The mission of the NTA East Indonesia Aid (NTA stands for the Nusa Tenggara Association) is to reduce poverty among communities in rural areas of the East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia.

The NTA sponsors small-scale economic and social development activities selected by consensus. This empowers local communities to control their own development in ways that are sustainable in the longer term.

The NTA is run on a volunteer basis in Australia, and currently commits over 90% of its funds directly to its projects in the field in Indonesia. We support and monitor grass-roots activities, mostly involving education, small infrastructures, and income-earning activities. The NTA is making a difference by helping communities to improve the standard of education facilitate Local participation page of local infrastructure to support improved health and sustainable income-earning activities.