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
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Afya Bora Village Community Bank group receives first loan – 30 Sep 2022
Mary, manager of local social enterprise Lishe Bora presented Afya Bora VICOBA group with the group’s first loan. The group started on... Read More
Kichondo, UG – Rose saves for home by raising pigs to sell at holiday season – 31 Aug 2022
In Kikondo Village, Wamukisa team member Rose is known for her strength and hard work, her smile and humor, and her knowledge... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Rollins College group assists Lasso and Kisuluni primary school students to plant vegetables and banana trees – 30 Jun 2022
Students from Rollins College in Florida collaborated with Better Lives and the local social enterprise Lishe Bora in order to arrange a... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Zinabala VICOBA staple crop progresses well in rainy season – 31 May 2022
Maize which the YNM Family Agriculture Group planted in March already has grown taller than the leader of the group, the grain... Read More
Utete, TZ – OM Poultry business is sustainable – 31 May 2022
OM’s poultry business is generating an income that is contributing to repaying the chicken house (banda) loan, and home improvement loans from... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SODAT is mentoring and assisting schools to sustain their banana production – 30 Apr 2022
Mukirehe Primary School is fighting a banana tree disease by removing the sick trees to stop the spread of the disease to... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Three schools’ students start weeding their bean crops – 31 Mar 2022
Three schools, in collaboration with local social enterprise SODAT, have successfully planted 7.5 acres of beans amongst the drying corn plants on... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Grow-own-Breakfast program takes first step towards a sustainable irrigation system – 31 Jan 2022
Kahe primary school is taking a first step towards finding a more sustainable irrigation system during this current long drought season in... 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... Read More