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News

Announcements, success stories and regional engagements — fresh from Covalima.

Agenda

Upcoming Events

  1. 35th commemoration of the Santa Cruz Massacre

    Covalima Coming up
  2. Tara Bandu ceremony in Suku Beiseuc

    Beiseuc, Tilomar Finished
  3. National training on community renewable energy (19–25 Oct)

    Salaun CJC, Suai Finished
  4. Tara Bandu ceremony in Suku Labarai

    Labarai, Suai Finished
  5. Micro-business competition

    Suai Finished
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Stories & Announcements

Success Stories

Draft Tara Bandu law handed to the Zumalai Post Administrator

CJC's CBDRM (Tara Bandu) staff handed the draft Tara Bandu law to the Zumalai Post Administrator.

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Success Stories

Organising committee formed for Tara Bandu in Tilomar

CJC's CBDRM team took part in the final meeting to form the organising committee for the Tara Bandu programme in Tilomar Administrative Post.

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Regional Engagements

CJC at the 6th IKPA Conference in Sabah, Malaysia

CJC took part in the 6th Conference of the Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) network in Sabah, Malaysia, from 29 August to 2 September 2026.

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Success Stories

Tara Bandu ceremony in Suku Labarai, Suai

Working with the Covalima Municipal Administration and supported by the Pawanka Fund, CJC held a Tara Bandu ceremony in Suku Labarai, Suai Administrative Post.

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Success Stories

Micro-business competition: five winners

CJC held a competition for 10 micro-businesses in Covalima after a five-day digital marketing training.

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Success Stories

English course and seminar for young people

Friday 14 August 2026: young people held a basic English seminar at the CJC hall.

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Success Stories

Preparing the Tara Bandu organising committee in Suku Labarai

CJC field staff met the suco council, customary elders and youth of Suku Labarai at the suco headquarters to prepare the organising committee for the Tara Bandu ceremony.

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Success Stories

Digital finance training with G-SIC

The G-SIC team gave a digital finance training to the selected micro-business owners from Fohorem, Tilomar, Zumalai and Suai.

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Regional Engagements

CJC attends the launch of the book Pirilampu

Centro Juventude Covalima attended the launch of the book Sobrevivente ba Feto (Pirilampu) at the Covalima Municipal Administration hall.

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