Kilimanjaro, TZ – The power of education for FK – 31 Jul 2022
FK has been raised by her grandmother and father after his mother very sadly disappeared following his birth, due to a mental... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Productive track record qualifies family for a Rent-to-Own home – 31 Mar 2022
Rey Diez is founder and manager of the Peaksneng Thormacheat Garden Shop that is a social enterprise assisting families and children with... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mkyashi community briefs partner about water supply challenges – 15, May 2021
Mkyashi families want to restart the flow of piped water in their community, so they recently briefed the manager of Better Lives... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Mukirehe Primary School students start harvesting – 15 Feb 2021
Mukirehe Primary School students are harvesting corn, and it looks like it will be a successful third farming season! The school planted... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Oria Primary School facing water challenges – 15 Nov 2020
Tanzania is expecting a light drought this year going into 2021. Tupendane’s sister partner, SODAT of Ngara is seeing minimal rains currently,... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SODAT employee uses business savings to invest in agriculture – 15 Dec 2019
Shafan Juston purchased three acres of land in 2019 for 1,300,000 TZS ($569 USD). He sold the resources on the land and... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – ELS Family benefits from dedicated garden work – 15 Nov 2019
ELS Family received their first garden in 2017 and are still maintaining the garden. The garden produces enough vegetables to filly full... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Farming activity loan pays off as Furaha group enjoys the harvest – 15 Nov 2019
Earlier this year, Tupendane provided Furaha a loan of 1,300,000 TZS ($571 USD), see the story here. Despite experiencing similar farming challenges... Read More
Former volunteer reflects on his time with Better Lives
6 years ago I was out in Tanzania doing some charity work in a village that had no electricity and no real... Read More