Kikondo, UG – SJB family produces, earns, saves, and invests in their dream – 7 Sep 2018
The SJB family is achieving their dream of running the first grocery store in Nsujjuwe Village. Mama SJB first had the idea to open a... Read More
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Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family hopes productive asset leads to home improvements – 31 Aug 2018
The FRL family is excited about their new productive asset: a gas-powered corn sheller. They purchased the machine with a loan from their VICOBA community... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Community bank supports family to start business and pay school expenses – 31 Aug 2018
The BEA family is using a 200,000 TZS (USD $93) loan from their VICOBA community banking group to start a business and pay school expenses... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Rey’s support and rent-to own home development provides a vision for hope – 30 Aug 2018
The manager of the garden shop, Rey, was recently overwhelmed with emotion when TP, who had lost part of one leg to a landmine a... Read More
Battambang, KH – First major school award received in the family – 30 Aug 2018
CC and his wife SM are such proud grand-parents because two of their grandchildren have received school award certificates. One award is for coming fourth... Read More
Kikondo UG – BGB family recieves loan to expand project – 15 August 2018
The BGB family saved money with their VICOBA group for over a year and finally qualified to receive a loan. They used the loan to... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family uses organic vegetable garden to save for future – 10 Aug 2018
The CMB family started a FAITH organic vegetable garden in June and they are enjoying benefits like a consistent supply of healthy green vegetables and... Read More
Los Alamitos, USA – Learning skills to become successful adults – 10 Aug 2018
Dear Better Lives, My name is Jason Hearn, I am 17 years old, and I’m a senior at Los Alamitos High School. The Leadership Academy... Read More
Battambang, KH – Visiting students assist shop team with community collaboration – 30 Jul 2018
This summer in July, the Healthy Life Reinforcement shop hosted sixteen students from Streatham and Clapham school in England. They came to assist the shop... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Trinity School assists Kahe Primary School’s start on Path to Self-Reliance – 30 Jul 2018
16 students, 2 teachers, and 1 True Adventure leader from Trinity School spent 3 days working with Tupendane and Kahe Primary School to develop the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Denstone School assists Maendeleo complete steps toward food self-reliance – 30 Jul 2018
14 students, 2 teachers, and one True Adventure leader from Denstone School visited Tupendane for 4 days of service work and community collaboration. Tupendane Manager... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Denstone students help families along Path to Self-Reliance – 30 Jul 2018
12 students, 2 teachers, and 1 True Adventure leader spent 3 days and 4 nights working with Lishe Bora and staying at Lishe Bora’s eco-farm... Read More
Kikondo, UG- Family benefits from active participation in training sessions – 30 Jul 2018
The HHL family has attended 5 training sessions with Wamukisa. They are putting the skills they learned to work, starting a 3-bed family vegetable garden... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Visiting students and Peaksneng families teach each other – 20 Jul 2018
Students from the Island of Guernsey fund-raised for projects, and then contributed their time in the community of Peaksneng, Cambodia this summer. While there, they... Read More
Utete, TZ – Dickson’s business trial gains steam and nears income targets – 19 July 2018
Dickson Taji is trying to prove he can earn a sustainable income using KCM’s Toyo (a 3 wheeled motorbike) to operate a small tranport business.... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye students enjoy first consistent harvests from school banana farm – 18 July 2018
Students at Mukibogoye Primary School have started regularly harvesting bananas from their school banana tree farm. The bananas are a nutritious replacement for corn flour,... Read More
Kilimanjaro TZ – MGA family saves income to build a new house – 15 Jul 2018
The MGA family has almost finished construction of a new home. They have already moved in to the home and now they are saving for... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SODAT partner school harvest beans from trial farms – 8 July 2018
3 primary schools in Ngara harvested a combined 1,377kg of beans from their self-reliant school breakfast farms. The beans will be used as part of... Read More
Battambang, KH – Growing is better than scavenging – 30 Jun 2018
PM is a part-time fisherman and farmer. Before February 2018 his wife earned additional income by harvesting and selling wild growing vegetables that she found... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Income from vegetable garden pays for water pump – 30 Jun 2018
MO has earned and saved sufficient money from selling home grown vegetables to purchase a water pump. It has enabled her to build a toilet,... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora welcomes back old friends with Rollins College’s 3rd visit in 5 years – 15 June 2018
Students from Rollins College visited Lishe Bora for the third time in five years. The group of 13 students, one faculty and one staff worked... Read More
Utete, TZ – Mama AOM sews first dresses, looks forward to finish training sessions – 15 Jun 2018
Mama AOM is progressing well in her tailoring classes. She learned how to make dresses for girls and women and how to make simple shirts... Read More
Ngara, TZ – People, Process and Parts Holistic Design assists Mukibogoye maintain garden harvest – 1 June 2018
Students at Mukibogoye Primary School continue to maintain productive gardens and enjoy the benefits of their hard work. The students harvest roughly 250 kg of... Read More
Battambang, KH – Organic growing assists three grandchildren – 31 May 2018
Grandma MM is working hard in her organic vegetable garden to make it productive. This is because it feeds her three grandchildren, and sales of... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Organic Gardening improves neighbors’ children’s health – 31 May 2018
The YSS family is improving their children’s health and also assisting their neighbors to do the same. They are sharing organic techniques for growing nutritious... Read More
Kikondo, UG- Family works hard to achieve improvements on multiple projects – 25 May 2018
The KFN family has had an exciting year since they started working with Wamukisa. The family has attended all of Wamukisa’s training sessions in 2018... Read More
Battambang, KH – Bona overcomes challenges and excels in class – 22 May 2018
Meet Bona, a brilliant 15-year old and one of Children’s Future International’s top students. He first began studying at CFI’s Learning Center in July 2013... Read More
Utete, TZ – Organic vegetables improve kindergarten students’ health and success at school – 22 May 2018
Hilda’s mother, Tatu Mtumbi, is a teacher at the kindergarten. She credits this growth to the daily vegetables KCM supplies the to the school. She... Read More
Utete, TZ- Mother receives loan that enables her to move towards her goal of starting a tailoring business – 15 May 2018
Mama AOM and her family are celebrating after Asha received a loan to start her own tailoring business. She began a 6-month training course to become a tailor and... Read More
Utete, TZ- Family earns profit from chicken banda and is looking forward to growth – 15 May 2018
The OMM family is using the concept of Continuous Quality Improvement to gradually increase the productivity of their small chicken business. Now the project... Read More