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Tupendane and visiting school students from UK have assisted Kisangasangeni Primary School with building up an organic vegetable and banana garden aimed to feed the...

Ngara, TZ – Mukerehe Primary School office supplies assistance improves school and community ties – Oct 2024

Mukirehe Primary School, committee, and students thank SODAT for the office and football equipment support that assists students to grow academically and physically. The school...

Utete, TZ – Growth of KCM projects creates life changing opportunities for families and children – Oct 2024

Better Lives invited UK school groups to visit and contribute to KCM community projects. These visits have created hosting job opportunities that benefit the lives...

Kasaka, UG – Basooka VICOBA group registers to assist FAITH gardening, earning, and health – Oct 2024

This month villagers in Kasaka-Gomba achieved an important step toward better lives for their families by registering Basooka VICOBA (Village Community Bank). In the last...

Battambang, KH – How visiting schools assist families and schools – Sep 2024

Salee Oum

This summer, visiting schools from UK successfully built vegetable gardens and constructed toilets with disadvantaged families in Battambang. They also engaged with local schools by...

Kahe, TZ – Improved cooking facility is one hygiene step in the strategy to improve primary school children’s health. – Sep 2024

Deogratius Matemu

At Tupendane, we firmly believe that food is fundamental to health and well-being. Our initiatives at Ginja Primary School have successfully established flourishing gardens, allowing...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Successfull Gardening at Lasso Primary School after installing an Irrigation Water System – Sep 2024

Merry Andrea

Lasso Primary School Children have had a few years of hardship because of lack of easy availability of irrigation water to their Grow-own-Breakfast (GOB) garden....

Ngara, TZ – SJ poultry business is benefiting community families’ lives – Sep 2024

SJ’s poultry business has significantly improved market accessibility for local farmers, allowing families to sell their beef chickens in response to growing demand in nearby...

Utete, TZ – DFT delivery business taking another shape and growing – Sep 2024

The DFT family embarked on a transformative journey when it successfully secured a loan of 4.8 million TZS in 2019 from KCM in collaboration with...

Kikondo, UG – Merged Kigasa/Zinabala VICOBA organizes first project – Sep 2024

The Zinabala and Kigasa group have merged to make one VICOBA of 70 members. Now they must learn to govern the larger group and practice...

Kikondo, UG – FMJ family adds staple crops to agriculture business – Aug 2024

The FMJ family (previously named GJM without clan reference https://betterlives.org/2023/06/kikondo-ug-family-adapts-organic-gardening-to-commercial-growing-june-2023/ ) has successfully grown maize, bringing more profit to its agriculture business. In June 2023...

Siem Reap, KH – School groups from UK and South Africa assist Peaksneng Shop to assist families and community – Aug 2024

Reynaldo Diez

This year our community hosted seven groups of student volunteers coming from different schools in UK and South Africa. They assisted our Peasneng Shop to...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mkyashi Mamas join together to improve their girls’ health – Aug 2024

Merry Andrea

Lishe Bora Maendeleo Vicoba group has been continuously supporting their community by focusing on health and educational support. Through some knowledge and loans assistances from...

Ngara, TZ – JSK business is using opportunities to grow one step at a time – Aug 2024

JSK employed as a gardener at Mukibogoye Primary School gardening for students breakfast. He fully paid 2,884,000 TZS loan for his rent-own motorcycle for the...

Utete, TZ – KCM garden improvements raises harvests to benefit the community – Aug 2024

KCM garden improvements have raised the garden harvest to 14 Kgs per day for feeding special needy groups in the community. 7 Kgs feeds kindergarten...

Moshe, TZ – Kahe Primary Schools welcomed High School students from Ireland and UK this summer – Aug 2024

Deogratius Matemu

Tupendane and Kahe Primary schools hosted High School student groups from Ireland and UK this spring and summer. They welcomed the visitors who assisted them...

Utete, TZ – High school students from Switzerland, Ireland and UK assist local schools and families this summer – Jul 2024

31 Jul 2024

Kindwitwi village and Utete district schools were very happy to host six student groups from four schools for a cultural and educational exchange this spring...

Kikondo, UG – Benam Infant School grows enrollment to grow children – Jul 2024

31 Jul 2024

Benam Infant School opened last year with 7 pupils and now has grown to 25. It’s managed by Jaja Sarah, a qualified nursery schoolteacher with...

Ngara, TZ – Parents provide ingredients for school breakfast, and in return receive a photocopier for the school – Jul 2024

31 Jul 2024

Mukibogoye Primary school received a photocopier after parents achieved ingredient contribution targets that will sustain the yearly feeding stock until next year’s harvest in April....

Siem Reap, KH – HLR family’s home garden is feeding the family and supplying neighbours and local market – Jun 2024

Reynaldo Diez

The HLR family are happy and healthy because they eat delicious vegetables from their chemical free home organic vegetable garden. They enjoy everything served to...

Battambang, KH – Building Food-Always-In-The-Home (FAITH) vegetable gardens for nine families – Jun 2024

Salee Oum

During April, May and June, Salee and Pak have been preparing for the arrival of three student groups in July who will be assisting families...

Ngara, TZ – Parents contribute to close beans gap and sustain breakfast serving to children – Jun 2024

The Kabalenzi (KBL), Mukirehe (MKR) and Mukibogoye (MKB) Primary Schools experienced inconsistent rain this year, and unfortunately missed their target harvest by 2,044 Kgs of...

Utete, TZ – St. Conleth’s College students assist SIASA Primary School – Jun 2024

Onesmo William

Kindwitwi village hosted St Conleth’s College students for a cultural and educational exchange. The Irish school’s students assisted KCM and the local community to develop...

Kikondo, UG – Zinabala and Kigasa VICOBAs will merge for larger opportunities – Jun 2024

During the decade since its formation, Wamukisa Support Organization has continuously expanded its assistance to families participating in Better Lives programs, including training and mentoring...

Ngara, TZ – School cook’s journey on path to sustainable living – May 2024

FFK was a cook at Mukibogoye school who believes in achieving a sustainable living, so he is starting a seafood and cooking oil business. He...

Utete, TZ – Katundu and Mapinduzi Primary Schools aim to build better learning environments – May 2024

Katundu (268 students) and Mapinduzi (865 students) Primary Schools are touched by the planned generosity of local social enterprise KCM and visiting students from Switzerland,...

Moshi, TZ – Grow-own-Breakfast (GoB) and toilet block repair assist children’s health at Ginja Primary School – May 2024

Deogratius Matemu

A Tupendane team of retired members and current management has been volunteering to build up a new Grow-own-Breakfast program at Ginja primary School. Since last...

Siem Reap, KH – Mrs TPS is dreaming of growing her business – May 2024

Reynaldo Diez

Mrs TPS has been one of the Rent-to-Own home (RTO) families for over 4 years now. A painful and sad incident happened 2 years ago,...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – US college assists Mkyashi Primary School to improve student nutrition and learning environment – May 2024

Merry Andrea

Parents, teachers and children of Mkyashi primary, in collaboration with Lishe Bora team, were able to start a Grow-own-Breakfast (GOB) program at beginning of this...

Kikondo, UG – Family’s long-term nutrition and earning continuously improve – May 2024