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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

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

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

In the seven years since the SOS family planted its first 3-bed FAITH garden, their nutrition, education, and earning have benefited greatly from Wamukisa’s mentorship....

Moshi, TZ – Harmonious co-existance assisted by strong fence around a school’s Grow-own-Breakfast garden – Apr 2024

Deogratius Matemu

Co-existence with the local community and crop protection are key factors we consider for our Grow-own-Breakafast (GOB) programs in primary schools below Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania....

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora is partnering with Rollins College Students to assist Mkyashi Primary school – Apr 2024

Merry Andrea

The Lishe Bora team has identified that Mkyashi Primary school faces some challenges, and lack of enough quality breakfast for the school’s students. The Lishe...

Ngara, TZ – MVG VICOBA repays corn trading loan and switches to the rice business – Apr 2024

After a year, the MVG Vicoba group has successfully paid SODAT its 4.9 M TZS total corn loan after trading corn in Ngara main market....

Utete, TZ – ASM hopes to assist Kindwitwi Village families with money transaction services – Apr 2024

ASM family business is making one step at a time, believing Vicoba savings and sesame harvests benefits would change his life by launching money transactions...

Kasaka, UG – Wamukisa’s small sustainable steps expand Kasaka programs – Apr 2024

During April Wamukisa used the last part of Uganda’s dry season to continue expanding Kasaka-Gomba operations by improving its headquarters farmhouse with plastered exterior walls,...

Siem Reap, KH – Thank you to visiting student volunteers from UK and South Africa – Apr 2024

March 28 marked the start of welcoming students to Peaksneng Village this year, we are very grateful to them and pleased to highlight the contributions...

Battambang, KH – Visiting students will be assisting families this summer – Apr 2024

01 Apr 2024

Salee Oum

In this quarterly report we outline the progress and impact of the support provided by visiting foreign students to families in past years, and look...

Digos City, PH – Food Always In The Home (FAITH) organic gardening knowledge helps provide jobs – Mar 2024

31 Mar 2024

This letter from Rey Diez, who started Sunrise shop near Digos City, Philippines by teaching organic vegetable growing techniques of the Food Always In The...

Ngara, TZ – AJ business to expand and assist more families – Mar 2024

31 Mar 2024

After a year of experiencing sardine business selling from home, and on the Fridays and Saturday market days each week, AJ realized there is an...

Utete, TZ – Student visitors assist families and children with their projects – Mar 2024

31 Mar 2024