal Dias | 30+ civil society members | 11 Feb. | Agrofuels in Timor-Leste | HASATIL/LH | Inês Martins, Maxi Tahu & Shona Hawkes | HASATIL members | 12 Feb. | Anti-Corruption Commission Law | Parliament Committee C public hearing | Adino Nunes | Parliament Committee C | 17 April | Solidarity for Timor-Leste (ETAN and IFET) | Klibur Solidaridade | Charlie Scheiner | 150 UNTL students | 23 April | Ita Nia Rai in Manatuto, research findings | Land Network | Inês Martins & Shona Hawkes | Land Network | 4 May | Agriculture Workers Rights | Parliament Committee G | Maxi Tahu with Front Mahasiswa | Committee G | 6 May | Law on Decentralization | Parliament Committee A public hearing | Adino Nunes | Committee A | 23 May | State Budget and sustainable economics | Maryknoll community in Aileu | Charlie Scheiner | | 25 May | Sunrise LNG in Timor-Leste: Dreams Realities and Challenges | Dili Institute of Technology | Viriato Seac (LH) | 150 DIT students and faculty | 6 June | Land Laws | NGO Forum | Shona Hawkes | NGO Forum District Liaison Officers | 2 July | The Land Law | Land Network training | Shona Hawkes | Land Network & district representatives | 3 July | Systematization of Experience | Development and Peace / UNTL | Juvinal Diaz | Students | 4 July | Monitoring the Public Consultation | Land Network training | Shona Hawkes | Land Network district representatives | 6 July | A Land Regime – What Does it Mean? | Victoria University Development conference | Inês Martins | International & local academics | 21 July | Land Law and Land Rights | KSI | Inês Martins, Mariano Ferreira | UNAER (Ermera Agricultural Workers Union) | 16 July | Current issues in Timor-Leste | ETAN meeting, New York | Charles Scheiner | U.S. activists, diplomats, UN staff | 28 July | International Solidarity | Klibur Solidaridade conference, Comoro | Charles Scheiner | International and local activists | 31 July | Community Land, Alternatives? | Land Network | Shona Hawkes | Land Network members | 2 August | The transitional Land Law | International Centre for Journalists training, Dare | Shona Hawkes | District based community radio journalists | 4 August | The transitional Land Law | UN Protection Cluster | Shona Hawkes, Inês Martins | UN agencies, Provedor, IOM, Norwegian Refugee Council, etc. | 19 Aug. | Public Consultation on the Land Law | Harii Hamutuk Konfiansa network, Dili | Shona Hawkes | Network on IDPs with MSS, UNDP, others | 4 Sept. | International Justice Processes | Massacre commemoration, Suai | Mariano Ferreira | Local community | 9 Oct. | Land Issues in Timor-Leste | Regnet, Canberra | Shona Hawkes | ANU academics | 22 Oct. | Government Borrowing and Budget 2010 | Parliament Committee C workshop, Comoro | Charles Scheiner | Parliament members, others
| 31 Oct. | Land Processes in Timor-Leste | Australia East-Timor Association, CERES, Melbourne | Shona Hawkes | About 100 Timor-Leste supporters, academics, and community groups. | 4 Nov. | 2010 State Budget | Parliament Committee C public hearing | Charles Scheiner & Juvinal Dias | Committee C |
These are some of the national and international conferences La’o Hamutuk staff participated in: East and Southeast Asia CSO Consultation Workshop and Multi-stakeholders Consultation on Aid Effectiveness, Manila, Philippines, March Launch of the Capacity Development Facility for Development Effectiveness, Manila, Philippines, March Development and Peace workshop on the Systematization of Experience, Bali, Indonesia, March International Conference on Petroleum Fund, Maubisse, April SERN conference on creating a National Oil Company, Dili, May Regional Conference on Oil, Maliana, July Victoria University Development Conference, Dili, July Roundtable Discussion on Promoting Governance for Extractive Industries in South East Asia and Pacific, Bogor, Indonesia, August First anniversary of the National Petroleum Authority, Dili, August Klibur Solidaridade conference, Dili, August Fragile States Conference, Dili, September UNFCCC conference and the Civil Society Klimaforum, Copenhagen, Denmark, December,
La’o Hamutuk is frequently interviewed by journalists and international organizations to provide background information, comment on current events, or share findings from our research. This lists some of the coverage of La’o Hamutuk’s work in local and international media during 2009, as well as articles by La’o Hamutuk staff published elsewhere, with website links where available. It is not complete, omitting publications not in English or Tetum, and does not include articles or releases by La’o Hamutuk which were copied or referenced by on-line publications and websites. Date | Title/topic | Publication | Author/interviewee | 17 Jan. | Prudente ona ka Estadu Timor-Leste maneja nia orsamentu | Timor Post | Op-ed column by LH (this article prompted a five-part response by the Vice Minister of Finance in STL on 9-16 March “Prudente versus Malisan: Hatan ba Institute Lao Hamotuk”) | January | CSO position and its recommendation toward 2009 State Budget | Radio Timor-Leste | Interview with Viriato Seac | 9 Feb. | La’o Hamutuk sei Hakur Projetu Oleu todan | Tempo Semanal | Cites La’o Hamutuk materials | Feb. | Xanana Gusmao’s dreams, Pedro Lay’s work | Kla’ak Semanal | Cites La’o Hamutuk on heavy oil tender process | 24 Feb. | Explanation from Civil Society (about Heavy Oil and LH non-partisanship) | Timor Post | Letter by LH | 18 March | Timor stops work on power plants | The Age (Australia) | Cites La’o Hamutuk materials (LH provided corrective information; see 3 April article) | 20 March | Independent group to analyse power plants sold by China | LUSA | Cites LH information | 24 March | “Premiu” Oleu Pezado Xanana oho Povu Manatuto | Kla’ak Semanal | Cites La’o Hamutuk materials | March | Justisa iha Timor-Leste | Radio Deutsche-Welle (Germany) | Interview with Adino Nunes and Charlie Scheiner | 3 April | East Timor hit over 'dirty' power plants | The Age (Australia) | Cites LH information | 6 April | Power Situation Better, But Problems Lie Ahead | IPS | Cites LH information | 29 April | Malisan Rekursu no dalan ba Timor-Leste atu hakbesik ba Malisan Rekursu | Timor Post | Op-ed column by LH’s Juvinal Dias | 10 May | NGO’s Appeal to Donors for Aid to Development of East Timor | New Australia Media | Quotes Viriato Seac | 16 June | Gathering Peace | WGDR radio, Vermont, USA | One-hour interview with Charlie Scheiner | 29 June | E Timor govt rejects corruption claims | ABC Radio news (Aust.) | Cites LH perspective | 2 July | Land Law | Radio Timor-Leste | Interview with Inês Martins | 2 July | Land Law | Suara Timor Lorosa’e | Interview with Inês Martins | 3 July | La’o Hamutuk Konsulta Lei ba Rai | Suara Timor Lorosa’e | News on La’o Hamutuk public meeting | 10 July | Land law will give citizens back their country | IRIN | Quotes Inês Martins | 14 July | Konstrusaun Oleu Pezadu Hahu iha Hera, ONG Triste Governu la transparente | Timor Post | Interview with Viriato Seac | 16 July | East Timor: Justice in the Dock | International Relations & Security Network (ISN) | Quotes Shona Hawkes | 22 July | Konstrusaun Oleu Pezadu iha Hera Kontinua la transparente | Timor Post | interview with Viriato Seac | 28 July | LNG pipeline | Timor Post | interview with Viriato Seac | 31 July | East Timor: Security Sector Relapse? | World Politics Review | Quotes Shona Hawkes | 5 August | Lao Hamutuk Defende Woodside Kaer GS (Lao Hamutuk Defends Woodside to Capture Greater Sunrise) | Timor Post | Interview with Viriato Seac | 7 August | La’o Hamutuk Nunka Defende Woodside (La’o Hamutuk has never defended Woodside) | Timor Post | Letter to the editor, correcting misquote | 13 August | LNG and Timor-Leste Sovereignty | Timor Post | Interview with Viriato Seac | 13 August | Central Elektrisidade Oleu Pezadu, projetu sub-subar husi osan povu nian | Timor Post | Op-ed column by LH | 19 August | ONG preokupa Rendimentu FP hahu Menus | | Interview with Viriato Seac | 29 August | East Timor's lost opportunity | Sydney Morning Herald | Cites La’o Hamutuk on use of international aid | 30 August | Alkatiri Attacks Again on Corruption | Tempo Semanal website | Cites La’o Hamutuk on use of international aid | 31 August | Timor Leste still struggling with poverty | Jakarta Post | Cites LH on maritime boundary dispute with Australia | 4 Sep. | Little to show for billions spent in East Timor | AP (many newspapers) | Cites La’o Hamutuk on use of international aid | 7 Sep. | 10 Years After Independence Vote, East Timorese Await Justice | Voice of America News | Interview with Charles Scheiner | 8 Sep. | Aid 'failing to help Timor's poor' | Al Jazeera English | Interview with Charlie Scheiner | 9 Sep. | In The Shadows Of East Timor's Independence Celebrations | New Matilda magazine | Article by La’o Hamutuk | 9 Sep. | Timor parliament stops president's travel plans (over Bere release) | ABC Radio Australia | Interview with Charlie Scheiner | 11 Sep. | Fretilin bid to unseat coalition | Upstream (oil industry trade publication) | Cites LH on transparency | 11 Sep. | Ba atu Hare mai Atu Bosok | Kla’ak Semanal | Cites La’o Hamutuk position on Heavy Oil | 16 Sep. | East Timor probes legality of militant's release | AP | Cites LH perspective | 24 Sep. | Maternus Bere Case | TVTL | News on La’o Hamutuk Public Meeting | 24 Sep. | Maternus Bere case | Tempo Semanal website | Refers readers to LH website | 25 Sep. | Fo Liberdade ba Eis Milisia Maternus Bere, PR – PM tenki hatan Iha Tribunal | Diario Nasional | News on La’o Hamutuk Public Meeting | 26 Sep. | Analiza La’o Hamutuk kona ba Kazu Maternus Bere | Kla’ak Semanal | Article by LH | 28 Sep. | PRH, Pires Determined For TL Pipeline | Tempo Semanal website | Cites LH Sunrise report | 13 Oct. | East Timor Government Survive No-Confidence vote | Voice of America radio | Interview with Charlie Scheiner | 16 Oct. | Gusmao leads Timor group to lobby China for gas plant | The Australian | Quotes Charles Scheiner | 23 Oct. | Series of Scandals adds fuel to critics’ ire | Upstream | Cites information from La’o Hamutuk | 12 Nov. | Ten Years after independence, East Timor still rebuilding | PBS News Hour (USA public TV) | Interview with Charlie Scheiner | 19 Nov. | La’o Hamutuk views on Climate Change | Radio Timor-Leste | Interview with Maximus Tahu | 19 Nov. | Orsamentu Jeral Estadu 2010 hatutan nafatin dalan ba Malisan Rekursu | Timor Post | Op-ed column by LH | 19 Nov. | Faith, Hope and Justice | The Diplomat (Australia) | Quotes Charles Scheiner | 20 Nov. | Mudansa Klimatika hanesan Inimigo boot iha mundo | Diario Nasional | News on LH Public Meeting | 21 Nov. | Climate Change a threat to the Environment | Dili Weekly | News on LH Public Meeting | 26 Nov. | Timór-Leste atu Debe: Lojika ka La’e? (Timor Leste to Borrow: Logical or not?) | Timor Post | Op-ed column by LH | 3 Dec. | Gov’t should create proper conditions to build pipelines: La’o Hamutuk | Timor Post | Cites LH perspective | 4 Dec. | Terjerumusnya Negara-Negara Berkembang ke dalam Utang Luar Negeri (Newly developed countries fall into borrowing from overseas) | Timor Post | La’o Hamutuk solicited this article, by former staffer Guteriano Neves. |
In addition to articles published in the public media, La’o Hamutuk wrote the following articles or analyses during 2009, which were circulated to defined recipients as well as thousands of people on the internet and email lists. We also published a number of comprehensive analyses on our website (most in two languages), on topics including the Heavy Oil power project, Land Processes in Timor-Leste, the Estimated Sustainable Income, the 2009 and 2010 State Budgets, the April anniversaries of the Liquiçá and Dili massacres, the Maternus Bere case, Timor-Leste going into debt and Climate Change. At the close of 2009, La’o Hamutuk staff included six full-time Timorese and two foreign professionals, three women and five men, although more will be hired in 2010. Our staff is non-hierarchical and makes decisions collectively, although two serve as rotating coordinators. All staff share administrative and program responsibilities, with conscious effort being made to transfer skills and increase capacities. The following people are on our staff at the end of 2009: Juvinal DiasJuvinal studied in Agriculture at the National University of Timor Leste. He was born in Tutuala, and is fluent in Fatuluku, Tetum, Indonesian and some English. Since 2006, he has done voluntary popular education on domestic violence with the Association of Men Against Violence (AMKV). In 2008 he was Project Manager at the Bibi Bulak theatre group. He joined La’o Hamutuk at the start of 2009, and works on Natural Resources, Governance and is now on our Coordination Team. In 2009 Juvinal participated in a Systematization of Experience conference organized by Development and Peace in Bali, and also in the NGO activities accompanying the global conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. |  | Shona HawkesShona is from Melbourne, Australia, where she worked to promote inclusive decision making in youth policies. Prior to joining La’o Hamutuk, she researched development issues for Monash and RMIT Universities. In 2007 Shona was an election observer in Timor-Leste and volunteered with La’o Hamutuk, joining our staff in April 2008. She speaks Tetum, French and English and is learning Bahasa Indonesia. At La’o Hamutuk, she researches Agrofuels, land rights and food security, ASEAN’s impact on trade, as well as monitoring the ISF. She helps liaise with international and local networks, particularly the Land Network. Shona currently serves as one of La’o Hamutuk’s two coordinators. |  | Mariano FerreiraMariano studied economic management at the University Negeri Jember in Indonesia. Born in Dili, Mariano is fluent in Tetum, Indonesian and some English. During his early years, Mariano worked as a fisherman and sold food to market stalls. Since 2003, Mariano was on the Board of the Hasatil Network, and he has worked at the HAK Association, focusing on fisherfolk and re-searching agriculture. Mariano joined La’o Hamutuk in July 2009, and he works on agriculture and justice issues, serving as our liaison to the Alliance for an International Tribunal. |  | Inês MartinsInês was studying economics at the University of Timor-Leste before the Indonesian military destroyed it in September 1999. Born in Bobonaro, Inês is fluent in Tetum, Portuguese and Indonesian, and is learning English. Inês has worked with La’o Hamutuk since May 2000, researching many issues including Portuguese and Cuban assistance and the coffee sector. She participated in exchanges to Brazil in 2001 and 2007, and Cuba in 2003. Inês currently works on agriculture research, land rights, justice and our radio program. During 2009, she attended the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen. | 
| Odete MonizOdete joined La’o Hamutuk in October 2007 as office manager and finance manager. She previously worked as finance auditor in Regional Inspectoral (before independence), finance and administration in Espada and the NGO Forum Working Group on Voters Education. She is completing courses at the International Institute of Business. Odete speaks Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia and Bunak. Odete is responsible for day-to-day office management, bookkeeping and financial oversight. | 
| Charles ScheinerAn engineer and long-time Timor-Leste solidarity activist, Charlie worked at La’o Hamutuk in Dili from 2001 until 2004, working on the Bulletin, finances, justice, the UN, oil and gas, international activist networks, and foreign governments’ roles in Timor-Leste. After alternating between New York and Dili for a few years and working part-time for La’o Hamutuk, Charlie returned to work full-time in 2008. His main foci are natural resources, justice, solidarity and governance, as well as finances, website, and Bulletin editing and layout. | 
| Viriato SeacViriato was born in Alas, Manufahi District. He has an Electronic Engineering degree from the National University of Timor-Leste and studied Information Sciences in New Zealand. Viriato worked for JSMP and UNICEF before joining La’o Hamutuk in September 2007. Viriato speaks Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia and English and is attending law school. At La’o Hamutuk he worked on natural resources and governance, and served on the EITI Working Group. Viriato resigned from La’o Hamutuk at the end of 2009, and now works for UNDP on Climate Change. | 
| Maximus TahuMaxi was born in Seloi Kraik, Aileu district. He studied philosophy and theology in Major Seminary Dili for three years. Maxi joined La’o Hamutuk in June 2007, having previously worked as Editor and News Coordinator at Radio Timor Kmanek (RTK). Maxi speaks Tetum, Mamba’e, Bahasa Indonesia, Portuguese, and English. Maxi works on agriculture, climate change, governance, trade, personnel and coordinates our radio program. In March 2009, he participated in regional Aid Effectiveness conferences in Manila. | 
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The following was on La’o Hamutuk staff during part of 2009:
| Adino Nunes Cabral, S.H.Adino was born in Moro, Los Palos, and studied Constitutional Law in Yogyakarta, where he was active in the FPPI (Front for Indonesian Youth). Adino speaks Fataluku, Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia and some Portuguese. He was advocacy program officer at Rede Feto (Women’s Network) before joining La’o Hamutuk in September 2008, where he worked on Governance and Democracy. Adino left La’o Hamutuk in July 2009 to work for the Ministry of Justice. | 
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Advisory Board Selma HayatiAn Indonesian human rights activist, Selma has worked in Timor-Leste since 2001, including with Concern Worldwide, Care International, Oxfam GB. La’o Hamutuk (2003-2004), Oxfam Australia, NGO Forum and UNTAET. Previously she worked for Asia Monitor Resource Center in Hong Kong; and Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation. In 2008-9 Selma worked as a Political Affairs Officer in UNMIT, and is a member of Action Asia on Conflict Transformation based in Cambodia and the “Seidauk Iha Naran (there is no name yet)” literature group in Dili. She currently is doing short-term work with Fokupers, JSMP and other organizations. Selma also writes articles and poetry. Joseph NevinsDuring 1999, Joe served in Dili as one of the coordinators of the IFET Observer Project, and had visited Timor-Leste three times previously. He volunteered with La’o Hamutuk in Dili during the 2000, 2001 and 2005. Joe has written three books and numerous articles on Timor-Leste, including A Not-So Distant Horror: Mass Violence in East Timor, published in 2005. After teaching at UCLA and Berkeley, Joe has been a professor of geography at Vassar College, USA since 2003. Justino da SilvaJustino da Silva was born in Hato-udo, Ainaro district. Justino worked as facilitator for Civic Education in UNTAET and for the National Democratic Institute (NDI). He was leader of the Advocacy Division of the Timor-Leste NGO Forum (Fongtil) until mid-2008, and now works for Concern, although he remains involved in civic education, research and advocacy conducted by Fongtil and its members. Oscar da SilvaOscar da Silva was born in Uatu-karbau, Viqueque District, works as a consultant for UNDESA (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) and teaches Social Economics at the National University of Timor-Leste. He previously worked for Association HAK and HASATIL. He designed the Community Development Concept Plan and Community Action Plan which were implemented in Laclo (Manatuto District), Laulara (Aileu District) and Atauro (Dili District). Pamela SextonFrom the USA, Pamela has extensive experience in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Pam lived in Yogyakarta, Indonesia for two years and speaks Indonesian fluently, as well as Tetum and Spanish. In 1999, she was U.S. coordinator for the IFET Observer Project, and observed the referendum in Suai. In May 2000, Pam helped set up La’o Hamutuk, and she served on our staff from 2000-2002, focusing on popular education, gender issues, and international exchanges. Pam returned to California in November 2002, from where she continues to support our work as a volunteer and a member of our board. She returned to Timor-Leste during most of 2009, working in the Ministry of Social Solidarity and providing training and support for La’o Hamutuk. Adérito de Jesus SoaresAdérito is a lawyer and human rights advocate. He was founding Director of Sah’e Institute for Liberation, and founded the Timor-Leste National Jurists Association. Born in Maliana, Adérito has served as director for ELSAM, a Jakarta-based human rights organization. Adérito co-authored a book on West Papua, and has written numerous articles on international law and human rights. In Adérito was elected to Timor-Leste’s Constituent Assembly where he took a leading role writing the Constitution. He later resigned from Parliament and studied at New York University. He returned to Dili in 2003, and left for Canberra in 200 for a Ph.D. program at Australian National University. Adérito recently returned to Timor-Leste to head the Anti-Corruption Commission, and has taken a leave of absence from La’o Hamutuk’s board.
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