Join us for an afternoon of good food, good music and good will and support the education of East Timorese Women.

When: 12 May, 2013, from 13:00

Where: Wild Thyme Cafe, 3391 Warburton Hwy, Warburton, Victoria 3799

The day will include live performances by local favourite 'Full Fat' and Melbourne based sister band "Taylor Project'. Door prizes include White Rabbit beer, Holy Cow Chai hamper and original works of photography, as well as more to be announced on the day. As it is Mother's Day why not do two good deeds for the day and take mum to a great day out, whilst supporting a good cause!

Two of this year’s program participants, Juvita Periera and Ana Guterres will also be present to farewell their friends and thank their supporters.

Ticket Price Includes:

• A fantastic two course meal provided by Hot Rods Roasts
• Live Entertainment local favourite 'Full Fat' and Melbourne based sister band "Taylor Project'
• Door prize entry

ADULT: $50.00 CHILD: $20.00

Bookings Online at http://www.trybooking.com/CTNX

100% of the money raised on the day will go towards supporting Matadalan Ba Malu's 2014 program participants (see for more information on the program).

For information and enquiries please contact: Amy: 0450 263 925 or Bronwyn:0418 796 682 email: mbm@timor-research.org, contact us via our facebook events page, or Click here for event flyer!

Book early as tickets are limited!! Hope to see you all there on the day!!

For more information about Matadalan Ba Malu, please see below.

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The Matadalan Ba Malu Program

‘Matadalan Ba Malu’ was established to facilitate English language scholarships for women from Timor-Leste. The program targets women working within a community context or local organisation in Timor-Leste and who would benefit from high quality English training and the experience of a cross-cultural exchange in Melbourne Australia. The learning and experience gained through the program are also designed to benefit the participant’s community in a number of ways, including the transference of new found skills and knowledge, promoting mutual understanding between East-Timorese and Australian communities, and an enhanced capacity to facilitate and negotiate local development activities and opportunities on returning home. A key objective of the program is to consider candidates who may not otherwise have had the opportunity to learn English and benefit from the experiences of living in another country for a period of time.

Matadalan Ba Malu - General Information 

How does the program work?

Working with a variety of partners and stakeholders based in Timor-Leste, the program identifies potential participants via an application process. Once selected, the applicant is offered a tuition-free placement within a tailored 10-week English language program conducted by RMIT English Worldwide (REW) in Melbourne, Australia. As this program is designed to meet the individual needs of the applicant there are no program prerequisites and language proficiency is tested once in Australia with the appropriate course level being determined by REW staff (course levels start from ‘Elementary’ through to ‘Advanced Plus’).

In addition to the language component of the program, participants have the opportunity to explore Melbourne, participate in university life, and to have contact with Australian families and communities. Orientation, mentoring, and other support services are also provided by Matadalan Ba Malu volunteers and RMIT staff and students.

How can you get involved?

Thanks to the generous support by REW, Matadalan Ba Malu has been able to offer a limited number of tuition-free placements each year to successful candidates. However, the costs and services associated with this program extend well beyond the tuition component (eg. airfares, passport and visas, medical insurance, food and accommodation etc.). Matadalan Ba Malu is therefore seeking to develop relationships with donors, fundraising bodies, organisations that have an interest in developing language skills of East-Timorese women and those who can provide additional organisational and financial assistance to successful applicants. Should you or your organisation wish to connect or contribute to our ongoing work please contact mbm@timor-research.org