What's New

What's new at TLM

1. Annual Staff Retreat

TLM Foundation always organizes a Staff Retreat every year. The annual staff retreat is an event of togetherness to strengthen the brotherhood between the staff from each TLM business unit and the management. This year, TLM Staff Retreat was taken place in Bu’at – South Central Region of Timor for three days (14 – 16 May 2011) and the theme chosen for the retreat was Integrity and Commitment of TLM services to the Poor. According to the theme, the annual staff retreat was utilized as an event to foster the spiritual and moral of staff in responding the development of TLM services to the community through integrity and commitment to serve the poor. There were 259 staff participated in the retreat. The main activities in the staff retreat include seminar on the TLM services from three aspects, i.e. microeconomic, macroeconomic and spiritual; Games session to enhance the cooperation and cohesion between team and vocal group competition. This event was also utilized to socialize the TLM Disciplinary Rule for all staff.

staff arrived in Bu'at and attended the seminar

CEO socialized the disciplinary rules

Winner of VG Competition from TLM Head Office

                                  Runner up from Baun                                         Third winner from Rote 1 

2. Launching of Mobile Banking Van

TLM is partnering with Ford Foundation and Opportunity International Australia to implement a mobile saving and transformation project. There are 2 vans available to provide saving services to the rural community in TTS and Belu Region. The vans are equipped with the LCD touch screen to screen educational movie to the community as well as to conduct an interactive survey. The mobile banking vans were launched on the 18th of April 2011. As a part of promotion strategy, TLM combined mobile banking vans activity with bazaar.

Launching the mobile banking van

Combined mobile banking van activity with bazaar to attract people

                                 Opening saving account                                watching movie from the mobile van

3. Visit of UnitingWorld

TLM was visited by the representative from UnitingWorld and Meyer Timber in April 2011. The visit was for five days from 11 to 15. The group went to Betun – Belu District to see the implementation of TLM project there.

attending morning devotion in Betun

Visit to clients in Betun

4. Visit of OID

In March 2011, TLM was visited by the Project Coordination Opportunity International Deutschland. There were several visits to clients made during the visit to TLM.

Visit to clients in Kupang

5. New Staff Recruitment and Training

TLM recruited 54 field officers, 10 administrators, 9 cashiers, 1 programming staff, and 1 marketing staff in April 2011. The recruitment process was started in February 2011 by announcing the job vacancy through churches and local newspaper.  In total, there were 669 applications sent to TLM. The applications then were screened, and those who passed the screening process should follow the further selection process. The selection process includes field orientation, written test and interview. Those passed the selection process are provided with training either in class as well as at the field. There was a test at the end of training, and who passed the test then recruited and placed at TLM service area offices.

Written Test

Training for the new field officers, cashiers and administrators