Siem Reap, KH – Family strengthens their health by focusing on productivity – 14 Apr 2017
The WMT family have been focusing on improving the productivity of their garden in order to reduce their food bills. The extra effort has paid... Read More
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Utete, TZ – Community encouraged by breakfast benefits, volunteers trenching – 31 Mar 2017
KCM continues to supply the local kindergarten with vegetables each day to supplement the white flour porridge the students are served. For most student the... Read More
Battambang, KH – Nareth gains confidence in computer and English studies – 31 Mar 2017
Nareth is a 12 year-old studying in grade 6 at Donteav School (public school). After his morning classes in public school, Nareth comes to the... Read More
Battambang, KH – CP increases income and saves for children’s transportation – 31 Mar 2017
The CP family are working on ways to increase their income outside of Mr. CP’s salary from working with the Healthy Life Garden Shop. They... Read More
Dar es Salaam, TZ – SAWA initiates Phase 3 of School WASH improvements in Temeke Municipality – 30 Mar 2017
SAWA is continuing their work improving school Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Temeke Municipality. The fourth quarter of 2016 marked Phase 3 and will... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Shop manager teaching her daughter to start saving early – 24 Mar 2017
Lishe Bora garden shop manager Mary Shayo celebrated her daughter’s birthday by teaching her personal finance habits. Mary and her daughter, Sessi, broke open Sessi’s... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden shop and school continuously improving breakfast gardening – 22 Mar 2017
SODAT’s garden shop team continues to collaborate with school leaders to continuously improve the schools grow-your-own breakfast program. The most recent improvement involved collaborating with... Read More
Moshi, TZ – School Garden Clubs learn “Growing” best practices with hands-on training – 20 Mar 2017
48 students from Maendeleo Primary School’s garden clubs attended Tupendane’s “Growing Vegetables” training on March 9th. Tupendane manager Deogratius Matemu used lessons learned from previous... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – CWC expands garden and increases productivity – 17 Mar 2017
The CWC family have turned their small plot of land into an extremely productive area where they grow various vegetables, fruits and they keep livestock.... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane, Kiterin, and Goat Races celebrate 7th school toilet – 17 Mar 2017
Tupendane completed another successful school toilet project. The new toilet block at Kiterin Primary School is the seventh Tupendane has built for a primary school... Read More
Battambang, KH – OSV plans to install electricity with pig sales – 3 Mar 2017
OSV received a loan to raise piglets from the Healthy Life Garden Shop in September 2017 and is getting ready to sell them just in... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Student garden clubs harvesting again – 3 Mar 2017
Mwangaria Primary School’s student garden clubs are beginning to enjoy the benefits of their hard work. After struggling for months to get their organic vegetable... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane’s 2017 training sessions underway in Kahe – 24 Feb 2017
Tupendane is beginning its 2017 school garden club training by focusing on four phases of vegetable garden beds: Preparation, Planting, Growing, and Harvesting. School garden... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Family continues searching for efficiency in gardening – 17 Feb 2017
The SCS family is maximizing the efficiency of their vegetable gardening efforts by applying knowledge learned in Wamukisa training sessions. They hope this will allow... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – CWC family maximizes productivity of scooter and trailer loan – 17 Feb 2017
CWC received a loan for a scooter and trailer with the aim of starting a vegetable selling business. He has already expanded his business to:... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water connection enables family to invest in livestock – 10 Feb 2017
In August 2016 the JBK family had clean water piped onto their property for the first time in the family’s history. After a few months... Read More
Battambang, KH – Despite challenges HPH family maintains productive garden – 3 Feb 2017
HPH continues to maintain a productive garden despite experiencing a drought and severe issues with pests. The income they earn from their garden helps them... Read More
Utete, TZ – Diagnosis helps doctors provide treatment for local boy – 27 Jan 2017
Doctors in Dar es Salaam believe they have diagnosed Bashiruni’s developmental disorder and now he is making faster progress improving motor skills. Bashiruni was born... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – KN enters Rent-to-own program – 20 Jan 2017
KN and his family are the third family to participate in Peaksneng Thormacheat’s Rent-to-own program and couldn’t be happier. KN and his family have gone... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa Adds new Family BGB – 15 January 2017
Wamukisa helped the BGB family establish a 3 bed organic vegetable garden and progress on their path to food and income self-reliance. The BGB family... Read More
Mt. Kilimanjaro, TZ – Pigs help family pay school fees stress-free – 13 Jan 2017
2017 is off to a smooth start for Laurenti after selling his four pigs at the end of 2016. The beginning of the year is... Read More
Battambang, KH – HSH feeds his family and plans for the future – 6 Jan 2017
Mr. HSH feeds his family from his organic vegetable garden and also earns an income. He plans to raise livestock to help him achieve his... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Consistent income and expanded garden allows PMI to save for house down payment – 23 Dec 2016
PMI has expanded his garden in order to earn more income from selling vegetables. Along with his full-time work with the Peaksneng Thormacheat Garden Shop,... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Review Water Project Phase 1 successes and challenges after year one – 16 Dec 2016
Wamukisa opened 2016 with the completion of Phase 1 of their community water distribution system. They are ending 2016 by reflecting on the project’s challenges... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Employee sets SMART saving goal and succeeds, purchasing new home – 16 Dec 2016
Wamukisa manager Michael Kiwanuka is celebrating an extra special year-end accomplishment: he bought his own home! He plans to move into the new home in... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Employee, and his customers, enjoying electric connection – 15 Dec 2016
At the age of 27, SODAT Garden Shop employee Shafan is enjoying a home electric connection for the first time. Shafan spent his third quarter... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden Shop team pushes to stage school for success in 2017 – 15 Dec 2016
The SODAT Garden Shop team has been very busy throughout the end of 2016. They have been working hard to stage Mukibogoye Primary School to... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water access enables family to expand livestock project – 14 Dec 2016
The MET family has expanded their pig project from 10 pigs to over 20 since getting a water connection at their home through the Mkyashi... Read More
Battambang, KH – Fattened pig sales results in profit for MYB family – 9 Dec 2016
MYB and her husband earned US$370 from selling two pigs at the market. They used the profit to: reinvest in piglets, put corrugated iron sheets... Read More
Mt, Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water Committee successfully overcomes first challenge: electric outage – 9 Dec 2016
Four months after implementation, the Mkyashi Water Project is showing promising signs of sustainability. Families have made their monthly water payments on time and the... Read More