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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; Egg-laying business showing promise &#8211; 22 Oct 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/10/31/utete-tz-egg-laying-business-showing-promise-22-oct-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bates Banda group had one of their best month&#8217;s yet with their egg-laying business. The group made 376,500 TZS (US $235.31) in revenues from selling eggs. They had 232,000 TZS (US $145.00) in project expenses made 120,000 TZS (US $75.00) in loan repayments. This left them with 24,500 TZS &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ – Group reviews one year in egg business! – 29 Aug 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/08/31/utete-tz-chicken-business-29-aug-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2014 20:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Most new businesses go through an investment period until they break even, and the Bates Banda chicken group has been going through this during their first year of operation. This month the group made a full review of its finances. This has been the group’s first full year of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; Egg group learns from experience &#8211; 30 July 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/07/31/utete-tz-egg-laying-business-30-july-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bates Banda chicken business team continues to work hard, persevere, and learn more every month about the business of running an egg-laying operation. Since beginning their project the team has experienced periods of profit and periods of difficulty. The past month saw a number of challenges, but the team has &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ – Crop growing season impacts egg demand – 27 Jun 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/06/27/utete-tz-egg-laying-business-23-apr-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 02:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The group running the chicken business in Kindwitwi is optimistic that they have overcome some of the biggest challenges to running their business. When they first started the project their challenge was to carefully care for the chickens so that egg production could attain maximum productivity. It took a few &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ – Egg group overcomes chicken sickness – 23 Apr 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/04/23/utete-tz-bates-chicken-banda-april-update-23-apr-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 05:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past month was challenging for the Bates Chicken Banda Group as they began paying off the loan they received to buy their chickens. The rainy season brought a dramatic change in weather that caused some of the chickens to get sick and become less productive. Average production was about 45 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ – Egg business selling 60 eggs per day – 27 Mar 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/03/27/utete-tz-bates-chicken-banda-march-update-27-mar-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chicken banda project in Kindwitwi is proceeding according to plan. While the team hasn’t increased yields beyond expectations – as they were hoping to do – they continue to meet their revenue goals and sell around two crates of thirty eggs per day. The group is sticking with is &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; District Livestock Officer impressed with egg business &#8211; 28 Feb 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/02/28/utete-tz-bates-chicken-banda-february-update-28-feb-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/02/28/utete-tz-bates-chicken-banda-february-update-28-feb-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 28th Mr. Juma, the District Livestock Officer for Rufiji, visited Kindwitwi and stopped by the chicken banda. He was very impressed with the design of the banda and the care the chickens were receiving. He was optimistic about the future of the project and offered his services if &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; Wedding gifts help change lives &#8211; 31 Dec 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/12/31/utete-tz-egg-laying-business-31-dec-20132013-31-dec-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/12/31/utete-tz-egg-laying-business-31-dec-20132013-31-dec-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank stays busy in Kindwitwi managing the finances for the local organic vegetable garden shop. Lately, he has been busy as part of a team with another project and he’s very excited about it. Last summer Ben and Jesse Bates generously asked their wedding guests to donate money to help &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ – Parmiter’s school help school and community projects – 4 Aug 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/08/30/utete-tz-parmiters-school-trip-4-aug-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/08/30/utete-tz-parmiters-school-trip-4-aug-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The student group from Parmiter’s school in Watford, England came to Kindwitwi village to assist families with some Better Lives projects including; organic vegetable gardens, water connections, cow and chicken shed building, tree planting and teaching at the local secondary school.  There were 37 students split into two groups with &#8230;]]></description>
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