everysingledrop.org<\/a>, to help deliver water tanks to a village.<\/p>\n\u201cChildren still die from water-borne diseases every day in Timor,\u201d Ryan says. His work at Everysingledrop.org aims to provide water resources, namely water tanks, to poverty-stricken communities in Timor-Leste so that they have clean water for everyday use.<\/p>\n
For international relations student, Sarah Clare, the experience was a powerful reminder of the impact international relations and aid can have on a community. \u201cOnly when we were on the ground delivering water tanks and sanitation packs to a local village did the transformative potential of such actions seem tangible and real,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n
In addition to their aid work, students attended lectures from the Timor-Leste\u2019s Prime Minister\u2019s office and from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).<\/p>\n
\u201cDFAT wanted to brief us on the current crisis, the critical standoff between Australia and Timor in relation to spying allegations and the disagreements about oil and gas [ownership] in the Timor Sea,\u201d Ryan says. \u201cThere has been a lot written on the issue and [DFAT] wanted to give us Australia\u2019s side of the story. The lecture at the Prime Minister of Timor\u2019s office gave us Timor\u2019s side of events, and so the students learned how to be diplomatic and see both sides of the story.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really important for students to understand the art of negotiation, diplomacy and how developing states operate compared to the Australian system. When I\u2019m in class lecturing, talking about developing states and the role of Australia, they can imagine what\u2019s happening, but when they physically see it, it all comes together.\u201d<\/p>\n
A second highlight came when the students attended the Timor parliament. There they were acknowledged and given a round of applause from the Prime Minister and the speaker of the house.<\/p>\n
For student Caitlin Hogan, the experience has helped her set some new goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trip provided me with foresight into where I want my international relations degree to take me in the future,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Marked as a success, another international relations study tour is being planned for 2016, allowing a new group of students continue their work.<\/p>\n
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