DILI, 21 june 2021(TATOLI)- The Government of Timor-Leste (GVTL) together with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Japan, Asian Development (ADB) and the Government of South Korea have launched
program “Emergency Employment Initiative as part of Supporting Flood Response and Recovery Project”
Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP Lazina Onta – Bhata said ‘Hamutuk Servi Komunidade’ program could be realized because it was an initiative from the Government of Timor-Leste through the Secretary of State for the Environment and UNDP with the aim of cleaning Dili free of garbage and mud caused by the flood of 04 april ago.
“To realize this program we have to cooperate with the International Agency and today this program has been launched,” said Bhata to Journalist of TATOLI News Agency in Largo Lecidere on monday.
Bhata explained the project “Hamutuk Servi Communidade requires $1.4 million, its comes from government funding about $ 1 Million, through ADB and the Government of Japan, from UNDP 300.000 and the Government of South Korea donated $100,000.
150 casual workers have been recruited in 50 sub villages of Dili, such as, Bidau Masaur, Aitarak Laran, Hera and other sub villages.
Bhatta explained that each person will be paid $5 per day for 22 days, therefore it is hoped that with their presence they can clean the city of Dili to be clean of garbage and mud from the flood of 04April, so that the capital city of Timor-Leste, Dili Will become clean, cool and beautiful.
This project will be implemented by the Secretary of State for Environmental Affairs. Therefore, it is expected that all heads of Village will work together to register communities who want to clean their hometowns because every citizen in the village will have the opportunity to do this casual work because based on the plan, 5000 casual work people will be employed to clean up the city of Dili.
In the same place, the Secretary of State for Environmental Affairs Demetrio Amaral said ‘Hamutuk Servi Komunidade’ project was implemented because it was the initiative of the Timor-Leste government and UNDP. Therefore, $1.4 million USD will be used to clean Dili City, which is seen as still dirty due to the flood of 04 April ago.
“On behalf of the government of Timor-Leste, I would like to express my deep gratitude to UNDP, the Government of Japan, the ADB and the Government of South Korea which have donated funds to Timor-Leste in cleaning the city of Dili as the capital of Timor-Leste,” said Amaral.
Amaral appealed to all these 150 casual people to work optimally and suggested that if you clean rubbish on the beach, don’t uproot sea trees because sea trees have become extinct in Timor-Leste.
Welcome to joint this project, hope that from your presence, Dili Will clean and beautiful as normal before.
Journalist : Camilio de Sousa
Editor: Rafy Belo
