Caba, La Union – Vegetable garden helps reunite family – 22 Mar 2015
BT and DT are a young couple in their mid- twenties with an energetic four year old son. As parents, they want... Read More
Caba, La Union – Vegetable garden offers brighter future – 21 Mar 2015
The AN family feels that their lives are about to transition into something better. Mother and father were married at a young... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family Taking Advantage of Prime Location to Generate Garden Profits – 27 Feb 2015
The SDM family consists of two parents and five children. Before starting their garden the family made around 6,000 TZS (US $3.52)... Read More
Kahe, TZ – Grandparents Using Garden to Support Grandchildren and Invest in Chickens – 27 Feb 2015
The RYS family is a husband and wife taking care of four grandchildren. The grandchildren are students at Rau River Primary School.... Read More
Board member Jeff Shaw on his first trip to Tanzania – 30 Aug 2014
Better Lives board member Jeff Shaw shares memories from his first trip to Tanzania: My wife and I had the opportunity to... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Young family looks to FAITH Garden for consistent income and nutrition – 22 October 2013
Mr. BKC is the son of the commune leader in Peaksneng. He owns a piece of land that was given to him... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora brings on new employee to care for primary school garden – 2 Feb 2013
Lishe Bora has hired a new employee to help maintain the vegetable garden at Mkyashi Primary School. The employee, Laurenti, will be... Read More
Rey shares memories from his first trip to Tanzania!
Rey Diaz, Better Lives’ organic farming lead, traveled to Tanzania in December 2012 to share knowledge and best practices with Better Lives’... Read More
Utete, TZ – Cow project suffers setback but still brings benefits – 14 Aug 2012
In summer 2011 Parmiters students donated a cow to Siasa Primary School. They named the cow “Ng’ombe” , which means cow in... Read More
Utete, TZ – Mosquito nets keep students healthy and studying at night – 7 August 2012
In Summer 2011 students from Parmiters School in England donated mosquito nets to student studying at Utete Secondary School. The nets are still... Read More