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KOA MAU is an independent, non-profit community organization designed to bring social change through strengthening community values and cultural heritage through sport.
 
KOA MAU - Yayasan Klub Olahraga Atoin Meto, Ao Mina Ao Leko (West Timorese Sports Club, ‘My blessing is from my own good’), uses sport and culture as tools for development in So’E -TTS and West Timor.
 
KOA MAU comes from the Dawan language, the traditional language of West Timor, and means ‘power of communication’. We chose to use the traditional language to make the project more attractive to locals and to promote and protect Timorese culture. A large number of people are starting to move away from traditional values and some no longer speak the Dawan language.