Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family garden is recovering after the dry season – 30 Nov 2021
The CT family are again enjoying eating and selling vegetables from their organic vegetable garden, which the Lishe Bora team has assisted them to build... Read More
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Utete, TZ – Families volunteer to feed their kindergarten children – 30 Nov 2021
Kindwitwi families are showing their caring community spirit, by volunteering to assist the KCM team with vegetable garden production for a self-sufficient breakfast serving given... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden club student has graduated and built a market garden business – 30 Nov 2021
DV has successfully applied his organic growing knowledge and experience in vegetable gardening to generate a predictable income. He was among a group of Mukibogoye... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Chekereni primary school takes first step towards sustainable school feeding – 30 Nov 2021
Tupendane has provided organic vegetable gardening training and mentoring sessions to the teachers and children of Chekereni Primary school. These sessions have paid off, because... Read More
Kikondo, UG -Industrious KGK Family Applies Training to Address Challenges and Improve Lives – 30 Nov 2021
Marvin’s KGK family uses their training in Food Always In The Home (FAITH) vegtable gardening, sewing, construction, and business management to improve their living. They... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Moum and Ming start a tiny store – 31 Oct 2021
Moum and Ming are on their journey along the path to self-sustainability, a path that passes through the six stages of access Knowledge, apply Resources,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Land Purchase offers hope of future Rent-to-Earn shops and Rent-to-Own homes – 31 Oct 2021
Partners Tupendane and Better Lives wish to assist disadvantaged families to improve their incomes and then housing in a sustainable way. There is a fear... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Anna’s family adds a new roof to their home – 31 Oct 2021
The family is improving their home in small steps by saving money from Anna’s take home salary and her dairy cow and goat projects’ income.... Read More
Utete, TZ – Dickson’s delivery business assists farmers to access reliable buyers – 31 Oct 2021
Dixon’s toyo delivery business is providing trading opportunities among farmers and middlemen buyers in inaccessible areas of the Utete Region of southern Tanzania. The farmers... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Students are using local farming officer’s methods to improve banana production – 31 Oct 2021
Mukibogoye primary school in Ngara district in collaboration with SODAT continued improving its banana field by using better growing methods learned from the local farming... Read More
Kikondo, UG – HHJ Family Hopes to Expand Crop Growing and Pig Raising for Nutrition and Children’s Education – 30 Oct 2021
The HHJ family is working hard growing kale in their FAITH garden and starting a pig raising business with mentoring provided by Better Lives and... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Village assists SMW family’s goat and crop businesses to rise again after COVID-19 tragedy – 30 Sep 2021
During the Uganda COVID lockdown, the enterprising father of the SMW family died of the disease, leaving his wife and seven children grieving in economic... Read More
Utete, TZ – Family visit daughter at boarding school – 30 Sep 2021
KCM manager Frank’s family were very happy and proud when they visited Agnes at Sisters of Mary boarding school in Kibaha region on parents visit... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Small vegetable garden is helping improve family health – 30 Sep 2021
The EBM family started their organic vegetable garden with training and assistance from the Lishe Bora garden shop team three years ago. Since then, the... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Schools prepare corn fields on time – 30 Sep 2021
SODAT collaborated closely with three schools to successfully prepare for planting five acres of land with corn. They worked together to design the planting and... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Supportive community is building children’s confidence – 30 Sep 2021
The Rent-to-Own home community in Peaksneng near Siem Reap, Cambodia is proving to be a safe, healthy and happy environment that gives children more confidence... Read More
Kilimanjaro TZ – Mkyashi water collection tanks no longer needed? – 30 Sep 2021
These water tanks served the community from mid 2016 to 2020, after Lishe Bora in collaboration with BetterLives made it possible for more than 21... Read More
Kikondo, UG – COVID response encourages community spirit – 30 Aug 2021
The COVID pandemic in Uganda has presented extreme challenges, but has also offered an opportunity to Wamukisa and the Zinabala Village Community Banking (VICOBA) group... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – EA family installs home electicity connection and invests in a barber shop – 31 Aug 2021
The EA family are smiling becuase they have connected their home to the electricity grid, and have invested in a barber shop business. Elizabeth the... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Living with a pandemic – 31 Aug 2021
The corona virus has spared no one. Lives and livelihoods have been turned upside down. Families have been separated by lockdown measures. Business and communities... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Kahe community seeks a natural balance between Donkeys and Grow-own-Breakfast program for their Children – 31 Aug 2021
Finally, we all agree with ” love to children first” by being one team through collaboration among Ward and Village government leaders, Schools committees, Donkey... Read More
Utete, TZ – Family sells chickens to purchase a home water connection – 31 Aug 2021
The OMM family are feeling encouraged because their chicken project continues to gradually recover after the pandemic lock-down, and they now have a clean water... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane Manager Deo gives thanks for surviving COVID-19 – 31 Jul 2021
Today, 12 Aug 2021, is my most blessed birthday ever. This is because, thanks to our Almighty God and through the prayers and Love of... Read More
Kikondo, UG – GRY family welcomes their home water standpipe – 30 Jul 2021
Mama GRY is delighted because she saved enough in a year to install a home water standpipe for her family. She is very grateful to... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Rey presents Sareun and Aikon the title for their home and land – 31 Jul 2021
Rey Diez, manager of Peaksneng Thormacheat Garden Shop, is so very happy to present Sareun and Aikon with their ownership title for their Rent-to-Own home.... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Shop team and “Lighthouse” family assist neighbor – 15 June 2021
The Lishe Bora garden shop team and one of Lishe Bora’s long-standing “Lighthouse” families is assisting the EBM family to rebuild their home vegetable garden... Read More
Utete, TZ – Asha is growing vegetables for the kindergarten breakfast again – 15 June 2021
Asha is now strong enough to work in the garden growing vegetables for the kindergarten breakfast. She has completed her treatment and is back to... Read More
Ngara, TZ – New banana trees start to supply school breakfast – 15 June 2021
The Mukibogoye Primary School and local community are very grateful for Better Lives partner SODAT’s assistance with re-planting their banana trees after disease devastated the... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – SS and the Peaksneng garden shop promote organic growing – 31 May 2021
SS is a village official who assists the people, and is a believer in the value of organic growing and compost fertilizer. He practices what... Read More
Battambang, KH – Vegetable gardens contribute to income during COVID-19 – 31 May 2021
Sokherm has been preparing new raised beds to plant salad and lettuce. He has built five each for salad and lettuce. In two weeks time,... Read More