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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; Mother improves home for her family &#8211; 25 Apr &#8211; 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/04/25/utete-tz-mother-improves-home-for-her-family-25-apr-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OAM family is one of the families that has benefitted the most from KCM’s programs. KCM began employing Asha, the mother of the family, to help with marketing activities. At first these activities were limited to accepting applications for new families to begin vegetable gardens. However, overtime the role &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Battambang, KH – Relay Planting and Pig Fattening Pay For Solar Light &#8211; 17 Apr 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/04/17/battambang-kh-relay-planting-and-pig-fattening-17-apr-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/04/17/battambang-kh-relay-planting-and-pig-fattening-17-apr-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The YY family live in a rural village outside Battambang, Cambodia. They have been involved in the organic FAITH (Food Always In The Home) vegetable garden program since 2013 and have worked very hard to make their garden a success.  Their success with the vegetable garden and more recently with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Siem Reap, KH &#8211; Organic growing techniques improve yields &#8211; 20 Mar 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/03/20/siem-reap-kh-family-starts-using-organic-farming-techniques-to-improve-yields-20-mar-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/03/20/siem-reap-kh-family-starts-using-organic-farming-techniques-to-improve-yields-20-mar-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 01:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CC is a 33 year old father of five living in Peaksneng Village, Siem Reap. He is a young, strong, hardworking and determined man. He and his wife encounter many challenges and hardships raising their children as subsistence farmers including harsh living conditions, poor harvests, and little food to eat. Some &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; KCM Team Member Gets Loan for New Home &#8211; 28 Feb 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/02/28/utete-tz-kcm-team-member-gets-loan-for-new-home-28-feb-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/02/28/utete-tz-kcm-team-member-gets-loan-for-new-home-28-feb-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 23:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dickson Taji, 24, is a member of the KCM Garden Shop team.  He is in charge of the compost and natural foliar spray production as well as assisting the Operations Manager, Yusa Mbonde, with implementing new gardens.  Dickson is a proud father of two children, Adam Taji 4 years old &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Siem Reap, KH &#8211; Hard work creates good fortune &#8211; 26 Jan 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/01/28/siem-reap-kh-hard-work-creates-good-fortune-26-jan-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/01/28/siem-reap-kh-hard-work-creates-good-fortune-26-jan-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sareun and his wife are originally from the east of Cambodia, they moved to Siem Reap to build a better future for their family of four children. Sareun spent his life working hard as a laborer for little money. For many years the family was moving from place to place &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Baja, MX – BCM building family homes – Oct to Dec 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/06/27/baja-mx-bcm-building-family-homes-oct-to-dec-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/06/27/baja-mx-bcm-building-family-homes-oct-to-dec-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 04:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hector tells us that Hector David and Paul were directing and guiding groups to build 18 Homes, 8 latrines , and 19 special building projects during the three months.  Thank you both for blessing families in need by helping them change their lives for the better! One family they helped was living in terrible conditions in one very small room that had &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Caba, PH – MKB family housing micro loan – 27 Jun 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/06/27/caba-ph-mb-family-toilet-27-jun-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/06/27/caba-ph-mb-family-toilet-27-jun-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 03:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[M and K’s mother passed away in September 2013, however, this did not stop the sisters continuing with their Food Always In The Home (FAITH) garden. In fact, they built an additional garden in order to sell its vegetables to earn an income for their savings.  This has enabled them to save consistently &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; YM Family Home &#8211; 4 Apr 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/04/09/building-block-stories-yusa-mbonde/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/04/09/building-block-stories-yusa-mbonde/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YM works for the KCM Garden Shop in Kindwitwi, and is a member of an egg laying business. He was raised in a very rural community in the Rufiji area of Tanzania.  Education was never a huge priority for his family growing up because they needed the help in the fields, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Baja, MX – BCM building family homes – Jul to Sep 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/11/30/baja-mx-bcm-building-family-homes-jul-to-sep-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/11/30/baja-mx-bcm-building-family-homes-jul-to-sep-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2013 04:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a great time building and blessing others during July through September, when Paul and Hector-David, along with visiting teams who came mainly from the USA, built: 14 Homes 7 latrines 19 projects In addition to this building, many existing homes were repaired and painted by the families with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Caba, PH – RS family, Quest team member – 11 Nov 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/11/29/caba-ph-rs-family-quest-team-member-11-nov-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/11/29/caba-ph-rs-family-quest-team-member-11-nov-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2013 06:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RS is one of the original members of the Quest Building and Maintenance team.  He finds that his achievements since joining Quest are hard to immediately put into words.  When he was asked how his life has improved, he was speechless and responded with such a big smile.  He is very thankful that he &#8230;]]></description>
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