๐๐ข๐๐-๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ
Covalima, March 30, 2025
His Excellency, the Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Augusto Jรบnior Trindade, represented His Excellency, the President of the Republic, Dr. Josรฉ Ramos-Horta, in a charity initiative held in Zumalai Administrative Post, Covalima Municipality, on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
The Vice-Minister emphasized that this initiative was promoted by the President of the Republic to support vulnerable communities, identified in advance by local authorities in Zumalai and Covalima.
โThe decision to provide this aid was based on data from local authorities. This is why His Excellency, the President of the Republic, spent almost a week in Covalima, visiting various locations, engaging with authorities, parents, and students, listening directly to their needs, and identifying ways in which the government and the state can help them overcome their challenges,โ stated the Vice-Minister.
Throughout his stay in Covalima, the President of the Republic met with local authorities, community leaders, parents, students, and civil society representatives to hear their concerns.
โThe President of the Republic is always attentive to the difficulties faced by the people. That is why he made a point of visiting Covalima, witnessing firsthand the communityโs reality, and conveying to the IX Government, led by brother Kay Rala Xanana Gusmรฃo, the urgent need to find concrete solutions to improve the populationโs living conditions,โ added the Vice-Minister.
During the visit, essential goods were distributed to vulnerable families, following the assessments made by local authorities.
The event was attended by the Presidential Advisor and his team, the President of the Covalima Municipal Authority, the Commander of the PNTL in the municipality, and local authorities in Zumalai.
