Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

This paper discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—National Development Plan for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The plan has been a participative process, involving constituents in every sector of the economy to identify the problems they face and to suggest solutions to those problems. East Timor’s Development Strategy as described in this plan is to design programs and pursue initiatives that systematically address its main development goals. The first set of tasks during this early transition stage is to establish government capabilities, enabling legislation and the institutions required to pursue development priorities.Development plans;Economic forecasting;Economic indicators;Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers;civil society, civil society organizations, ngos, primary school, civic education, civil society organisations, basic social services, primary education, vocational skills, training programs, vocational training, civil society groups, adult literacy, teacher training, primary health care, primary school enrolment, cultural values, local languages, primary schools, universal primary education, informal sector, special needs, curricula, curriculum development, local development, access to schooling, basic skills, literacy campaigns, public expenditure, church organizations, training centres, gender parity, formal education, local communities, retention rates, numeracy, ngo, international ngos, targeted populations, donor support, local government, training of teachers, participatory approaches, public institutions, education services, vocational education, participation rates, health education, citizen participation, participatory processes, local governments, school curriculum, local counterparts, human development report, literacy programs, cultural development, civil society initiatives, primary school education, participatory methods