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... 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... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Students learn and participate in Kabalenzi school clean water installation – 31 Dec 2022
SODAT in collaboration with KBL school’s board and parents continued improving their children’s life, health, and learning environment by building toilet blocks... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Mukirehe School partners with local social enterprise to manage banana field – 30 Nov 2022
It is seven months since Mukirehe School and parents met to partner with SODAT for management services for banana fields that includes... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Mazingira VICOBA tree nursery is getting going! – 31 Oct 2022
The Mazingira Village Community Banking Association (VICOBA) is taking one step at a time and has now started to pay its loan... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Ester cooks at school and starts catering business with VICOBA loan – 30 Sep 2022
Ester has been cooking and serving breakfast to children at Kabalenzi primary school since 2011. She is now expanding her cooking services... Read More
Ngara, TZ – MVG VICOBA tree nursery is growing well – 31 Aug 2022
The MVG Village Community Banking Association (VICOBA) was established in July last year, and has now started a commercial tree nursery. The... Read More
Ngara, TZ – RP starts his motorcycle passenger and delivery business – 31 Jul 2022
RP has purchased a motorcycle with a combination of VICOBA (Village Community Banking Association) savings and a pay advance from his job... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Poor bean harvest causes search for a bean supply solution – 29 Jun 2022
The Ngara district experienced a lower than expected harvest this summer due to lack of rain affecting the flowering phase of the... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SJ encourages others to be entrepreneurial by starting a poultry business – 31 May 2022
SJ works for local social enterprise SODAT, and wants to encourage and assist his community’s youth to engage in entrepreneurship for self-employment... Read More