Counterpart International: Strengthening Advocacy Through Local Partnership in Timor-Leste

Youth are eager to establish themselves and become contributing members of society, but they often face difficulties securing employment. 

Many Hands One Nation, one of the nine NGO partners on Counterpart’s USAID/Timor-Leste NGO Advocacy for Good Governance Activity, advocates for youth and provides job opportunities for young people, such as Crispin Gomes de Jesus Mali, to realize their full potential in contributing to the development of their countries. Since joining Many Hands One Nation last year, Mali was appointed as the advocacy coordinator for Many Hands One Nation and serves as the organization’s point of contact with the Counterpart Activity. The Activity also supported Mali to become an accredited trainer through ANZ Bank’s MoneyMinded program, which is designed to build financial literacy and instill confidence in a person’s ability to manage their daily and long-term financial needs and goals.

Many Hands One Nation’s efforts to conduct effective, evidence-based advocacy and thereby influence government and development partners. Through its advocacy, Many Hands One Nation seeks to promote planning and programs that will benefit the livelihoods of youth by contributing to the development of the country. By cascading knowledge and skills acquired from the Activity to their partners, students and constituents, Mali and Many Hands One Nation are helping to raise the capacity of wider civil society and improve the NGO operating environment throughout Timor-Leste.  

https://www.counterpart.org/strengthening-advocacy-through-local-partnership-in-timor-leste-2/