(Foto Staff FM 2016)
Horiseik 29 Juñu 2016, Fundasaun Mahein selebra ninia aniversariu ba dala 7 ba atividade iha Timor-Leste. Hodi responde depois krize 2006 no preokupasaun ne’ebe akontese dadauk kona-ba Timor-Leste nia setor seguransa. Senor Nelson Belo mak fundador Fundasaun Mahein (FM) hodi harii iha tinan 2009 hodi prepara lian ho honestu no independente kona-ba sociedade sivil iha dezenvolvimentu setor seguransa. Organizasaun ho nia idade tinan 7 sei nurak tebtebes, Maibe nia produsaun madoru los iha kontirbusaun ba seitor segurasa.
Depois tinan 7 liu ona, ita refleta ba servisu FM nian iha setor seguransa no haree ba oin saida mak sei mosu iha tempu oin mai.
Prestasaun iha Setor Seguransa
Lista ida kona-ba prestasaun hotu-hotu ne’ebe ita iha durante tinan barak nee:
Peskiza
• Kuaze 120 relatoriu-sira peskiza nian no blog 200 ne’ebe publika ona kona-ba dezenvolvimentu setor seguransa no reforma.
• Distribuisaun ba Hard-copy maizumenus 4,000 husi relatoriu peskiza nomos 4,000 boletin ho pamfletu sira iha komunidade lokal iha distritu hotu-hotu iha Timor-Leste iha tinan 3 ikus ne’e.
Programa
• Cidadaun 1,155 no ofisiais polisia diretamente emprega iha enkontru FM nian ho komunidade sira iha munisipiu 12.
• Maizumenus estudante sekundariu hamutuk 2,000 mak direitamente emprega iha programa sosializasaun iha eskola 32 iha munisipiu hotu-hotu iha Timor-Leste.
• Esttudante universitariu sira hamutuk 400 mak diretamente emprega iha palestra no programa sira.
• Kuaze estajiarius 50 mak foti husi DIT, UNPAZ, seluk tan?
Midia/Outreach
• Kuaze 4,700 Facebook no 1,500 Twitter mak tuir
• 15 programa radio /TV dezde 2013
• Treinamentu media ba setor seguransa ho nia representante kuaze 200
• Tradusaun ba lejislasaun kona-ba PNTL nian husi Portugues ba iha Tetun, distribui ba offisiais PNTL, governu nomos komandante PNTL sira iha munisipiu hotu-hotu.
Saida mak sei mai ba Fundasaun Mahein?
Depois tinan hitu (7), FM sei lori ho prinsipiu sira hanesan ne’ebe dudu ami hodi loke ami-nia odamatan iha tinan 2009: Buat ne’ebe presija hodi dezenvolve no reforma kona-ba setor seguransa hodi garante ba ekonomia ne’ebe aas, dezenvolvimentu infrastrutura domestika no progresu politika.
Buat barak ona mak FM no sosiedade sivil kontribui ona ba dezenvolvimentu Setor Seguransa dezde 2009, sei iha servisu barak ne’ebe tenki halo. Topiku balun mak FM sei kontinua monitoriza no hato’o mak:
• Sei iha vizaun ne’ebe laklaru kona-ba husi ne’ebe Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL) hahu no husi ne’ebe neglijensia militar F-FDTL remata konflitu ida ne’e no operasaun hamutuk entre instituisaun rua ne’ebe kontinua sobu-subsubar dezenvolvimentu setor seguransa iha nasaun ida ne’e.
• Timor-Leste hasoru problema poder kona-ba generalizasaun poder iha lideransa militar nian ne’ebe kausa ona kontroversiu ne’ebe signifikante no preokupa ba iha governasaun tinan 2015 no 2016. Poder ida ne’e sei kontinua hanesan hameasa signifikante ida ba seguransa nasional to’o F-FDTL resolve ninia generalizasaun lideransa ne’ebe laiha balansu.
• Enkuantu PNTL iha tinan 2015 konsege kompleta ona ninia lokalizasaun hamutuk 442 ba ofisiais polisia suco (OPS) iha suco sira iha teritoriu tomak, ofisiais sira ne’e hasoru rekursu-sira ne’ebe menus nomos treinamentu hodi bele sai polisia ne’ebe susesu ba komunidade sira.
Agradesimentu
Fundasaun Mahein konsege atinzi ona akontesimentu importante hirak ne’e liu-husi esforsu husi pesoal ida nia dedikasaun hodi hadia setor seguransa iha Timor-Leste. Wainhira FM loke dahuluk nia odamatan iha 2009, ami iha deit membru nain 5 mak hanesan: Frei Guterres, Mateus Gonzales, Joao Almeida Fernandez no Caetano Alves. Husi ne’e ami komesa sai maka’as, no iha 2006 Fundasaun Mahein depende ona ba servisu maka’as husi feto hamutuk 41 pesoas no mane sira husi tinan ba tinan seluk iha ekipa Peskiza, Outreach, Programa, Financa, Arkivu no seluk tan hodi oferese plataforma kompletu ba ami-nia misaun ne’ebe sita ona kona-ba “Monitorizasaun, Peskiza no Advokasia” iha setor seguransa. Laho ami nia staff sira ne’ebe inkrivel ami sei lasai hanesan ohin-loron.
Segundu, ami hakarak agradese ba voluntariu hotu-hotu no voulntariu parseiru organizasaun sira ne’ebe kontribui ona sira nia tempu no esforsu hodi hadia Fundasaun Mahein interna no esterna. Ami-nia voluntariu sira importante tebes iha dezenvolvimentu ba FM no ami espera sei kontinua harii ami nia parseiru sira iha tinan sira tuir mai.
Ikus-liu ami hakarak rekuinese parte hotu-hotu ne’ebe fo ona suporta fundus ba FM hodi harii ninia rede dezde ami funda. Kolega sira, preokupasaun cidadaun hotu, parseiru organizasaun sira, Ofisiais Governu sira no komunidade lokal sira iha teritoriu laran ne’ebe servisu ona ho FM hodi prepara plataforma diak hodi harii lian independente ida iha setor seguransa nian. Fundasaun Mahein servisu ba ema Timoroan no ami mos garante ba ita boot sira nia lian no suporta hodi hadia ami nia nasaun nia setor seguransa nomos halo impaktu ne’ebe faktus ba futuru kona-ba ami nia estadu. Obrigadu.
Atu hetan informasaun kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:
Nélson Belo
Diretor Ezekutivu
Email: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telemovel: (+670) 78316075 no 77561184
Website: www.fundasaunmahein.org
Fundasaun Mahein Celebrates 7 Years of Success and Asks, What’s Next?
Today, on June 29th, 2016, Fundasaun Mahein celebrates its seventh anniversary of operations in Timor-Leste. In response to the aftermath of the 2006 crisis and ongoing concerns about Timor-Leste’s security sector, Nélson Belo co-founded Fundasaun Mahein (FM) in 2009 to provide an honest and independent voice for civil society in Security Sector Development. Though at seven years old the organization is still young, FM’s output has long been exceedingly mature and well-respected in the security sector.
Seven years to the day, we reflect on FM’s accomplishments in the security sector, and take a look at what lies ahead.
Accomplishments in the Security Sector
A quick list of all we’ve accomplished throughout the years:
Research
• Over 120 research reports and 200 blog reports published on security sector development and reform
• Hard-copy distribution of over 4,000 research reports and 10,000 newsletters and pamphlets in local communities in all districts of Timor-Leste in the past three years alone
Programming
• 1,155 citizens and PNTL officers directly engaged in FM Community Management Meetings in communities across 12 municipalities
• More than 2,000 secondary school students directly engaged in FM’s Youth Socialization programming in 32 schools across all municipalities in Timor-Leste
• 400 university students directly engaged through university lectures and programming
• Over 50 interns taken on from DIT, UNPAZ, UNTIL, UNDILI, Centru Juventude, and more.
Media/Outreach
• Over 4,700 Facebook and 1,500 Twitter followers
• 15 Radio/TV programs since 2013
• Security Sector media training with over 200 media representatives
• Translation of PNTL legislation from Portuguese into Tetun, distributed to PNTL forces, government officials, and PNTL commanders in all municipalities
What’s next for Fundasaun Mahein?
After 7 years, FM is still driven by the same principles that prompted us to open our doors in 2009: the need for holistic development and reform of the security sector to ensure safety for economic growth, domestic infrastructure development, and political progress.
As much as FM and civil society have contributed to Security Sector Development since 2009, there is still much work to be done. A few topics FM is continuing to monitor and report on:
• There still exists no clear delineation of where PNTL national policing starts and where F-FDTL military oversight ends—this conflict and operational overlap between the two institutions continues to undermine security sector development across the country.
• Timor-Leste faces an issue of generational power in military leadership that has caused significant controversy and concern in the government in 2015 and 2016. This power struggle will continue to be a significant threat to national security until the F-FDTL resolves its generational leadership imbalance.
• While the PNTL in 2015 successfully completed its placements of 442 Community Policing Officers (OPS) in sucos across the country, those officers face a significant shortage in resources and training to successfully police their respective communities.
Thanks
We’d like to take a moment today to recognize all those who have enabled Fundasaun Mahein reach these milestones since 2009. When FM first opened its doors in 2009, we had only 6 members: Frei Guterres, Mateus Goncalves, Joao Almeida, Beltersa Lopez and Caetano Alves. FM also benefitted greatly from the advice of Commander Ular Rihik, Edward Rees and Gordon Peake, other friends and associates from the Students’ Solidarity Council, and Professor Jim Dator from University of Hawaii.
Since then we’ve grown significantly, and as of 2016 Fundasaun Mahein has relied on the hard work of 41 women and men over the years in research, outreach, programming, finances, archiving and more, to offer a complete platform for our stated mission of “Monitoring, Research and Advocacy” in the security sector. Without our incredible staff and close advisors, we would not be where we are today.
Second, we would like to thank our donors and partner organizations for their support in FM’s mission over the past seven years. With this immense swell of support Fundasaun Mahein has managed to make tangible impacts on policy and practice at the local and national level, and we hope our relationships continue to grow as we move forward.
Third, we would like to thank all the volunteers and volunteer partnership organizations who have contributed their time and efforts to improving Fundasaun Mahein internally and externally. Our volunteers have been crucial in the development of FM and we hope to continue to build on our partnerships in the coming years.
Finally, we must recognize all the stakeholders who have helped FM build its network since our founding. friends, family, concerned citizens, partner organizations, government officials, and local communities across the country—all have worked with FM to provide the best possible platform for building an independent voice in the security sector. Fundasaun Mahein works for the people of Timor-Leste, and we depend on your voices and support to improve our country’s security sector and make real impacts on the future of our state. Thank you.
For more information on Fundasaun Mahein, please contact:
Nélson Belo
Executive Director of FM
Phone: +670 78316075 or 7756 1184
Email: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Website: www.fundasaunmahein.org
