Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa Adds new Family BGB – 15 January 2017
Wamukisa helped the BGB family establish a 3 bed organic vegetable garden and progress on their path to food and income self-reliance. The BGB family... Read More
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Mt. Kilimanjaro, TZ – Pigs help family pay school fees stress-free – 13 Jan 2017
2017 is off to a smooth start for Laurenti after selling his four pigs at the end of 2016. The beginning of the year is... Read More
Battambang, KH – HSH feeds his family and plans for the future – 6 Jan 2017
Mr. HSH feeds his family from his organic vegetable garden and also earns an income. He plans to raise livestock to help him achieve his... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Consistent income and expanded garden allows PMI to save for house down payment – 23 Dec 2016
PMI has expanded his garden in order to earn more income from selling vegetables. Along with his full-time work with the Peaksneng Thormacheat Garden Shop,... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Review Water Project Phase 1 successes and challenges after year one – 16 Dec 2016
Wamukisa opened 2016 with the completion of Phase 1 of their community water distribution system. They are ending 2016 by reflecting on the project’s challenges... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Employee sets SMART saving goal and succeeds, purchasing new home – 16 Dec 2016
Wamukisa manager Michael Kiwanuka is celebrating an extra special year-end accomplishment: he bought his own home! He plans to move into the new home in... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Employee, and his customers, enjoying electric connection – 15 Dec 2016
At the age of 27, SODAT Garden Shop employee Shafan is enjoying a home electric connection for the first time. Shafan spent his third quarter... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden Shop team pushes to stage school for success in 2017 – 15 Dec 2016
The SODAT Garden Shop team has been very busy throughout the end of 2016. They have been working hard to stage Mukibogoye Primary School to... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water access enables family to expand livestock project – 14 Dec 2016
The MET family has expanded their pig project from 10 pigs to over 20 since getting a water connection at their home through the Mkyashi... Read More
Battambang, KH – Fattened pig sales results in profit for MYB family – 9 Dec 2016
MYB and her husband earned US$370 from selling two pigs at the market. They used the profit to: reinvest in piglets, put corrugated iron sheets... Read More
Mt, Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water Committee successfully overcomes first challenge: electric outage – 9 Dec 2016
Four months after implementation, the Mkyashi Water Project is showing promising signs of sustainability. Families have made their monthly water payments on time and the... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mother uses VICOBA to give son chance at his dream – 7 Dec 2016
The AJN family has been able to help one of their children, Aidani, attend private school by using VICOBA loans to time their family cash... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Kirua-based VICOBA celebrates 4,000,000 TZS lending milestone – 2 Dec 2016
Lishe Bora’s Kirua-based VICOBA group celebrated a milestone in November: over 4,000,000 TZS (US $1,904) in loans distributed since beginning to lend on 12 March... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Improving home is first priority for WMT Family – 25 Nov 2016
Weun received a loan from the Peaksneng Garden shop in 2014 to improve the structure of his home using local materials like palm leaves and... Read More
Battambang, KH – HPH family earn profit from pig fattening micro-loan – 11 Nov 2016
HPH and his wife earned US$330 from selling two pigs at the local market. The money from the pig loan went to paying for their... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa on pace for a holiday harvest from commercial gardens – 11 Nov 2016
The Wamukisa garden shop team continues to expand their commercial garden and, despite bad weather, their first beds are on pace for a holiday harvest.... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Employee making step-changes for his family and home – 9 Nov 2016
SODAT garden shop employee Shafan is making step-changes in life improvement for his family. He recently received a loan to expand his small shop and... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Missing seeds sprout up in Wamukisa’s backyard – 4 Nov 2016
Around late August Wamukisa team members noticed they were missing some seeds. After discussing as a team, they each figured someone else must have used... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden shop manager saving to build new home – 2 Nov 2016
SODAT Garden shop manager David is looking forward to getting married in May and hopes he can complete his new home in time for the... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – PYP family improves life by participating in Rent-to-own program – 28 Oct 2016
PYP, his wife and four children are the second family to move into a Rent-to-own home on Peaksneng Thormacheat shop’s development lot. They love their... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa appreciates the value of keeping a good ledger – 27 Oct 2016
Wamukisa manager Michael Kiwanuka kept his first ledger to track revenues and expenses for Wamukisa’s community water project. The tool has proved so useful that... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden shop employee laying foundation to raise a healthy family in their home – 18 Oct 2016
SODAT garden shop employee Elias continues to lay a strong foundation to support his future family. He has completed his home and is now beginning... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora takes important step towards a dream and a local economic engine – 17 Oct 2016
Lishe Bora has purchased 4.5 acres of scenic farmland in Mkyashi, on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The land purchase is an important step towards... Read More
Utete, TZ – Laptop loan helps eldest daughter pursue dream of studying math and science – 20 Oct 2016
The OMM family’s oldest daughter, Acheni, will be starting her final year of secondary school with the right equipment to be successful. The family received... Read More
Battambang, KH – NSV sells pigs for large profit – 14 Oct 2016
The NSV family earned US$400 net income from selling four pigs at their local market. They were able to fetch a good price because of... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – HCP family grows closer through gardening– 30 Sep 2016
HCP lives with his wife and five children in Peaksneng village in Cambodia. He is able to feed his children organically grown vegetables from his... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Vicoba helps family get the most out of their efforts – 23 Sep 2016
The CPM family used a short-term loan to pay school fees in order to ensure they could get the best price when selling their cows.... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family receives second Vicoba loan, begins planning next loan – 19 Sep 2016
The MBN family successfully repaid their first Vicoba loan of 50,000 TZS (US $25) and have received a second loan for 100,000 TZS (US $50).... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Sustainable school breakfast project nearing end of Phase 2 – 16 Sep 2016
Students at Mukibogoye Primary School are close to completing the second phase of implementing their sustainable school breakfast program. Phase 1 included building and maintaining... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden helps widow OSV provide for her three children – 16 Sep 2016
OSV is a widow living with her three children in Battambang province, Cambodia. Her organic garden feeds her family with vegetables every day and contributes... Read More