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15 years ago, before Tupendane started assisting the Kahe community, the Love and Care Spirit for the children was vey low. We believed it was...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Kirua Village Community Banking group is changing group members’ Lives – Mar 2025

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Kirua Village Community Banking (VICOBA) group is making steady progress by providing loans for investments to help group members engage in entrepreneurial businesses and create...

Ngara, TZ – PAAP program built desks with community collaboration at Mukirehe Primary School – Mar 2025

SODAT, in collaboration with Mukirehe Primary School, parents of the students, and artists of Art Gallery for Better Lives, Seal Beach, California put their thoughts...

Utete, TZ – KCM Banana Harvest Improves Breakfast serving to the Community – Mar 2025

The KCM team harvested two banana bunches from their organic garden since launching the banana farming project last year, they are now proud to use...

Kikondo, UG – FAITH gardening family invests in rainwater collection system with a long-term plan Mar 2025

The MER family celebrates with their plumbers as they complete installation of their new 10,000 liter rainwater harvesting system purchased with savings and income from...

Siem Reap, KH – SSY family is reaping what they sowed during the visit of student volunteers from South Africa and UK – Mar 2025

In the summer of 2024, True Adventures and Better Lives arranged for visits of student volunteers from UK and South Africa. The visiting students assisted...

Siem Reap, KH – High hopes for life in Rent-to-Own (RTO) home community – Feb 2025

HR with his wife and children will move into a new build house in the Peaksneng Rent-to-Own (RTO) home community soon. He is so grateful...

Kasaka, UG – Nalongo starts household items shop – Feb 2025

Nalongo is the most recent addition to Wamukisa’s Kasaka team, and an important one she is! After learning the basics of growing organic vegetables early...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Kisuluni Primary School’s vegetable garden will face a water challenge – Feb 2024

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Kisuluni Primary School students have continued to eat vegetables and are very happy to have them at school. They are now continuing with the cultivation...

Ngara, TZ – SODAT’s Support to Improve Breakfast Serving to Schools’ children – Feb 2025

SODAT, in partnership with Better Lives, has provided essential utensil replacements to Kabalenzi, Mukibogoye and Mukirehe schools to assist with improving the breakfast service to...

Utete, TZ – BBTT Girls High School sewing club is changing students’ lives – Feb 2025

KCM, in collaboration with Better Lives (BL) and Juhudi Women Empowerment, has launched a sewing training program at BBTT Girls High School, after receiving tailoring...

Moshi, TZ – Together we hope to improve the lives of children and teachers at Kisangasangeni Primary Schools in Tanzania – Feb 2025

Tupendane in collaboration with its partners Better Lives and True Adventure has linked its Grow-own-Breakfast (GOB) program with UK schools by forming a hosting program...

Moshe, TZ – Vision of sustainable school meals – Jan 2025

Tupendane is working in Kahe,TZ to assist with small steps for school income generation, which is a promising part of the schools’ feeding program sustainability...

Ngara, TZ – Parents Assistance Award Program (PAAP) assists schools to develop self-sustaining practices – Jan 2025

It’s inspiring to see how the PAAP program is making a tangible impact on sustainability and self-reliance in schools! It is encouraging parents to contribute...

Utete, TZ – New kitchen improves cooks and children’s lives – Jan 2025

The FRRTL new kitchen boosted the efficiency of breakfast preparation, and made a significant difference for both the students and the community. The increase in...

Kasaka, UG – Basooka VICOBA members invest loan funds in rainwater collection – Jan 2025

Basooka VICOBA started this year with smiles after receiving a loan from Wamukisa for their first group project. The purpose of the loan is first...

Battambang, KH – The Benefit of a Vegetable Garden for Family Support – Jan 2025

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In July 2024, PP started his vegetable garden with the support of school students from UK. This initiative has brought immense benefits to his family...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mkyashi Primary School students are maintaining their vegetable and banana garden – Jan 2024

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Mkyashi Primary School students are maintaining their vegetable and banana garden that students from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida assisted them to build in May...

Moshe, TZ – Community ownership is very important to the sustainability of Soko Primary’s Grow-Own-Breakfast (GOB) program – Dec 2024

Members of the Alpha Women Village Community Banking (VICOBA) group rode to Soko Primary School to maintain the school’s Grow-own-Breakfast (GOB) vegetable and banana gardens...

Siem Reap, KH – Unused dry plot is transformed into a productive dry season vegetable garden – Dec 2024

The Peaksneng Thormacheat garden shop team has assisted LT to transform an unused dry garden plot into a productive vegetable garden, which has enabled his...

Utete, TZ – LKK aims to change her family story and assist her community – Dec 2024

LKK is a 20-year-old single mother living with her two children, three siblings, and her biological mother. She is determined to change her family’s story,...

Kikondo, UG – Zinabala/Kigasa VICOBA members celebrate harvesting together – Dec 2024

The newly merged Zinabala/Kigasa VICOBA’s fifty members have harvested their first crop produced by their joint investment of money and work, and danced to celebrate....

Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye Primary School rainwater harvest system renovation is improving students’ lives – Dec 2024

Mukibogoye Primary School is making one step at a time toward sustainable water use with the renovation of its rainwater harvesting system. This improvement will...

Siem Reap, HK – A good education starts with a good home and garden – Nov 2024

The Leow Yang family is one of the families that enjoy the Rent-to-Own home (RTO) and Food Always In The Home (FAITH) programs provided by...

Ngara, TZ – ES business growth is taking another step towards self reliance – Nov 2024

Onesmo has just traveled a long way to visit David, his team and ES in Ngara. ES is an entrepreneur who has combined her culinary...

Utete, TZ – Garden fences positively impact breakfast servings and academic achievement – Nov 2024

KCM is taking significant steps to ensure the sustainability of breakfast programs at community schools, by fencing vegetable gardens to protect against stray animals in...

Moshe, TZ – Expedition Company, UK School and Australian Sponsor join forces to assist Ginja Primary School – Nov 2024

A few years ago, Tupendane trained Ginja Primary School to create an organic vegetable and banana garden to provide daily meals for the children. This...

Kikondo, UG – JFB family integrates pig raising with FAITH gardening – Nov 2024

JFB family mother has been operating a FAITH garden for the last 7 years. After realizing the health benefits of eating organic vegetables, she started...

Moshe, TZ – Maintaining interested parties’ energy is key to sustainable quality feeding programs in Kahe – Oct 2024

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