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Building Bridges: U.S. to Timor-Leste

17 February, 2012 - 17:24

by Zoe Hogan, ChildFund Timor-Leste

In a quiet corner of Timor-Leste’s rugged mountain country, the town of Maliana had an unexpected visitor earlier this month – U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Judith Fergin. Her purpose on that day: to meet a young boy named Aparicio and deliver good wishes and a bag of presents all the way from Maine, United States.

woman and boy

Ambassador Judith Fergin meets Aparicio, whose sponsors live in Maine.

Sponsored through ChildFund, 12-year-old Aparicio’s connection with an American family halfway round the world was fostered through five years of swapping letters and photos. The ambassador’s visit suddenly made that connection more real.

“I come from a very[...]

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