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		<title>Moshi, TZ &#8211; Tupendane employee is a leader in her community &#8211; 18 Dec 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/12/18/moshi-tz-tupendane-employee-is-a-leader-in-her-community-18-dec-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2015 07:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Organic Vegetable Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania (TZ)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tupendane employee Nazaeli provides both technical assistance and leadership by example to families living around Maendeleo Primary School. In her job as “Mama Bustani” (Garden Mama) she teaches organic vegetable gardening practices to families. Her hard work and serious approach to improving the lives of children models to other families &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Battambang, KH – CBL has helped one hundred families – 11 Dec 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/12/11/battambang-kh-cbl-has-helped-one-hundred-families-11-dec-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/12/11/battambang-kh-cbl-has-helped-one-hundred-families-11-dec-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2015 02:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cambodia (KH)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Life Reinforcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBL is still working hard for the Healthy Life Garden Shop and has now helped one hundred families build organic vegetable gardens! He is proud to be helping the community and believes that the combined with micro-loans, the garden program is making a big difference to families. As well as &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ngara, TZ &#8211; Saving and record-keeping help families invest in chickens &#8211; 4 Dec 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/12/04/ngara-tz-saving-and-record-keeping-help-families-invest-in-chickens-4-dec-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/12/04/ngara-tz-saving-and-record-keeping-help-families-invest-in-chickens-4-dec-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 07:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SODAT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BB family]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three families in Ngara have started a chicken project together by saving money, selling vegetables, and keeping careful records of it all. They hope their three chickens and chicken coop supplies is the start of a continuously growing business. The ABT, BB, and ETB families started an organic vegetable garden &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Siem Reap, KH – MRL’s garden earns much needed income – 27 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/27/siem-reap-kh-mrls-garden-earns-much-needed-income-27-nov-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/27/siem-reap-kh-mrls-garden-earns-much-needed-income-27-nov-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 01:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambodia (KH)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRL family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MRL lives with his wife, their three children, and two grandchildren in Peaksneng Village in Cambodia. Since joining the Peaksneng Garden Shop’s organic vegetable program he has built and maintained a productive garden that earns them approximately US$35 a month. MRL has been farming for over twenty years and has &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Battambang, KH – TY family earns a profit from a pig loan – 20 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/20/battambang-kh-ty-family-earns-a-profit-from-a-pig-loan-20-nov-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/20/battambang-kh-ty-family-earns-a-profit-from-a-pig-loan-20-nov-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambodia (KH)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Life Reinforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micro Loan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The TY family sold the pigs that they bought using a micro-loan from Healthy Life Garden Shop and earned US$55 profit after repaying the loan and paying for medicine, feed, and a new pig pen.  They used the profit to make some home improvements and to pay for school materials &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Utete, TZ &#8211; New home and water connection are a step change for family &#8211; 20 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/20/utete-tz-new-home-and-water-connection-are-a-step-change-for-family-20-nov-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/20/utete-tz-new-home-and-water-connection-are-a-step-change-for-family-20-nov-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KCM Success Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micro Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JOM family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parmiter's School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new house and a private family water connection are both step changes in a family’s life. The JOM family achieved both of those milestones at one time. Jumanne is the oldest son in the family and he earns the most consistent income. He is an employee of the KCM &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Battambang, KH – Healthy Life Garden shop hires GP&#8217;s wife to fatten pigs – 13 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/13/battambang-kh-garden-shop-hires-gps-wife-to-fatten-pigs-13-nov-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/13/battambang-kh-garden-shop-hires-gps-wife-to-fatten-pigs-13-nov-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambodia (KH)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Life Reinforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GP’s wife is now looking after piglets and earning US$50/month salary, which she primarily uses to pay for her children&#8217;s school fees and materials. Starting the business has been a slow process because of an outbreak of Blue ear swine disease in Cambodia, which put all piglet buying and selling &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET &#8211; Tailoring training helps young man support his family &#8211; 6 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/06/addis-ababa-et-tailoring-training-helps-young-man-support-his-family-6-nov-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/06/addis-ababa-et-tailoring-training-helps-young-man-support-his-family-6-nov-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethiopia (ET)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Retrak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a difficult start to life, a young man from Ethiopia is using vocational training to support his mother and three younger siblings. He is multiplying the impact of his training by enabling his younger siblings to continue attending school. Ermias comes from a small village in rural Ethiopia. After &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Temeke, TZ &#8211; Project handoff highlighted by student performances &#8211; 6 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/05/temeke-tz-project-handoff-highlighted-by-student-performances-6-nov-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/05/temeke-tz-project-handoff-highlighted-by-student-performances-6-nov-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 06:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAWA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania (TZ)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water & Sanitation Infrastructure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Student WASH clubs performed songs to teach their peers best hygiene practices in Temeke Municipality. The performances were the highlight of WASH project hand-over ceremonies, which celebrated the completion of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects at 13 schools in the municipality. The Student WASH clubs were initially trained over &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Battambang, KH – Compost production and GP&#8217;s income security increase – 31 Oct 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/10/31/battambang-kh-compost-production-and-gps-income-security-increase-31-oct-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/10/31/battambang-kh-compost-production-and-gps-income-security-increase-31-oct-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2015 21:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambodia (KH)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Life Reinforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GP and RM  have increased their production of compost for the Garden Shop so that they can supply the organic garden program and compost sales to consumers. Demand for organic products has increased in Cambodia because people are becoming more educated about the risks of consuming chemically grown food. &#160; &#8230;]]></description>
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