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FOKUPERS - the East Timorese Women’s Communication Forum
Women's Development and Advocacy Location: Dili, Liquisa, Maliana, Suai
Fokupers was founded in 1997. It focuses on political victims and gives counselling and other forms of assistance to women victims of violations, including ex political prisoners, war widows and wives of political prisoners. Its mandate also includes promoting women’s human rights among the local population, especially the East Timorese women.
Maria ("Micato") Domingas Alves
Rua Governador Celestino da Silva, Farol, Dili, Timor Lorosa’e (via Darwin, Australia)
Tel. #: +670 (390) 321 534
E-mail: fokupers@fokupers.minihub.org

FOKUPERS - Forum Komunikasi Untuk Perempuan Loro Sae 
Maksud Umum: Fokupers didirikan pada tahun 1997. Organisasi ini membantu korban politik dan juga memberikan nasihat atau ‘counselling’ dan lain lain kepada perempuan yang menderita sebagai bekas tapol, atau yang menjadikan janda karena perang, atau isteritapol. Selain dari itu, Fokupers mendorong hak asasi manusia, pada khususnya untuk perempuan, dalam masyarakat setempat.
Maria ("Micato") Domingas Alves
Rua Governador Celestino da Silva, Farol, Dili, Timor Lorosa’e (via Darwin, Australia)
Tel. #: +670 (390) 321 534
E-mail: fokupers@fokupers.minihub.org

REDE: Feto Timor Lorosae / Timorese Women's Network  
* REDE: Feto Timor Lorosae was established in March 2000 and currently encompasses more than 15 women’s organisations. These organisations are representative in themselves of a broad cross section of society as there are mass based organisations with national membership -  down to the village level, cultural, income generating/small business and rights based organisations and organisations affiliated with political parties.
* REDE and each of the network’s members have been accompanying the political developments in our country [ETimor]. REDE advocates on a rights based approach to development, justice, social inclusiveness and gender equity and equality. REDE is also participating in and contributing to the reconstruction as well as working directly with Timorese women through amongst others, literacy and income generating and poverty alleviation projects to help them break away from the debilitating ties of illiteracy and poverty.
* Although there have been achievements, progress is slow. Women’s lives in East Timor, as with the rest of the population continues to be arduous. For women this is more so because of the situation of women in Timorese society, cultural perceptions of women, the absence of clear laws which protect women and women’s limited participation in decision making.