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... Read More
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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... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Kisuluni Primary School’s vegetable garden will face a water challenge – Feb 2024
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Battambang, KH – The Benefit of a Vegetable Garden for Family Support – Jan 2025
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... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mkyashi Primary School students are maintaining their vegetable and banana garden – Jan 2024
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Moshe, TZ – Maintaining interested parties’ energy is key to sustainable quality feeding programs in Kahe – Oct 2024
Tupendane and visiting school students from UK have assisted Kisangasangeni Primary School with building up an organic vegetable and banana garden aimed to feed the... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Mukerehe Primary School office supplies assistance improves school and community ties – Oct 2024
Mukirehe Primary School, committee, and students thank SODAT for the office and football equipment support that assists students to grow academically and physically. The school... Read More
Utete, TZ – Growth of KCM projects creates life changing opportunities for families and children – Oct 2024
Better Lives invited UK school groups to visit and contribute to KCM community projects. These visits have created hosting job opportunities that benefit the lives... Read More
Kasaka, UG – Basooka VICOBA group registers to assist FAITH gardening, earning, and health – Oct 2024
This month villagers in Kasaka-Gomba achieved an important step toward better lives for their families by registering Basooka VICOBA (Village Community Bank). In the last... Read More
Battambang, KH – How visiting schools assist families and schools – Sep 2024
This summer, visiting schools from UK successfully built vegetable gardens and constructed toilets with disadvantaged families in Battambang. They also engaged with local schools by... Read More
Kahe, TZ – Improved cooking facility is one hygiene step in the strategy to improve primary school children’s health. – Sep 2024
At Tupendane, we firmly believe that food is fundamental to health and well-being. Our initiatives at Ginja Primary School have successfully established flourishing gardens, allowing... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Successfull Gardening at Lasso Primary School after installing an Irrigation Water System – Sep 2024
Lasso Primary School Children have had a few years of hardship because of lack of easy availability of irrigation water to their Grow-own-Breakfast (GOB) garden.... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SJ poultry business is benefiting community families’ lives – Sep 2024
SJ’s poultry business has significantly improved market accessibility for local farmers, allowing families to sell their beef chickens in response to growing demand in nearby... Read More