Ngara, TZ – Garden shop employee using skills to start new project – 27 May 2016
Elias joined the SODAT garden shop in March 2015. In September of that year he started a vegetable garden with two neighboring families. His experience... Read More
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Siem Reap, KH – EL family starts shop with income from garden and livestock – 27 May 2016
EL and his wife started a small shop on the road to Siem Reap where they sell various daily essential items. They built the shop... Read More
Ngara, TZ – School garden club working shoulder to shoulder with garden shop – 20 May 2016
SODAT is expanding its partnership with Mukibogoye Primary School by collaborating to develop a school farm that can sustainably provide daily breakfast to the 800... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Three schools set to pilot sustainable school breakfast farm – 20 May 2016
Three primary schools in Kahe Ward are piloting a new project to sustainably provide daily breakfast to students by growing food at school. Maendeleo, Mwangaria,... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden helps OCH feed her grandchildren – 13 May 2016
OCH provides her two grandchildren with nutritious food every day and earns extra income for their school fees by maintaining a productive organic vegetable garden!... Read More
Mt. Kilimanjaro, TZ – Student groups learns about the importance of a holistic approach to development – 12 May 2016
Lishe Bora hosted a group of 14 college students for a day of site visits and educational tours. The group came all the way from... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Harvesting water saves time and allows children to focus on studies – 1 May 2016
Mama FMJ no longer tells her children to go collect water when they return home from school. Now she tells them to study and read. After... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Family implements improved water harvesting system following community training – 1 May 2016
The HHM family attended the first Wamukisa water harvesting training on 3 April 2016. After attending the training, the family purchased a 1,000 liter water... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Water harvesting provides relief to busy grandparents – 30 Apr 2016
The GGK family is using water harvesting techniques to bring order to their sometimes chaotic household. Having a harvesting system in place reduces the amount... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family support helps the KN family recover from house fire – 29 Apr 2016
The KN family experienced a disaster when their house and garden burned down. A neighbor was burning his rice field and the fire got out... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro – Family sets precedent for community by paying back first micro-loan early – 22 April 2016
The MBN family has finished making repayments on their small business loan one month ahead of schedule. On 2 Feb 2016 they received a loan... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Village Community Banking has enough capital to start lending – 18 Apr 2016
The Lishe Bora Village Community Banking (ViCoBa) group in Kilema now has 1,389,000 TZS (US $661.42) in total deposits that they are using to circulate... Read More
Utete, TZ – Garden shop expands planting area to earn income and supply school breakfast – 15 Apr 2016
The KCM Success Group garden shop has started cultivating previously unused farmland in Kindwitwi for the purpose of selling vegetables for income and providing vegetables... Read More
Battambang, KH – GP’s wife earns consistent income from successful pig business – 15 Apr 2016
The Healthy Life Garden Shop has sold their first batch of pigs and earned US$138 profit! The small business employs GP’s wife to take care... Read More
Los Alamitos, USA – Every student should attend leadership training – Apr 2016
Dear Better Lives, I’d like to share why I am so grateful for The Youth Center’s Leadership Academy that I attended last summer. I am... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa conducts first community training to improve water harvesting efforts – 3 Apr 2016
Over 30 families attended Wamukisa Support Organization’s first community training. The training focused on the benefits and best practices of water harvesting. With the rainy... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora employee finishes paying pig loans, prepares to sell pigs – 1 April 2016
Lishe Bora employee Laurenti has finshed making loan repayments on a pig-fattening loan he received in October 2015. He is especially excited to finish repayments... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Single mother’s hardwork inspires community – 1 Apr 2016
MSO is a single mother doing her best to provide for her small family. She started her organic vegetable garden with the help of the... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee finishes repaying land loan early, sets sights on building rooms – 25 Mar 2016
Lishe Bora garden shop manager Mary Andrea Shayo is preparing to make her final repayment on a land loan she received in October 2015. She... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Experimenting with organic growing techniques on new crops – 20 Mar 2016
The JMM family was one of the first families to join Tupendane in March 2013. The family owned one acre of farm land and was... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family earns first-round micro-loan from Village Community Banking group – 18 Mar 2016
The Lishe Bora VICOBA group has awarded its first round of small business loans to members. The POK family was one of five families to... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden feeds the MYB family everyday – 18 Mar 2016
The MYB family started their organic vegetable garden after seeing the productive garden of one of their neighbours. Since then, they have stopped going to... Read More
Battambang, KH – HPH’s expanded garden earns income – 18 Mar 2016
Life is hard for the HPH family of five living in rural Battambang, Cambodia. They work in their small rice field under the hot sun... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Livestock & agriculture supply store improves efficiency for local farmers – 16 Mar 2016
On February 29 Lishe Bora officially opened its new agriculture and livestock supply store in Mkyashi. The store opened just in time for the rainy... Read More
Battambang, KH – Education Leads To a Bright Future – 15 Mar 2016
Before attending Dewey International University (DIU), Rathana was behind in her studies. Growing up, her family moved many times and was unable to enroll her... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – First “Happy Pig” sold in Mkyashi to rave customer reviews – 14 Mar 2016
On 22 February 2016 Lishe Bora the first of two pigs they were raising in their “Happy Pig” pig pen. They butchered and sold the... Read More
Dar es Salaam, TZ – Molly’s Network helps formalize small community organizations – 11 Mar 2016
In 2015 Molly’s Network helped two Better Lives partners in Tanzania become officially registered Community Based Organizations (CBO) and open up bank accounts as CBOs.... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – CWC plans to further expand productive garden – 4 Mar 2016
CWC and his family work very hard to improve their lives. They have consistently maintained a productive garden, fattened pigs, raised cows, and now are... Read More
Temeke, TZ – SAWA finalizes WASH improvement projects for Temeke Municipality – 3 Mar 2016
“Water is an inevitable factor for our daily life activities; we cannot live without water. We hope to see the young generation enjoying healthy lives... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Employment and hard work help a mother build her business – 26 Feb 2016
Hard work is paying off for Mama Elias and her six children. In two years she has gone from selling small items out of a... Read More