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 is maturing well,... Read More
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Moshi, TZ – Design for less running expenses for long term sustainability – 31 May 2022
The uncontrolled tremendous raising of fuel price in the world has become one of the obstacles towards school farming practices in Tanzania, as it has... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SJ encourages others to be entrepreneurial by starting a poultry business – 31 May 2022
SJ works for local social enterprise SODAT, and wants to encourage and assist his community’s youth to engage in entrepreneurship for self-employment additional income. He... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mary’s mother is happy in her new home – 31 May 2022
Mary’s mother is now living comfortably and happily in a more spacious house that Mary built for her to live in. Mary explains that “my... Read More
KCM, Utete – 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 the local Village... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – New Rent-to-Own house gives teacher and her elderly mother hope and a safe environment – 31 May 2022
A secure home is one of our basic human needs. In the village of Peaksneng so many families lack a proper roof over their heads,... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa trains PEAS Samling Nama Secondary School Agriculture Club – 30 Apr 2022
With the encouragement of the school’s administration and agriculture teacher Mr. Damulira Wilson, Wamukisa organized a training in organic farming methods for the members of... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Building good relationships for a better tomorrow – 30 Apr 2022
Tupdendane team members Greenson and Naael are thanking Mr Matunzo for his support with ploughing 1.5 acres of Tupendane / Better Lives land. The Tupendane... 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 other trees, and... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Kisiluni Primary School students are enjoying their daily meal – 30 Apr 2022
Lishe Bora is assisting Kisiluni Primary school to develop a program for serving their children a meal every day, in a way that the school... Read More
KCM, Utete – KCM assists volunteer’s families to earn income from sesame and invest in businesses – 30 Apr 2022
KCM is assisting volunteer’s families with growing 8.5 acres of sesame by assisting with knowledge, farming tools and sprays to improve their commercial harvest. Sesame... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Rent-to-Own community members grow their food security during these economically challenging times – 30 Apr 2022
Many people are growing vegetables in their gardens because food prices are rising during these challenging times of COVID pandemic and the Russian invasion of... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Two schools start Grow-own-Breakfast – 31 Mar 2022
Local social enterprise Lishe Bora has collaborated with the local community, teachers and students to successfully start organic banana and vegetable gardens for two primary... Read More
Utete, TZ – Families are maintaining water access – 31 Mar 2022
Clean water access is being maintained to family homes and business in the Kindwitwi community. There are eight installed water taps, and six of them... 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 schedule. The students... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Successful corn growing brings more success – 31 Mar 2022
It was a very difficult weather situation during this planting seasons of 2022. The rains had been so much delayed and the temperature has been... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa trains Destiny School students and Zinabala Community Bank (VICOBA) members – 31 Mar 2022
Rose and Michael restarted Wamukisa’s training schedule by training Destiny School students and Zinabala VICOBA members in agriculture. Destiny School is located a short walk... 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 food, income and... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Last year’s corn harvest was not sufficient to last until the coming May harvest – 28 Feb 2022
Mukibogoye and Mukirehe Primary schools are drawing on a corn reserve stock funded by Better Lives to close a corn supply gap for the schools’... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Zinabala Village Community Banking Association tests new technique for nourishing soil – 28 Feb 2022
The YNM family work group, part of Zinabala Village Community Banking group’s (VICOBA) 30 members, nourished 1.5 acres for planting after seasonal rains begin in... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Success at school starts at home and in the community – 28 Feb 2022
A Successful school year for children living in the Rent-to-Own (RTO) community starts at home. Take as an example the Weun Thi children: Samnang ,Marie,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Adding an electricity connection builds hope for the future – 28 Feb 2022
Last year Tupendane qualified for a loan to purchase a parcel of land in Kahe, for the purpose of assisting disadvantaged families to support their... Read More
Utete, TZ – Utete Secondary School feeding program – 28 Feb 2022
Utete Secondary School feeding program has made an agreement with Dickson the KCM manager for delivery services for ingredients. KCM will also assist the school... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family dreams of expanding their animal feed business – 28 Feb 2022
The AT family are happy and committed to earning income from growing and selling vegetables on their land, and saving some of the vegetable income... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family will reunite in Rent-to-Own home – 31 Jan 2022
It has been a long road for Savun with many challenges, but now he is reuniting with his loved ones. All his family are looking... Read More
Utete, TZ – Omari is assisting his mother Asha with her tailoring business – 31 Jan 2022
Asha is KCM’s accountant who is feeling much happier after recovering from her recent surgery. She is now planning to reduce her working days with... 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 East Africa. This... Read More
Kasaka, UG – Wamukisa lays foundations for expanding to Kasaka-Gomba, Uganda – 31 Jan 2022
Wamukisa is expanding its area of operations to Kasaka in the district of Gomba, where project manager Michael supervised Joseph and Henry building a latrine... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Scolastica Bosco Shayo story – 31 Dec 2021
Scolastica, her family, our partner Lishe Bora’s manager Mary and the Barns family are so very happy to celebrate Scolastica’s graduation with a Grade A... Read More
Utete, TZ – Volunteer families assist KCM to move kindergarten vegetable garden – 31 Dec 2021
The KCF family and other families volunteered to assist KCM to move the vegetable garden to higher ground away from the bondeni / lowland area... Read More