Beat the Clock - Water helps a community to grow and thrive - Timor-Leste 

In Timor Leste, girls and young women are developing their skills, accessing leadership opportunities, and protecting the environment to secure their communities from climate change. Together, we will Beat the Clock.
15-year-old Teresa lives in a village in Timor-Leste, a country that often experiences food shortages caused by very dry conditions resulting from El Niño. But things are changing in Teresa’s village, and Teresa is one of the leaders of the change.
“We planted trees at the water source that we have been conserving. By doing this, it can prevent landslides that can destroy our water source,” Teresa explains. “Also, we can fertilise soil for our plantation whenever we need. We can grow potatoes, taro and cassava,” she adds.
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