St Maria Mazzarello Vocational School

1 year project duration

The St Mary Mazzarello Vocational School, in Venilale Timor-Leste, equips students with a variety of employable skills including planning, coordinating, and carrying out tasks in kitchen and restaurant settings.

Students learn to prepare a variety of local and international dishes, learning how to run a kitchen including making a variety of baked goods. They also organise and supervise work in restaurants and bars, develop excellent customer service skills, and learn how to work as a team.

Upon graduation, students have access to a range of employment opportunities including in hotels, restaurants, bars, bakeries, and catering services. The Salesian Sisters need your support to update the school’s facilities to bring them up to current health standards and provide better links with the local community.

Project Code: TLCT-1200083 Project location:

Funding needed: AUD $77,865

Partner profile

After she finished year 12, Sr Carolina Maria Correia, FMA moved to the Salesian Sister’s Convent in Venilale. She assisted nursing staff who worked with the community and found a passion for providing healthcare. The Sisters sent her to gain qualifications at the Academy of Nursing in St. Carolus Salemba Jakarta, Indonesia. She returned to Venilale in 2019, and now works as the deputy director and manager of the clinic.

Your support can help:

• Update the school’s current hospitality facilities

• Educate and develop student capacity, increasing their quality of life, self-confidence, and autonomy over their lives

• Provide salaries to local staff

• Purchase computers to aid with student learning.