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Like their colleagues, SODAT is emphasizing the importance of the health and safety of their employees. Ngara, being isolated from much of Tanzania has only...

Battambang, KH – Productive garden earns credit worthiness! – 29 Feb 2020

29 Feb 2020

Salee of the Healthy Life shop is pleased to learn of KJ’s desire to raise pigs again. He is also very happy to see the...

Siem Reap, KH – Noodle seller and husband dream of owning a home – 29 Feb 2020

29 Feb 2020

Rey is the rent-to-own (RTO) community manager, and he is pleased to be be planning the next RTO house for RY and his wife CS...

Utete, TZ – KCM continues providing veg to support young minds – 15 Feb 2020

17 Feb 2020

Every school day of every year, KCM manages a large vegetable garden that provides an abundance of vegetables to the Kinditwi kindergarten. KCM manages a...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family continues to feed despite garden setback – 15 Feb 2020

17 Feb 2020

Kilimanjaro region is receiving extensive rain this year, causing some rot, but despite the setback, CLN family continues to benefit from their garden and feed...

Ngara, TZ – School students rise to meet farming needs – 15 Feb 2020

17 Feb 2020

Kabalenzi, Mukibogoye, and Mukirehe school students volunteered to work the school farms to help cut the costs of farming beans this year. This year, the...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo students back to work at the garden – 15 Feb 2020

15 Feb 2020

Maendeleo students returned to school in late January to find their school garden in good shape due to the efforts of the Mama Bustani. They...

Kikondo, UG – HCM Family receives a loan for home improvement – 15 Feb 2020

15 Feb 2020

HCM has worked with Wamukisa since 2016. In 2018 they, along with other Kikondo families joined Zinabala VICOBA group and began saving. This year they...

Battambang, KH – Good track record qualifies family for livestock loan – 31 Jan 2020

31 Jan 2020

CH, his wife and four children are about to receive a loan to purchase 4 piglets that they plan to fatten and sell in five...

Siem Reap, KH – We receive help and we share what we have learnt – 31 Jan 2020

31 Jan 2020

BKC feels that his partnership with the Peaksneng Thormacheat Garden shop to grow cucumber is enabling him to use his entrepreneur skills to pay back...

Utete, TZ – Dickson invests in agribusiness – 15 Jan 2020

Dickson, the owner of his own Toyo delivery business, completed the initial phase of his agribusiness investment by planting sesame seeds, a cash crop in...

Ngara, TZ – SODAT Manager finishes home construction – 15 Jan 2020

Long time employee and manager of SODAT, David Gitanga finally finished the construction of his family’s new home. David, his child, and wife had been...

Kikondo, UG – YNM Family expands market garden – 15 Jan 2020

YNM Family has been assisted with advice from Wamukisa, and is investing in expanding their market vegetable growing. They have maintained their garden since they...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – FJK mother keeps children in school despite challenges – 15 Jan 2020

FJK mother works hard as a day laborer and uses her agricultural income to provide a better education for her children. FJK mom is a...

Moshi, TZ – Kahe Primary School prepares for 2020 farming – 15 Jan 2020

After learning from their successful corn and bean farming in 2019, Kahe Primary School organized the parent committees to start work on the 3 acres...

Battambang, KH – Grade 7 is very important – 31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2019

CL is 14 years old and she just started to study in grade 7, a very important year when she will take exams for entering...

Siem Reap, KH – Providing shelter for my family – 16 Dec 2019

16 Dec 2019

TPS has no land and therefore is not a member of the shop’s vegetable garden program. However, her family has been inspired by seeing the...

Kikondo UG – Wamukisa manager uses savings to store rainwater – 15 Dec 2019

Michael Kiwanuka, the manager of Wamukisa Support Organization, periodically saves portions of his salary in order to invest in projects. He recently used his savings...

Ngara, TZ – SODAT employee uses business savings to invest in agriculture – 15 Dec 2019

Shafan Juston purchased three acres of land in 2019 for 1,300,000 TZS ($569 USD). He sold the resources on the land and began his farming...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – AA Family uses cow project to help family and looks towards other opportunities – 15 Dec 2019

AA Family Mother, Eliza, works for Lishe Bora, Has been benefiting from her cow project since 2017 and is looking for new opportunities. Eliza manages...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo School wraps up another good year of serving breakfast – 15 Dec 2019

In 2019, Maendeleo harvested corn and beans which contributed to their daily breakfast feeding. The harvests will carry them into 2020 while they wait for...

Battambang, KH – Restarting life in Cambodia – 21 Nov 2019

21 Nov 2019

CH is back from working in Thailand and would love to restart his vegetable garden once again. Before he left for Thailand, students visiting from...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – ELS Family benefits from dedicated garden work – 15 Nov 2019

ELS Family received their first garden in 2017 and are still maintaining the garden. The garden produces enough vegetables to filly full the family in...

Ngara, TZ – Students weed fields to help protect their future breakfast – 15 Nov 2019

Mukibogoye students are very involved in gardening and farming activities at their school. Currently, they are wrapping up their weeding efforts on the Mukibogoye farm....

Kikondo, UG – Family enjoys benefits from maintaining their garden for a full year – 15 Nov 2019

BLC family applied to receive a FAITH garden from Wamukisa in August of 2018. Over a year later they are realizing the benefits from the...

Moshi, TZ – Farming activity loan pays off as Furaha group enjoys the harvest – 15 Nov 2019

Earlier this year, Tupendane provided Furaha a loan of 1,300,000 TZS ($571 USD), see the story here. Despite experiencing similar farming challenges as woth Tupendane’s...

Siem Reap, KH – New awning cools home – 14 Nov 2019

14 Nov 2019

The new blue awning is contributing in a small way to a better quality of life for Moum’s family. They have made the small step...

Battambang, KH – Grandma cares for grandchildren’s education – 1 Oct, 2019

31 Oct 2019

The three grandchildren, two sisters and their recenty arrived brother, are living with their grandma Mai near Battambang while their parents are away working in...

Siem Reap, KH – New son is growing with strong health – 31 Oct 2019

31 Oct 2019