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... Read More
Tamku, NP – Micro hydro-electricity makes study easier – 31 Dec 2012
Three hundred children are now able to study at night thanks to a hydro-electricity project. It supplies electricity to Tamku village, which... Read More
Addis Ababa ET – Vocational training – 31 Dec 2012
In 2012, the private foundation that supports Better Lives administrative costs also helped support Retrak’s vocational training program for older street boys... Read More
Los Alamitos USA – Volunteer awards – 9 Feb 2013
On Saturday, Feb. 9, the Los Alamitos Youth Center staged a very successful and well attended first annual youth awards event called... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden shop team meeting – 22 Feb 2013
Rey and his garden team of Lai and Phea had their first monthly team meeting with Salee Oum. Salee is a local Cambodian who is joining... Read More
Battambang – Organic vegetable growing is healthy – 15 Feb 2013
Rey and Salee visited Mrs P to discuss relay planting in her vegetable garden.Mrs P has past experience using chemical fertilizer, so... Read More
Battambang – Vegetable growing mentoring – Feb 8 2013
Rey met with Mrs P R to discuss relay panting of vegetables. The P R family has about 1/8 hectare. They are growing... Read More
Battambang – Small community starts vegetable gardens – 1 Feb 2013
Rey and the garden team helped the YT family start a garden, and worked well with the family’s mother and children. The... Read More
Battambang – Brothers then sister build vegetable gardens – 18 Jan 2013
The garden shop helped Mrs Y start her garden. Mrs Y is the younger sister of Mehta and Set, who have started... Read More
Battambang – Protecting vegetable garden from animals – 11 Jan 2013
The garden shop helped the P family replant their garden and the family re-erected a black net fence to protect the vegetables... Read More