Battambang, KH – Family perseveres despite poor soil – 4 Oct 2013
When deciding on a family to help build a garden, it is important to look at the family’s physical environment; water access,... Read More
Utete, TZ – ATN family garden – 3 October 2013
The ATN family has a son who is going to University in Dar es Salaam and his school requires that he has a... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo primary school garden – 20 Sep 2013
Once the well was completed, a Better Lives sponsor donated a foot operated water pump so that the teachers and students were able to easily pump... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo primary school well – 29 Aug 2013
The Maendeleo primary school did not have access to suitable water for a vegetable garden so Tupendane, with the help of a Better... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – RTA family garden – 24 Sep 2013
RTA’s main achievement this past week was beginning her relay planting (with the help of the Lishe Bora team). All of her... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – MGA family garden – 16 Sep 2013
The MGA family has been eating vegetables for a few weeks now and their medium-term vegetables – cucumbers and zucchinis – should start to produce... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – RWA family garden – 24 Sep 2013
RWA’s biggest achievement has been her continued improvement at good gardening practices. She started off a bit slow, but now that she... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – RTA family garden – 16 Sep 2013
RTA had been having a lot of issues with caterpillars and she had also been putting weeds in her pathways once she... Read More
Utete,TZ – AMN family garden – 20 Sep 2013
Mama AMN has been harvesting her mchicha and Chinese cabbage for selling in the village and for her family to eat. The sun has been very... Read More
Utete,TZ – YPM family garden – 20 Sep 2013
The YPM family has been harvesting okra, mchicha and Chinese cabbage. The eggplant and African eggplant have been getting close to harvest time. Mama sold 2,400TZS of Chinese cabbage last week... Read More