Lacluta friends are making an impact in Timor Leste

People and Lifestyle

Jul 05 2024 Updated July 5, 2024

Anita McPherson

PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE: Barbara Broz distributes menstrual kits to school girls, made by a volunteer team in Myrtleford, which will help them be able to spend more time at school.

MYRTLEFORD resident Barbara Broz has just returned from her most recent trip to visit friends in the Lacluta district of Timor Leste, a region she has been supporting for 15 years.

Barbara is a member of Wangaratta's Friends of Lacluta, a group formed following the signing of a friendship agreement between the rural city and Lacluta back in 2005.

She spent four weeks in the country in 2023 - her fir...

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