Our people
Who we are
With a dedicated team of Timorese staff and volunteers, supported by national and international organisations and supporters, Permatil are leaders in building water, food and climate resilence across Timor-Leste. Through a system of nature-based long-term solutions combined with traditional knowledge, Permatil works directly with district communities to regenerate land and waterways in sustainable, culturally appropriate ways.
Board of directors
- Sr. Mariano Fereira – Prezidente
- Sra. Dulce Soares – Membru Board
- Sra. Suzana Cardoso – Membru Board
- Sr. Leonito Ribeiro – Membru Board
- Sr Maxi Tahu – Membru Board
Permatil’s dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters has helped the organisation to thrive for over 25 years.
Operations team – Central office
- Eugenio (Ego) Lemos – Executive Director
- Herminia de Jesus Pinto – Deputy Director
- Adelino Cabral – Program Manager
- Elsa Sarmento – Finance Director
- Adozinda C.B.Soares – Admin and Finance Assistant
- Mario C.Martins – Logistic
- Marcos da Costa – Security
- Julito Monteiro – Koordenador Monitoring
- Gernicio Carceres – Field staff
- Rosantino Amaral – Field staff
- Sabino Henrique – Field staff
- Ananias Benevides – Field staff
- Luis P. Amaral – Field staff
- Manuel da Silva – Field staff
- Abilio da Costa – Field staff
- James Palmer – Permatil volunteer
Our strategic partners
- Permatil Global (Australia)
- PermaYouth Association (Timor-Leste)
Organisations who support our work
Key supporters
- Office of the President of Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste Government
- Kiwa – IUCN
- Water Aid
- UNICEF
- Misereor (Germany)
- University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- Australian Aid
- Asia Community Foundation
Supporters
- Agency French Development (AFD)
- APLA
- Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR)
- Australian Volunteers International (AVI)
- CCFD – Terre Solidaire
- Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
- France Cooperation
- OXFAM
- Partisipa
- Permaculture UK
- Permafund
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNISCO)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Universität Münster
- WeLoveU Foundation
- World Fish
- World Vision
