ARTE MORIS wishes to acknowledge the generous support of:

-        The Ministry for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport - East Timor for the lease of

      the Comoro premises

-        The Swiss Embassy in Jakarta 2003-2004, 2004-2005

-        The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). 2004-2005, 2005-2006

-        The Gordon Darling Foundation, Melbourne for airfares to Sydney  in 2004

-        Darwin City Council (Sister City Committee) 2004

Thanks for financial contributions also go to:

-        The British Government (Dili Embassy) 2004

-        The New Zealand Government (NZAID) 2003

-        The Australian Government (DAP) 2003

-        Jacksons Drawing Supplies Pty Ltd 2004

For support  in 2006 we would like to thanks:
 

-    Tim Steiner and AMZH (Friends of Arte Moris in Zurich), Switzerland for fundraising  with donations from: Nino Steiner & Digital XPress, Maria and Fritz Steiner-Fahrni, Primary Section of the Inter-Community School Zürich, P. and G. von Segesser-Veder, Elm P. Schilling, Malaika Foundation, Vanessa and Benedikt Brenninkmeijer, Adrien Gautier, Peter Nagler-Staerkle, Corinna Jürgens, Markus Rauh, Corinne Gautier, A. and J. Forrer, Beatrice and Daniela Rohrbach, Walther Jens Jacobs, Stephanie Schleiffer, Ben Steiner, Regina Molnar, Lydia and Nicholas Darlington-Mannhart, Claudia and Hans-Jürg Schweizer, Katharina Heeb, Mrs. And Mr. Salvisberg, Elisabeth Tschanz, Mitsou Oebel, Erna and Erwin Bolzli-Kuehne, Rosmarie Nakahara-Rubin, Diana and Maxi Fürstenberg, Gerd Schlehuber, Peter Wild, Jürg Ramspeck, Kurt Bolli, Mrs. And Mr. Birgelen, Georges Burri, Daniel Egger, Simone Balmer, Rene Weder, Rolf Riser, Armida Wegmann, R. P. Hürlimann, Ulf Hoof, Marianne and Georg Kern-Bitterli, Ruth Schneider, Jennifer Maag, Adelheid Straehl, Urs Vetsch, Karin Vogelsanger, Rebecca Schilling, Gaby and Nicholas Bossard, Nicole Schweizer, Michelle and Anselmo Capeder-Taillens, Chester and Jürg Mäder, Ruth König, Gabriel Kempf, Keith Paige, Helga Edelmann, Patrick Albrecht, Mrs. and Mr. Fricker-Bitterlin

-        ICS for fundraising and the organization of the exhibition at ICS (Inter-Community School), Zürich in Zumikon.

-        The World Bank for partial funding of art supplies and transport.
-        The Gordon Darling Foundation, Melbourne for nine airfares to Sydney
-        CRS (Catholic Relief Center), Dili
-        Tekee Media, Sydney for fundraising
-        Goya Foundation, Melbourne for website improvements and computer maintenance.
-        The Body Shop Foundation

Contributions in Dili to the Exhibitions at the UN –Office, Palais des Nations, Geneva and at ICS- Zurich, March and April;

-        CIDA (Canada International Development Agency)

-        The Royal Thai Embassy

-        Ms. Elisabeth Huybens

-        Fundaçao Oriente

-        The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UNOG

-        The Embassy of New Zealand,

-        Caixa Geral Depositos,

-        Hotel and Restaurant Vasco da Gama

-        Mr. Joao de Azevedo and his wife Jolanda Buter

-        Taurus Catering

The invitation to exhibit in Geneva came about through the initiative of Arte Moris management, who greatly appreciate the support shown by Dr. José Ramos-Horta (Peace Nobel Prize 1996, then Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation), Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze (Director-General, United Nations, Geneva), and Mr. Alain Dick and his wife Silvia (Timor-Leste Mission Advisor at the United Nations, Geneva).

We would also like to acknowledge the assistance given by: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation of Timor Leste and Timor-Leste’s national festival office, ‘Hahi Ita Rai / Celebrating Our Land’.

Donations to the Arte Moris IDP Camp and School Running Costs since May

-        Caledonia Foundation, Sydney

-        Swiss Embassy, Jakarta

-        Tekee Media, Sydney

-        Darwin City Council, NT

-        Goya Foundation, Melbourne

-        UNMIL UN Mission, Liberia.  Donation by individual staff

-        Mr. Paul Kelly, Sydney

-        Blue Mountains E.T. Sisters

-        Leichhardt City Council, NSW

-        Sydney Secondary College

-        Individual staff members of UNMIL (United Nations Mission Liberia)

-        Mr. Mark Rhomberg, Sydney

-        Australia- East Timor Association, Sydney

-        Fundraiser in Melbourne by Annie Sloman of Bibi Bulak Theatre Troupe

-        Bathurst Fundraiser by Tekee Media

-        Kangaroo Valley Remixo

-        Bathurst Refugee Support Group

-        Mrs. Carolyn Allen, Sydney

-        Birchgrove Public School, NSW

-        COFA: Ms.Diane Losche and Mr.Ruwark Lewi, Mr. Ian Howard, Mr. Nick Waterlow,  Ms. Emma Robertson,
      Ms. Sharon       Brogan, Ms. Annee Lawrence, Ms. Margaret Kelly and many others

-        L. Blake, Prof. M. Prior Uni, Melbourne, Ms. Deborah Stephenson  and many others

ARTE MORIS wishes to also acknowledge the generous support of our individual and private sponsors for their art materials, monetary and other donations.

We also would like to extend a very special thanks to all our East Timorese and international friends who share the ARTE MORIS vision.