Utete, TZ – VICOBA volunteer families benefit from high sesame prices – Jun 2023
The Vicoba volunteer families finally harvested their sesame when it was the highest selling price ever in the market. A harsh drought affecting the sesame... Read More
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Kikondo, UG – Family adapts organic gardening to commercial growing – June 2023
The GJM family excels at creative and adaptable ways to earn income on the path to sustainable living, now including a large garden to grow... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Dream does come true – May 2023
Cambodia has been deeply marked by years of war. Over the past 6 years since we started our program, poverty in the villages has decreased,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Training children for sustainable living – May 2023
Children, teachers, parents of primary schools in Kahe, Moshi, Tanzania are practicing a Grow-own-Breakfast program in collaboration with Tupendane. The program has benefited the children... Read More
Ngara, TZ – MKB laptop and printer improving school academics – May 2023
Mukibogoye Primary School staff, and students thank SODAT for the office equipment support that will assist students to grow academically. The school received a laptop... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora provides knowledge to children for opening up their path towards sustainable living – May 2023
Children, teachers, parents of Kisuluni primary schools in Mkyashi, Tanzania, in collaboration with Lishe Bora managed to start a banana growing program in school. The... Read More
Utete, TZ – Asha’s house loan payment completion story – May 2023
Asha’s family is happier now that they have home ownership after completing nine years loan payments. She thanks KCM and BL for the loan and... Read More
Kikondo, UG – SMW family earns and saves money from FAITH garden – May 2023
The resilient SMW family, one of the early participants in Wamukisa’s Food Always In The Home ( FAITH ) gardening program, continues to thrive with... Read More
Ngara, TZ – MVG Vicoba expands from tree nursery to also corn trading – Apr 2023
Mazingira Vicoba Group (MVG) is making good progress one step at a time every year toward its sustainability, growing in business and investment to benefit... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora is starting a catering business – Apr 2023
Lishe Bora is starting a catering services business as a way to build its own sustainability, so that it can continue to assist local schools... Read More
Utete, TZ – Vicoba families Sesame production and business development story – Apr 2023
The farmers who planted their Sesame fields as usual, in January after the first rain, lost their sesame because it died due to the drought.... Read More
Digos City, PH – Squash garden creates better health and income – Apr 2023
The Sunrise shop has become a good example and mentor of growing techniques to the families in Barangay Colonsabak, Purok 5 Barak. The shop shares... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo Primary students re-build their thorn bush fence and vegetable garden – Apr 2023
The students are rebuilding their fence of thorn bushes, which protects their school breakfast vegetable garden, after sheep and goats broke through it and enjoyed... Read More
Kikondo, UG – MVP Family FAITH garden saves money and improves nutrition – Apr 2023
The MVP family’s three children smile as they re-plant kale seedlings inter-cropped with beans in their FAITH garden. MVP mother and father had lived in... Read More
Ngara, TZ – AJ’s sardine business story – Mar 2023
AJ, a thirteen years experienced cook in Mukirehe school, is rejoicing after receiving and paying back all of the 800,000 TZS entrepreneurship capital loan from... Read More
Utete, TZ – Siasa Primary School starts their Grow-own-Breakfast (GOB) – Mar 2023
KCM collaboration with Siasa Primary school and students’ parents began to implement a breakfast serving program through the “Grow-own-Breakfast program”. To develop a longtime existing... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Mrs PWP explains why the family values their home vegetable garden – Mar 2023
In the dry season (37 degree C / 98 degress F) in rural Cambodia Peaksneng, some families argue about who among them has the greenest... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Local indigenous knowledge on dealing with extreme Draught in Kahe – Mar 2023
The Global Effect of the weather has been well experienced by the school children of Kahe primary schools on their school feeding program in the... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Drought on Mt Kilimanjaro and its effects on the Children health at Lasso and Kisuluni Primary Schools – Mar 2023
During these difficult moment of the long drought on Kilimanjaro Slopes, the Kirua Kahe water project has failed to constantly supply enough water to our... Read More
Kikondo, UG – VICOBA member expands tree nursery business – Mar 2023
Wamukisa team members Michael and Rose explored Kikondo’s expanded avocado and eucalyptus tree nursery. KIP family started the tree nursery business two years ago when... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Mother’s gift to her children is food and education – Feb 2023
Providing Food and education to Ra children as a single mother is the thing that Ra called achievement. Since her husband Chea went to prison,... Read More
Utete, TZ – OM hopes that new development in Kindwitwi area will increase demand for his egg and chicken meat business – Feb 2023
The New ward office, Secondary school and Vocation training center will be located in OM’s village, and OM hopes this will add value to his... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Benam Nursery School serves breakfast and learning to local children – Feb 2023
School term 1 started in February with Jaja Sarah, the director of Wamukisa Support Organization and chairperson of Zinabala VICOBA, opening her new school room... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Schools’ corn farm harvests and parent contributions sustain school breakfast – Feb 2023
The three schools don’t have sufficient land to harvest enough corn to sustain yearly feeding requirements until the next harvesting season. This made the schools... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Children when assisted are proving to make their own daily breakfast at schools – Feb 2023
Assurance of daily breakfast availability for children in primary schools in Kahe is one of the major Challenges, which becomes Top priority for Tupendane to... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Small strategic sustainable step is a key to the Human lives improvement – Feb 2023
Afya Bora Women Vicoba group has been progressing through the Lives Improvements path of its members since when they started their nutritious flour business last... Read More
Ngara, TZ – TMH is happy to receive a VICOBA loan to buy a motorcycle for his crop trading business – Jan 2023
TMH is a Mukirehe Primary school cook who received loan of 700,000 TZS from the Village Community Bank called Mazingira Vicoba Group (MVG). He used... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Productive garden assists family to pay their Rent-to-Own home’s rent on time – Jan 2023
LY family was once featured in Better Lives monthly article “Productive garden assist family to follow their dream” in 2020. Now maybe I should call... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Feed children today for our own better society of tomorrow – Jan 2023
Education is one item which plays a key contribution to the wellbeing of our Mkyashi village in Kilimanjaro.Lishe bora identify a gap in the Kisuluni... Read More
Utete, TZ – VICOBA group purchases a modern farm spray pump – Jan 2023
The Vicoba volunteer families thank KCM and Better lives for supporting them with a loan for buying a modern powered agricultural spray pump. It is... Read More