Caba PH – DET family visit – 15 Feb 2013
The DET family live in the mountains in a small house made of light bamboo with no piped water or electricity, and they collect rainwater for laundry... Read More
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Battambang, KH – Family enthusiastic about garden – 28 Feb 2013
The YT family’s mother and children are very enthusiastic about their garden and it is developing well. They are caring for the soil and plants,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – MMC family update – 29 March 2013
The MMC family has enjoyed great success this past month with their garden! The early maturing Ethiopian mustard has recovered well after struggling during its... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JGO family garden update – 29 March 2013
During the Tupendane team mentoring session in March, the JGO family focused on adding compost to their low “earth basin” beds in order to increase... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Kisangasangeni School Garden – 29 March 2013
The combination of heavy rain and blistering sun can have a devastating effect on young seedlings, so it is important to build shade for them. ... Read More
Moshi, TZ – GEM family garden update – 29 Mar 2013
The Tupendane team helped the GEM family prepare their garden for the rainy season by adding more compost to the beds and mentoring about the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JMM family visit – 29 Mar 2013
March has been a productive month for the JMM family. They have been able to supply the Tupendane shop with healthy seedlings, harvest an acre... Read More
Moshi, TZ – LMK family visit – 28 Mar 2013
The family have harvested all the Ethiopian mustard (loshuu) in two of the early maturing vegetable beds, so it is now time to replant in order... Read More
Moshi, TZ – SEA family Garden – 15 March 2013
The SEA family are very excited about having an organic vegetable garden, because their father has been watching the progress of other family gardens. After Mr SEA saw... Read More
Battambang, KH – Samrong School classrooms – 28 Feb 2011
Children and teachers in front of the three new classrooms where they attend classes at Samrong School near Battambang, Cambodia.
Battambang, KH – Visal has a brighter future – 19 March 2013
Visal, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, is a 12 year old boy who grew up in desperate poverty. He spent most... Read More
Battambang, KH – Well digger’s garden blooms – 21 Mar 2013
The GP family garden is starting to green very well after only 2 weeks. Chris and Di are looking forward to visiting the GP family in April... Read More
Better Lives hope for children
Based on the [intlink id=”939″ type=”page”]Better Lives building blocks[/intlink], which are inspired by Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs & John Wooden’s Success Triangle. May everyone... Read More
Better Lives building blocks
The Better Lives building blocks are offered as a flexible approach to thinking about how to support children as they navigate their lives. There are... Read More
Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all UN member states agreed to in 2002, when they signed the United Nations... Read More
Better Lives building block quotes!
We hope you enjoy these quotes for each of the Better Lives building blocks. The quotations are just as they we received them, so there... Read More
Battambang, KH – Volunteers help build water tank – 15 Mar 2013
The NT family have a water supply problem, especially during the very hot time prior to the rainy season when it is regularly in the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JO family visit – 28 Feb 2013
The JO family and Tupendane team built the garden 25 January, and they are looking forward to putting some of the early maturing vegetables on... Read More
Moshi, TZ – PR family garden – 3 March 2013
Tupendane and the PR family built the garden 18 Jan, but with less than the target of 50Kg of compost in each of the 12... Read More
Moshi, TZ – GM family garden – 28 Feb 2013
Tupendane and GM family built their garden 4 January, and they have been enjoying eating early maturing spinach and bean leaves since the week ending... Read More
Moshi, TZ – LK family garden – 28 Feb 2013
It’s just over two months since the family started their garden, and they have been harvesting and feeding their family for a month now. They... Read More
Caba, PH – Weather impacts Waves Learning Center – 15 Sep 2012
Edita heads our local partner “Waves of Love Assistance Fund”, and she has a dream to offer vocational training to local disadvantaged people, so that... Read More
Battambang, KH – Watering the garden – 8 March 2013
RM is an assistant well driller, and a very strong man. Here he is watering two raised beds at a time by carrying two watering... Read More
Battambang, KH – Well digger builds own vegetable garden – 8 Mar 2013
GP the well driller, who had worked so hard to try and find water for PK, is a kind and helpful man, and he asked if... Read More
Battambang, KH – Pigs fattened for Khmer New Year sales – 28 Feb 2013
MY family purchased two piglets for $120 to $150 with a loan, and they have fattened them up ready to sell them for Khmer New... Read More
Battambang, KH – Family profits from pig loan – 28 Feb 2013
The SY family purchased a pair of piglets piglets for $120 to $150 with a loan, which they repaid on schedule when they sold one of... Read More
Battambang, KH – Duck loan raises family income – 28 Feb 2013
MY family’s nutrition and income has improved since they asked for a loan to purchase some ducklings, because they can now eat duck eggs and... Read More
Battambang, KH – Shop teaches relay planting – 28 Feb 2013
The AR family are an older couple who are very diligent workers. Mrs AR built a commercial organic vegetable garden on their land, in addition... Read More
Utete, TZ – Mapinduzi School toilet – 28 Feb 2013
Thursday was a great day when Michael and Chris passed ownership of the Mapinduzi Primary School toilet to the head teacher, and responsibility for ongoing... Read More
Utete, TZ – Garden shop compost – 28 Feb 2013
The compost manufacturing area has been fenced, and nine good sized piles have been started. The shop team have started having a store room built,... Read More