Skip Navigation About us Our work Explore Join us Donate Search TIMOR-LESTE Addressing reform and inefficiencies in the country’s new institutions, increasing citizens’ understanding of the role of government, diversifying an oil-based economy, and ensuring safety for all, especially women, are key focus areas of the Foundation in Timor-Leste. h Country overview Dylan Davis, Acting Country Representative Staff in Timor-Leste » Contact The Asia Foundation – Timor-Leste P.O. Box 69 Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: + 670 331-3457 Email: timorleste.general@asiafoundation.org Strengthening tourism in Timor-Leste With an economy almost solely dependent on oil, the Government of Timor-Leste sees tourism as a priority area for economic diversification. In 2020, our Tourism Development Program developed a web portal to provide information to businesses about the implications of current government laws and the state of emergency during Covid-19. The Foundation also conducted an economic impact assessment, 2020 Economic Impact of Covid-19 on MSMEs and Timor-Leste’s Tourism Sector, to inform the country’s economic response. To strengthen the country’s tourism sector and promote coffee tourism as a niche, the Foundation supported the country’s National Coffee Association in providing training to 11 coffee businesses and promote Timor-Leste coffee in Australia and the U.S. through online resources. Learn more NEWS FROM TIMOR-LESTE Timor-Leste Covid-19 Survey Round 7 – June 2021 NOVEMBER 16, 2021 PUBLICATION Timor-Leste Covid-19 Survey – Synthesis Report SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 PUBLICATION Timor-Leste Covid-19 Survey Round 6 – May 2021 AUGUST 31, 2021 PUBLICATION More From Timor-Leste Protecting women and children In Timor-Leste, 59 percent of women report experiencing sexual and/or physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime, and violence against women and children represents more than half of all cases reaching the courts. But many women and children lack support to bring their cases to the police and the courts. With funding from Australian DFAT, we are working through the Nabilan (Ending Violence Against Women) Program to support court monitoring and advocacy to ensure thousands of cases are being adjudicated in accordance with the law. Nabilan also funds a local women and children’s legal aid organization, ALFeLa, to help victims. These efforts assisted more than 260 new clients while continuing to support over 2,000 existing clients. Read more HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS ASIA 2021 Leaders on the Frontlines: Leaders for a Better World NOVEMBER 11, 2021 SLIDESHOW Podcast: Water, Gender, and Poverty Collide in Cambodian Watershed Chap Sreyphea NOVEMBER 10, 2021 BLOG Asia Foundation and APEC Announce Winner of APEC Digital Prosperity Award NOVEMBER 10, 2021 MEDIA COVERAGE The Asia Foundation Selected for Google.org Impact Challenge to Empower Female Stewardship Over Indonesia’s Forest Resources NOVEMBER 8, 2021 NEWS The Asia Foundation Honors Yo-Yo Ma, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Dr. Eun Mee Kim at Annual Leadership Awards SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 4, 2021 NEWS Podcast: The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia By Adam Burke OCTOBER 27, 2021 BLOG Leaders on the Frontlines: Leaders for a Better World Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 6PM PT Register About us Careers Donate Contact us Financial information STAY INFORMED Photo: Conor Ashleigh © Copyright 2021 by The Asia Foundation