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We have 6 new volunteer positions to help ETWA with some exciting upcoming events and campaigns. Click on the links below for more information about each role or contact Alicia for more information:

Film Screenings Manager

Community Stalls Manager

Schools Project Manager

Administration and Member Support Manager

Resources and Materials Manager

Health Study Event Organiser

Our latest newsletter is available for download by clicking here.

We are working with Architects for Peace to source an innovative Architect to design Sustainable Weaving Centres for the communities we work with in East Timor. More information can be found on the Architects for Peace website or click below to download the brief.

All queries should be directed to: probono@architectsforpeace.org

Sustainable Weaving Centres Deign Brief (pdf)

This is one of the most important and ambitious projects undertaken by ETWA. You can also be part of the building team in August 2010. Send us an email through our contacts page.

Download our latest newsletter (pdf)

ETWA_Newsletter_Nov_2009_web

A sneak 5 minute preview of our stunning film Heru Ini Lafu: Weaving Life is up on You Tube and viewable here! Maybe you have time to help organise a screening  of the full 26min version in your community?

Depending on your internet connection the video may stop and start. Press pause and wait until the timeline turns a lighter shade of red then press play. You’ll be able to watch the film uninterrupted

If there’s a problem, you can always try going directly to You Tube – click here

If all else fails, contact us!

The feature film Balibo has won two top prizes at this year’s Screen Music Awards in Sydney. See ABC for full story

If you like a challenge and working with like-minded people, come along and help out at one of our many events for the remainder of 2009. We’ve set a fundraising and product sales target of $3,000 this Christmas season and we need help to acheive this.

Giving a few hours to help ETWA between now and Christmas will make a massive difference to the lives of women in East Timor.

Complete a Contact Form and type volunteer in the subject line.

For almost two years we’ve been working towards building spaces specifically for women in the three remote communities and we’re almost there!  Thanks to Rotary, we almost have sufficient resources to complete the projects however we still need a bit more cash and many pairs of skilled hands when construction commences in August 2009.

See our projects page for more info.