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Asha is now strong enough to work in the garden growing vegetables for the kindergarten breakfast. She has completed her treatment and is back to...

Ngara, TZ – New banana trees start to supply school breakfast – 15 June 2021

15 Jun 2021

The Mukibogoye Primary School and local community are very grateful for Better Lives partner SODAT’s assistance with re-planting their banana trees after disease devastated the...

Siem Reap, KH – SS and the Peaksneng garden shop promote organic growing – 31 May 2021

31 May 2021

SS is a village official who assists the people, and is a believer in the value of organic growing and compost fertilizer. He practices what...

Battambang, KH – Vegetable gardens contribute to income during COVID-19 – 31 May 2021

30 May 2021

Sokherm has been preparing new raised beds to plant salad and lettuce. He has built five each for salad and lettuce. In two weeks time,...

Utete, TZ – Livestock transportation impacted by changing regulations – 15 May 2021

The ever-changing regulatory and economic conditions in Utete region are a challenge for Dickson and his community. Dickson was attempting to buy and sell livestock,...

Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye Primary School is using the new storage building – 15 May 2021

Mukibogoye Primary School has de-husked, sorted and bagged their corn harvest for the first time in their new storage building that was built last year....

Kikondo, UG – Building mutual trust starts in the garden – 15 May 2021

The GJM family has been developing mutual trust with our partner Wamukisa since 2017 because of how they have cared for, and been able to...

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 partner Tupendane about...

Moshi, TZ – Good harvesting under a grey sky! – 15 May 2021

The sky maybe cloudy and grey, but the students of Mwangaria Primary School have bright spirits as they harvest the school’s corn field for their...

Siem Reap, KH – Savun has built trust to qualify for affordable housing – 30 April 2021

30 Apr 2021

The Peaksneng Thormacheat garden shop started assisting Savun five years ago, and now he has qualified for affordable housing in the form of a Rent-to-Own...

Battambang, KH – Garden shop assists families during COVID – 30 Apr 2021

30 Apr 2021

COVID infections, while still at a relatively low level compared to many countries, are on the rise in Cambodia. This means eating from family gardens...

Moshi, TZ – Furaha Group expecting success – 15 April 2021

15 Apr 2021

Social enterprise Tupendane gave Furaha group a microloan that assisted seventy families to grow corn. They might irrigate the two acres to protect their harvest...

Ngara, TZ – Kabalenzi Primary has their best harvest yet – 15 Apr 2021

15 Apr 2021

The Tanzanian community based organization SODAT, assisted Kabalenzi primary school to farm corn in 2021. The school harvested 2,513 kg (5,540 lbs) beating their target...

Kikondo, UG – Zinabala completes business development training – 15 Apr 2021

15 Apr 2021

Wamukisa provided Zinabala VICOBA group with business development training. Over the course of the training, the group developed five business concepts and plans for the...

Battambag, KH – COVID pandemic is keeping families close to home – 31 Mar 2021

30 Mar 2021

The KJ family is growing mornjng glory to eat and also sell to neighbors. This is because most markets are either much less active or...

Siem Reap, KH – Family is using their tractor to raise their income – 30 March 2021

30 Mar 2021

The DK family are proud of how their small tractor has increased their income by using it for ploughing their market garden, and transporting the...

Utete, TZ – KCM successfully transitions garden – 15 Mar 2021

Each year, KCM moves their market garden from a lake side area to the river bank when the lake water becomes too saline to irrigate...

Kikondo, UG – Zinabala VICOBA group discusses bees wax opportunity – 15 Mar 2021

Zinabala Village Community Banking (VICOBA) group members are discussing their plans for expanding the number of bees they raise for honey and supplying their wax...

Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye Primary School needs a kitchen – 15 Mar 2021

The ten year old school kitchen collapsed in February, so SODAT and the school collaborated to build a temporary one. They dream of building a...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria Primary School’s corn more than survives the drought – 15 Mar 2021

Mwangaria Primary School’s team of Tupendane and parents worked in a smart way to protect their school breakfast’s corn from drought conditions this year. Before...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – The DM family are experiencing housing challenges – 15 Mar 2021

Lishe Bora learned about the DM family’s housing challenges during a recent mentoring visit. Mother DM is single and cares for two boys. One of...

Siem Reap, KH – Wood carver dreams of home on plot of land – 28 Feb 2021

28 Feb 2021

Le Mao carves wood beautifully. Despite the popularity of his quality work, he is not rich and has had a dream to live in a...

Battambang, KH – Vegetable gardens are a blessing during the pandemic – 28 Feb 2021

27 Feb 2021

RR says “It feeds us every day and gives us some income’’. He is talking about their family vegetable garden that he built with the...

Moshi, TZ – Two Maendeleo Primary School students receive Best Gardener Award – 15 Feb 2021

This year, Tupendane and Maendeleo Primary School celebrated 2020 School farming and gardening successes. However, due to the Coronavirus, the community decided to acknowledge particular...

Kikondo, UG – FNS family saves to start pig rearing business – 15 Feb 2021

FNS family members are all smiles because their sow has given birth. In 2020 the family saved money with the Zinabala VICOBA Group to invest...

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 corn in late...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora checks families’ willingness and ability to pay for water – 15 Feb 2021

Lishe Bora interviewed Mkyashi Water Project customers about their water bills and interest in continued supply following an interruption in service. Overall, the community provided...

Battambang, KH – Husband’s illness makes caring for crickets a challenge – 31 Jan 2021

31 Jan 2021

Mr YY was sick for three weeks, so Mrs YY cared for the family’s cricket rearing business. She was able to earn income to support...

Siem Reap, KH – Path to sustainability assists family during COVID-19 time – 18 Jan 2021

18 Jan 2021