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Dickson Taji, KCM transportation manager and owner of the Toyo business invested in 2 acres of land to grow sesame seeds as a cash crop....

Battambang, KH – Family time and encouragement has empowered Davuth – 1 Jul 2020

01 Jul 2020

Family time and encouragement has empowered Davuth, a 10-year-old boy who lives in a poor neighborhood, to keep up at school. His parents work in...

Siem Reap, KH – Social enterprise plans irrigation for its demonstration farm – 30 Jun 2020

30 Jun 2020

Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop’s demonstration farm team members are ready to add more vegetable beds in order to increase production while avoiding over cultivating the existing...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria cook weaves baskets for extra money – 29 June 2020

29 Jun 2020

Mwangaria Primary school cook has been helping provide breakfast for the students by cooking since 2016. Due to coronavirus challenges, families are having difficulty donating...

Ngara, TZ – School is scheduled to restart and parents provide ingredients – 29 June 2020

29 Jun 2020

Ngara primary schools are scheduled to start classes again at the end of the month. SODAT has some breakfast ingredients to start the school, but...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family uses garden to support school fees – 15 June 2020

15 Jun 2020

JAM Family has been successfully managing their family garden since 2018. With the help of the garden’s savings and income from the mother’s clothes selling...

Utete, TZ – KCM compiles list of services to provide to community – 15 June 2020

15 Jun 2020

Following their recent success in building a shed and compost boxes and the rise in interest in the group due to their construction skills, KCM...

Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa’s Chairperson becomes community representative for Bugandan Tribe King’s Council – 15 June 2020

15 Jun 2020

Sarah Kiwanuka, the mother of Wamukisa’s manager, has been installed as the Mpigi district representative for the Buganda Tribe King’s Council. This is a great...

Battambang, KH – Life during hard times – 31 May 2020

31 May 2020

Life can be hard at the best of times, but when coronavirus started reducing the local economy, it became even harder for the RR family...

Siem Reap, KH – Mid-wife Beatriz discusses family health with rent-to-own home families – 31 May 2020

31 May 2020

Mothers and children of the Peaksneng rent-to-own community had their first family health meetings with Beatriz before the threat of coronavirus stopped the meetings for...

Moshi, TZ – Kahe Primary School uses volunteer work to harvest corn – 15 May 2020

Kahe Primary School would normally use their students to harvest the corn, but the coronavirus has prevented that work from being completed. Instead, the community...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – CPM Children enjoying their respective careers – 15 May 2020

CPM Family comprises the Mother, Father, five children, and Grandmother. three of the CPM children are each advancing their own careers. One a teacher, another...

Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye PS finishes food storage increasing sustainability – 15 May 2020

In one year, Mukibogoye Primary school needs enough space available to store 9,700 lbs of corn. Needless to say, the school did not have the...

Kikondo, UG – SMW family uses savings to invest in goat project – 15 May 2020

SMW father, Zinabala’s VICOBAs beekeeper, and family dedicated themselves to attending every Wamukisa and apply the knowledge at their home and have expanded their goat...

Utete, KCM – KCM team rebuilds shed and compost boxes after they collapse – 15 May 2020

KCM’s garden shed and compost boxes were built by True Adventure’s in 2011. After 9 years of use, they finally gave in to the elements...

Battambang, KH – Life in Coronavirus time – 30 Apr 2020

30 Apr 2020

Families have been staying home and social distancing from others to protect themselves from the Coronavirus. While this keeps them safe from the virus, it...

Siem Reap, KH – Back on path towards a dream – 30 Apr 2020

30 Apr 2020

The EL family are back on the path towards their dream of supporting their children in a way that prepares them to gain secure jobs...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora continues mentoring families while maintaining good social distance practices – 15 April 2020

Lishe Bora’s manager went into a stay at home order due to the fact that she lives in a smaller city, but she manages her...

Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye Primary School maintains continues serving vegetables to garden club students – 15 April 2020

In March, the Tanzanian government shut down all schools to prevent the spread of coronavirus. This halted the breakfast serving at Mukibogoye, but the garden...

Utete, TZ – KCM serves vegetables to the elderly and leper communities – 15 April 2020

While Utete is very isolated from the rest of Tanzania, the community is home to a leper colony which is an immunocompromised group and can...

Moshi, TZ – Kahe Primary School continues to supply vegetables and bananas to families after shut down – 15 April 2020

Kahe Primary School along with Tupendane’s guidance began limited vegetable and banana distribution to 10 families of garden club students after the Tanzania government shut...

Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa continues working with families during Coronavirus – 15 April 2020

The Ugandan Government shut down the large markets to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Additionally, the government requested families to start and maintain their...

Siem Reap, KH – Productive garden assists family to follow their dream – 31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2020

The LY family are small scale farmers who have been working hard for many years to realize their dream of a comfortable home. They are...

Battambang, KH – What started as a garden effort is leading to an improved home – 31 Mar 2020

31 Mar 2020

YY and her husband want to have a comfortable and secure space for their grandchildren to live and study. They have been living in an...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora responds to Coronavirus – 30 Mar 2020

Earlier this month, Tanzania began experiencing its first known cases of Coronavirus, Lishe Bora responded by aiding their employees by stocking up on necessary items...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane employees organize to buy in bulk – 30 Mar 2020

Of the Better Live’s partners, Tupendane operates closest to two major cities, Moshi and Arusha. With Arusha having one coronavirus case already, the team acted...

Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa prepares for coronavirus lockdown – 30 Mar 2020

Uganda has implemented strict measures to control the Coronavirus within its borders. The Wamukisa team has collaborated to collect materials and supplies to safeguard their...

Utete, TZ – KCM Employees protect themselves from coronavirus – 30 Mar 2020

After Tanzania’s coronavirus cases began to increase, KCM employees moved towards combining resources so they could purchase necessary materials and supplies. Utete, more especially Kinditiwi,...

Ngara, TZ – SODAT Responds to coronavirus threat – 30 Mar 2020