New Zealand supports Secretary of State of Timor-Leste for the Support and Promotion of the Private Sector through the ILO’s Business Opportunities and Support Services Project
The Ambassador of New Zealand H.E. Tony Fautua and the Secretary of State for the Support and Promotion of the Private Sector H.E. Veneranda Lemos, and Ms. Michiko Miyamoto, Deputy Director of the International labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste today signed an agreement for New Zealand contribution of 3.9 million US Dollars to the Business Opportunities and Support Services Project (BOSS) Project, implemented by the (ILO) and the Instituto de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Empresarial (IADE).
DILI (Joint Press Release): The Ambassador of New Zealand H.E. Tony Fautua and the Secretary of State for the Support and Promotion of the Private Sector H.E. Veneranda Lemos, and Ms. Michiko Miyamoto, Deputy Director of the International labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste today signed an agreement for New Zealand contribution of 3.9 million US Dollars to the Business Opportunities and Support Services Project (BOSS) Project, implemented by the (ILO) and the Instituto de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Empresarial (IADE).
The BOSS Project is working with the IADE, which is under the tutelage of the Secretary of State for the Promotion and Support of the Private Sector (SEAPRI) and other relevant stakeholders, to deliver need/market-oriented services to enterprises including contractors, and to develop value chains in beef cattle, horticulture and tourism.
Secretary of State Veneranda Lemos said,“New Zealand’s contribution to the BOSS Project sets a positive example of a development partner aligning to the Government’s Strategic Development Plan. The fifth Government of Timor-Leste aims at establishing the private sector as the primary source of growth in incomes and employment in rural areas. I am very pleased with the cooperation with New Zealand.”
The Ambassador of New Zealand Tony Fautua declared “New Zealand “New Zealand sees an active, entrepreneurial private sector as vital to Timor-Leste’s development. "We are very pleased to be working with the Timor-Leste Government to develop key growth sectors and business development services through the BOSS Project.”
The BOSS Project, which began in 2011 with funding from Irish Aid, has supported the process of restructuring IADE from a predominantly business training focused provider to a private sector development agency, which in addition to business development services provides assistance such as business matchmaking and market research, and now also acts as a facilitator for value chain development in sectors with potential for dynamic growth.
Jürgen Schwettmann, Director of the ILO Partnerships and Development Cooperation Department noted that the BOSS Project has a significant contribution to the creation of jobs. “Based on the achievements of the BOSS Project to date, I am confident that New Zealand’s funds are well spent. For example, a recent study on IADE’s business management training courses showed that for entrepreneurs and contractors who participated in IADE’s training the sales revenue increased by on average 40 per cent”.
New Zealand’s contribution will expand the project’s activities in beef cattle, horticulture and tourism sectors. Thanks to the BOSS project, the national abattoir is now operated by a successful entrepreneur as a public private partnership and as a result, people in Dili can enjoy local fresh and healthy beef that comes from cattle raised by Timorese farmers. The cattle farmers get help from well-trained Village Livestock Workers. Vegetable farmers in Ainaro have also significantly benefitted from the BOSS Project’s work: Their income from vegetable sales has soared from approximately 50 USD per year to on average 2,000 USD yearly.
“The additional funding for the BOSS Project from New Zealand allows us to set up a Business Innovation Facility in IADE,” explained Secretary of State Veneranda Lemos. This new IADE service will support innovative entrepreneurs to realise their business ideas by helping them to access the necessary technology and financing, in addition to IADE’s business development services. Business innovation is much needed in the rural areas to diversify the economy.
IADE has recently completed in-depth research in the tourism sector and will shortly start with activities to foster the growth of this important sector. Last but not least, IADE is the home of the famous Super Trainer.
For more information, please contact:
Ms Hernani Viterbo da Costa Soares
IADE Executive Director
Tel.: +670 7718 0802
Email
Ms Anna Mosley
First Secretary Development of the New Zealand Embassy
Tel.: +670 7729 3257
Email
Mr Roberto Pes
The ILO's Chief Technical Advisor of BOSS Project
Tel.: +670 7723 0224
Email
The BOSS Project is working with the IADE, which is under the tutelage of the Secretary of State for the Promotion and Support of the Private Sector (SEAPRI) and other relevant stakeholders, to deliver need/market-oriented services to enterprises including contractors, and to develop value chains in beef cattle, horticulture and tourism.
Secretary of State Veneranda Lemos said,“New Zealand’s contribution to the BOSS Project sets a positive example of a development partner aligning to the Government’s Strategic Development Plan. The fifth Government of Timor-Leste aims at establishing the private sector as the primary source of growth in incomes and employment in rural areas. I am very pleased with the cooperation with New Zealand.”
The Ambassador of New Zealand Tony Fautua declared “New Zealand “New Zealand sees an active, entrepreneurial private sector as vital to Timor-Leste’s development. "We are very pleased to be working with the Timor-Leste Government to develop key growth sectors and business development services through the BOSS Project.”
The BOSS Project, which began in 2011 with funding from Irish Aid, has supported the process of restructuring IADE from a predominantly business training focused provider to a private sector development agency, which in addition to business development services provides assistance such as business matchmaking and market research, and now also acts as a facilitator for value chain development in sectors with potential for dynamic growth.
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Jürgen Schwettmann, Director of the ILO Partnerships and Development Cooperation Department noted that the BOSS Project has a significant contribution to the creation of jobs. “Based on the achievements of the BOSS Project to date, I am confident that New Zealand’s funds are well spent. For example, a recent study on IADE’s business management training courses showed that for entrepreneurs and contractors who participated in IADE’s training the sales revenue increased by on average 40 per cent”.
New Zealand’s contribution will expand the project’s activities in beef cattle, horticulture and tourism sectors. Thanks to the BOSS project, the national abattoir is now operated by a successful entrepreneur as a public private partnership and as a result, people in Dili can enjoy local fresh and healthy beef that comes from cattle raised by Timorese farmers. The cattle farmers get help from well-trained Village Livestock Workers. Vegetable farmers in Ainaro have also significantly benefitted from the BOSS Project’s work: Their income from vegetable sales has soared from approximately 50 USD per year to on average 2,000 USD yearly.
“The additional funding for the BOSS Project from New Zealand allows us to set up a Business Innovation Facility in IADE,” explained Secretary of State Veneranda Lemos. This new IADE service will support innovative entrepreneurs to realise their business ideas by helping them to access the necessary technology and financing, in addition to IADE’s business development services. Business innovation is much needed in the rural areas to diversify the economy.
IADE has recently completed in-depth research in the tourism sector and will shortly start with activities to foster the growth of this important sector. Last but not least, IADE is the home of the famous Super Trainer.
For more information, please contact:
Ms Hernani Viterbo da Costa Soares
IADE Executive Director
Tel.: +670 7718 0802
Ms Anna Mosley
First Secretary Development of the New Zealand Embassy
Tel.: +670 7729 3257
Mr Roberto Pes
The ILO's Chief Technical Advisor of BOSS Project
Tel.: +670 7723 0224