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Mama AOM and her family are celebrating after Asha received a loan to start her own tailoring business. She began a 6-month training course to become a tailor and...

Utete, TZ- Family earns profit from chicken banda and is looking forward to growth – 15 May 2018

15 May 2018

The OMM family is using the concept of Continuous Quality Improvement to gradually increase the productivity of their small chicken business. Now the project...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria Primary School suffers from surprise flooding, starts planning next steps – 9 May 2018

09 May 2018

Severe flooding covered the communities around Mwangaria Primary School in over 3 feet of water in some places. Today, over 2 weeks after the flooding...

Kikondo, UG- Father saves income and improves health of three children – 9 May 2018

09 May 2018

The father of the LBL family built a vegetable garden at his home using skills he learned at one of Wamukisa’s organic vegetable growing training sessions....

Siem Reap, KH – Kyrstie and Carlos share memories from a day in Cambodia – 02 May 2018

02 May 2018

Better Lives supporters Kyrstie and Carlos visited Cambodia in December 2017. They spent time with Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop and also visited some of Cambodia’s popular attractions....

Siem Reap, KH – Family looks forward to new baby and renting-to-own their new home – 30 Apr 2018

30 Apr 2018

CWC and his family have been collaborating with Rey to design their new rent-to-own home for their growing family. It is being built with a...

Battambang, KH – Family home based shop increases income – 30 Apr 2018

30 Apr 2018

The VSV family have saved some money in order to establish a small shop in their home for selling vegetables and other household items. The...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo Primary School garden club achieves targets and is ready to expand – 1 Apr 2018

01 Apr 2018

Maendeleo Primary School’s student garden clubs met their target of harvesting 75k kg of vegetables every 2 weeks in the first quarter of 2018. Now...

Siem Reap, KH – Family experiences many benefits from vegetable garden – 31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2018

The KR family is enjoying the benefits that come with caring for an organic vegetable garden. The vegetable garden gives the family an opportunity to learn...

Battambang, KH – Rent-to-Own makes a new home possible – 31 Mar 2018

30 Mar 2018

The CP family home has been badly damaged by termites, and it needs to be repaired or replaced. Therefore, the family has decided to rent-to-own...

Kikondo, UG – Mother operating multiple projects to improve standard of living – 16 Mar 2018

13 Mar 2018

Mama KMK and her family have increase their standard of living through organic vegetable gardening, pig rearing business, and running a snack kiosk. Alongside of taking...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria Primary School students enjoying vegetables at school – 3 Mar 2018

03 Mar 2018

Students at Mwangaria Primary School are enjoying eating vegetables every day that breakfast is served. The fresh vegetables add nutrition and flavor to the student’s...

Battambang, KH – Bicycling to school – 28 Feb 2018

28 Feb 2018

Riding to school is saving 20 minutes per day travel time. The local garden shop recently awarded the CC family with the bicycle to recognize...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo Primary School comes 2.5 acres short of planting target – 28 Feb 2018

28 Feb 2018

Tupendane and the Maendeleo Primary School Parents’ Task Force planted 4 acres of beans as part of the school’s self-reliant school breakfast farm. The beans...

Siem Reap, KH – Rent-to-own home is a lesson in life improvement – 28 Feb 2018

28 Feb 2018

PP’s children are happy and motivated because they feel secure and safe in their rent-to-own home. The family’s living conditions are better than before, and...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria plants corn on time despite set backs from national government – 22 Feb 2018

22 Feb 2018

Parents at Mwangaria Primary School successfully planted 2.5 acres of corn which will be used in school breakfast after it is harvested in July. The...

Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa’s efforts have helped increase the GRY family’s health & income – 19 Feb 2018

19 Feb 2018

Due to the guidance and help they received from Wamukisa, the GRY family has increased their daily net income by 5,428 UGS ($2.52 USD). Before...

Kikondo, UG – Family Seedling Day kicks off preparation for planting season – 16 Feb 2018

18 Feb 2018

Families in Kikondo came together and had a Family Seedling Day to prepare for the upcoming planting season. They gathered together at Wamukisa’s demonstration garden and planted seedlings...

Moshi, TZ- ISL Surrey’s donation of iPads positively impacts Primary Schools – 15 Feb 2018

15 Feb 2018

ISL Surrey’s donation of iPads to Mwangaria and Maendeleo Primary Schools make many daily school processes more efficient. Since the government has put in place electronic communication systems for...

Moshi, TZ- Barrels donated by ISL Surrey provide useful storage for Primary Schools – 12 Feb 2018

12 Feb 2018

Mwangaria and Maendeleo Primary Schools received storage barrels donated by students from ISL Surrey and are already getting good use out of them. The donated...

Utete, TZ- OMM Family’s Chicken Banda is Taking Flight – 10 Feb 2018

10 Feb 2018

The OMM Family started with 50 chickens in November 2017 and now they have 70. The family is experiencing growth and success with their chicken banda...

Moshi, TZ- Mama Bustanis’ pig bandas looking to improve fattening time – 3 Feb 2018

03 Feb 2018

The Tupendane Mama Bustanis’ pigs are in good health, but they are growing slower than expected. In order to help the pigs grow more quickly, Tupendane...

Kikondo, UG- Wamukisa and Kigasa Women’s Group have their first meeting – 31 Jan 2018

On January 31st, Wamukisa and the Kigasa Women’s Group had their first meeting where they discussed their plans, prepared for their upcoming projects, and completed...

Battambang, KH – Grandmother’s garden feeds her grandchildren – 31 Jan 2018

The SSS family is harvesting fresh vegetables and enjoying both health benefits and increased income. The grandmother of the family and her three grandchildren are working...

Siem Reap, KH – Family thrives by eating organic vegetables from their garden – 31 Jan 2018

CLL mother was very sick and her baby was malnourished before receiving assistance for her family garden. She was worried that her husband’s work was not...

Battambang, KH- Vasin is proud of her education accomplishments – 31 Jan 2018

Meet Vasin, a very bright and determined 9-year-old who is one of CFI’s star students. She started going to CFI’s Learning Center in October of...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ- Eliza’s family pig banda continues to model income earning opportunity – 30 Jan 2018

30 Jan 2018

The 2 pigs in Eliza’s pig banda are healthy and getting fatter every day. Their estimated value is 300,000 TZS (US $139.53), and Eliza says...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria School Garden Task Force officially recognized as a credit and loan group – 19 Jan 2018

19 Jan 2018

The Mwangaria Primary School Parents’ Task Force just received their official certificate from the government to operate as a savings and credit group. The Task...

Kikondo, UG – Family rebuilding support systems with help from Wamukisa – 12 Jan 2018

13 Jan 2018