Angela Tavares De Jesus

Angela is the Coordinator of Professional Development at the Dili Rotaract Club, she plans and implements capacity building programs concerning issues such as environmental advocacy and campaigning and women empowerment for club members and other young people. She volunteers for the NGO Community Development Interest by helping with English language courses for the youth. She researches and discusses the impact of Timorese policies on economy and education and also researches human rights violations in Burma, Western Sahara. She would like to participate in this program in order to learn from the knowledge and experience of other participants, and gain a greater understanding of human rights issues at a national and international level, which would then benefit her work concerning access to education and women’s rights and empowerment.