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Kikondo, UG – Home water projects help family grow vegetables at home, looking to expand – 15 Jun 2017

15 Jun 2017

The HHM family’s early success tending their three-bed organic vegetable garden is motivating them to plan additional beds and experiment with new crops. The family...

Kikondo, UG – Small sustainable steps help families move towards food self-reliance – 2 Jun 2017

02 Jun 2017

Sam Barnes

Mama HCM’s first interaction with Wamukisa came in July 2016 when she attended a series of training sessions about water conservation, organic gardening, and SMART...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane forms School Breakfast Farm Task Force to improve food self-reliance – 1 Jun 2017

01 Jun 2017

Sam Barnes

Tupendane has collaborated with local schools to form a new entity in the community: the School Breakfast Farm Task Force. The objective of the Task...

Siem Reap, KH – SL invests in land to increase family income – 31 May 2017

31 May 2017

Chris Wade

SLs vegetable garden was very productive, so he was able to save some money to help purchase an extra piece of land. Land that he...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – VICOBA savings and loan group continues to help families move towards income self-reliance – 26 May 2017

26 May 2017

Sam Barnes

More than a year after members of the Mkyashi VICOBA began lending to each other they are continuing to collaborate to improve their lives and...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Low TCO management and proactive maintenance enable water committee to hit targets ahead of schedule – 19 May 2017

19 May 2017

Sam Barnes

The nine families who received water connections in Phase 1 of the Mkyashi Water Project have been fulfilling their promise of acting as best-practice examples...

Moshi, TZ – Parents and Task Force lead effort to show sustainability of corn growing – 9 May 2017

09 May 2017

Sam Barnes

Parents and Task Force members at Mwangaria Primary School are leading an effort to show that growing corn at school can contribute to food self-reliance....

Kikondo, UG – After job loss, father uses vegetable garden to rebuild health and income – 5 May 2017

05 May 2017

Sam Barnes

Organic vegetable gardening is offering Mr. KGK the opportunity to rebuild a dependable income after he lost his job as a carpenter. The garden he...

Battambang, KH – JS overcomes challenges to keep earning an income – 05 May 2017

05 May 2017

Chris Wade

JS lives in a village near Batambang, Cambodia where she grows morning glory vegetables and raises pigs for meat. She starting fattening piglets in 2016...

Moshi, TZ – Student garden clubs building enthusiasm with consistent harvests – 28 Apr 2017

28 Apr 2017

Sam Barnes

The school garden clubs in Kahe are beginning to show increased enthusiasm after a successful month of harvests in March. Clubs at all three schools...

Battambang, KH – SLT sells fattened pigs in time for Khmer New Year – 28 Apr 2017

28 Apr 2017

Michael Oliver

The SLT family sold the pigs they purchased with a ‘Healthy Life’ loan in time to capitallise on the inflated prices that come from the...

Utete, TZ – KCM plans ahead to ensure predictable delivery of vegetables for kindergarteners – 21 Apr 2017

21 Apr 2017

Sam Barnes

KCM applied knowledge gained through years of farming in Kindwitwi to ensure they continued to deliver value to local kindergarten students. By preparing a back-up...

Kikondo, UG – Family using skills learned in training sessions to replace lost income – 14 Apr 2017

14 Apr 2017

Sam Barnes

After losing his job, and his family’s primary income source, Mr. JJS is using Wamukisa’s training sessions to rebuild his life and income. He is...

Siem Reap, KH – Family strengthens their health by focusing on productivity – 14 Apr 2017

14 Apr 2017

Michael Oliver

The WMT family have been focusing on improving the productivity of their garden in order to reduce their food bills. The extra effort has paid...

Utete, TZ – Community encouraged by breakfast benefits, volunteers trenching – 31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2017

Sam Barnes

KCM continues to supply the local kindergarten with vegetables each day to supplement the white flour porridge the students are served. For most student the...

Battambang, KH – Nareth gains confidence in computer and English studies – 31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2017

Michael Oliver

Nareth is a 12 year-old studying in grade 6 at Donteav School (public school). After his morning classes in public school, Nareth comes to the...

Battambang, KH – CP increases income and saves for children’s transportation – 31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2017

Michael Oliver

The CP family are working on ways to increase their income outside of Mr. CP’s salary from working with the Healthy Life Garden Shop. They...

Dar es Salaam, TZ – SAWA initiates Phase 3 of School WASH improvements in Temeke Municipality – 30 Mar 2017

30 Mar 2017

Sam Barnes

SAWA is continuing their work improving school Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Temeke Municipality. The fourth quarter of 2016 marked Phase 3 and will...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Shop manager teaching her daughter to start saving early – 24 Mar 2017

24 Mar 2017

Sam Barnes

Lishe Bora garden shop manager Mary Shayo celebrated her daughter’s birthday by teaching her personal finance habits. Mary and her daughter, Sessi, broke open Sessi’s...

Ngara, TZ – Garden shop and school continuously improving breakfast gardening – 22 Mar 2017

22 Mar 2017

Sam Barnes

SODAT’s garden shop team continues to collaborate with school leaders to continuously improve the schools grow-your-own breakfast program. The most recent improvement involved collaborating with...

Moshi, TZ – School Garden Clubs learn “Growing” best practices with hands-on training – 20 Mar 2017

20 Mar 2017

Sam Barnes

48 students from Maendeleo Primary School’s garden clubs attended Tupendane’s “Growing Vegetables” training on March 9th. Tupendane manager Deogratius Matemu used lessons learned from previous...

Siem Reap, KH – CWC expands garden and increases productivity – 17 Mar 2017

17 Mar 2017

Michael Oliver

The CWC family have turned their small plot of land into an extremely productive area where they grow various vegetables, fruits and they keep livestock....

Battambang, KH – OSV plans to install electricity with pig sales – 3 Mar 2017

03 Mar 2017

Michael Oliver

OSV received a loan to raise piglets from the Healthy Life Garden Shop in September 2017 and is getting ready to sell them just in...

Moshi, TZ – Student garden clubs harvesting again – 3 Mar 2017

03 Mar 2017

Sam Barnes

Mwangaria Primary School’s student garden clubs are beginning to enjoy the benefits of their hard work. After struggling for months to get their organic vegetable...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane’s 2017 training sessions underway in Kahe – 24 Feb 2017

24 Feb 2017

Sam Barnes

Tupendane is beginning its 2017 school garden club training by focusing on four phases of vegetable garden beds: Preparation, Planting, Growing, and Harvesting. School garden...

Siem Reap, KH – CWC family maximizes productivity of scooter and trailer loan – 17 Feb 2017

17 Feb 2017

Michael Oliver

CWC received a loan for a scooter and trailer with the aim of starting a vegetable selling business. He has already expanded his business to:...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water connection enables family to invest in livestock – 10 Feb 2017

10 Feb 2017

Sam Barnes

In August 2016 the JBK family had clean water piped onto their property for the first time in the family’s history. After a few months...