Happy Shine Garden Shop, Philippines
assists low income families improve their lives by building organic vegetable gardens to help them with their health and nutrition as well as provide them with... Read More
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Transrural Trust, Nepal
assists women in disadvantaged rural areas to transform their natural resources, traditions, and skills into profitable and sustainable enterprises. Transrural Trust also explores and promotes... Read More
Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop, Cambodia
partners with families to improve the health of their children by building organic vegetable gardens and distributing micro-loans for pig-rearing. Both projects have a proven history of... Read More
Tabitha, Cambodia
enables the poorest families in Cambodia to actively make their own choices and alleviate poverty by saving money. Through Tabitha’s Savings Program families set goals to make... Read More
SeeBeyondBorders, Cambodia
trains teachers, develops school infrastructure and supports local families educating their children so that children can complete primary school and move on to lower secondary... Read More
Children’s Future International, Cambodia
provides comprehensive educational and personal growth opportunities to some of the most vulnerable children in Cambodia. Programs are designed to serve children’s physical and psychological... Read More
Healthy Life Reinforcement, Cambodia
helps families improve the health of their children by building organic vegetable gardens and distributing micro-loans for income generation. Both projects have a history of effectiveness in... Read More
BCM, Mexico
trains and supports families to build and maintain new homes. New homes provide weather protection and electricity to help children study. Parents’ construction skills can... Read More
Educate!, Uganda
delivers an experience-based education model, comprised of leadership and entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and experience starting an enterprise, all delivered through a practically trained teacher, to... Read More
Kindwitwi Development Association, Tanzania
provides loans to low-income families and family-groups to start income generating projects. The organization distributes loans for small-business, livestock, agriculture, and home-improvement. Stories ... Read More
Retrak, Ethiopia
enables street children to return to life in a caring and stable family environment, either with their own family, with a foster family, or by... Read More
Practice Overview
Better Lives’ mission is to help disadvantaged children grow up healthy, educated, and trained to earn an income. We work with schools and families that... Read More
Soil Nourishment
Helping families nourish soil so that it will organically feed vegetable plants that will grow to feed families in a nutritious, chemical free, and sustainable... Read More
Vegetable Growing
Helping families grow vegetables to nourish the family and earn additional income from selling surplus vegetables. The nourishment strengthens the children’s immune systems and health,... Read More
Income Generation
Helping families generate income so that parents can afford to pay for normal living, medical and education expenses, and raise their children in a safe... Read More
Home Improvement
Helping families improve their homes so that the parents can raise their children in a safe and healthy environment that has light for reading and... Read More
Micro-Loans
Access to financial services increases enables economic self-reliance. Families are able to start businesses that can double and even triple their daily income. Community members benefit from... Read More
School Breakfast
It is very difficult for students to understand and retain information when they are distracted by hunger pains. School breakfast programs are one of the... Read More
Solutions and Opportunities for the Disadvantaged in Tanzania, Tanzania
(SODAT) provides breakfast and improves infrastructure for three primary schools in Ngara, Tanzania. The organization is also starting a FAITH Organic Vegetable gardening program to... Read More
Sanitation and Water Action, Tanzania
promotes and facilitates projects to provide sustainable, affordable, and quality sanitation, hygiene, and water supply services to unserved communities in Tanzania. The organization supports programs... Read More
Molly’s Network, Tanzania
helps high impact local organizations connect with global donors. The organization uses a rigorous and independent accreditation scheme to endorse local organizations that are effective,... Read More
Magubike, TZ – Mentoring visit with water commitee – 30 Nov 2014
SAWA has continued to offer technical back up support and also document the status of services for the Magubike project.Magubike Community water was commissioned in... Read More
Morogoro, TZ – Water projects for three villages – 30 Nov 2014
The TWARUMBWA project is located in Kilosa district of the Morogoro Region, where TWARUMBWA represents the combined initials of three villages called Twatwatwa, Rudewa and... Read More
Dar es Salaam, TZ – Temeke Municipality School WASH project – 30 Nov 2014
SAWA has signed phase two contract with UNICEF Tanzania to implement school water sanitation and hygiene in nine schools in Temeke. The project is similar... Read More
Utete, TZ – Livestock loan suffers setback – 30 Nov 2014
The MOM family had an unpleasant surprise this month as their much-anticipated calf died during birth. The family was eagerly awaiting the birth of the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Family garden enables chicken business – 30 Nov 2014
The SHM family joined the Tupendane garden program in April of 2014. The parents have worked hard with their three children to be successful vegetable... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Vegetable profits keep grandchild in school – 30 Nov 2014
The EOR family started their organic vegetable garden on May 13, 2014. The family – two grandparents looking after three grandchildren – has worked hard... Read More
Caba, PH – Waves Learning Center is operating – 29 Nov 2014
Edita Rimando, the former President of Waves of Love Assistance Fund (Waves of Love), once dreamed of building a training center dedicated to helping disadvantaged... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Garden program spreads – 29 Nov 2014
Mr. SCL is 32 years old and a member of our Food Always In The Home (FAITH) garden program in Peak Snaing village, Angkor Thom,... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden helps large family – 17 Nov 2014
A huge challenge for the poorest families in Cambodia is that they tend to have the most children. There are a number of reasons for... Read More