Better Lives | Assisting families, schools & children

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee finishes repaying land loan early, sets sights on building rooms – 25 Mar 2016

25 Mar 2016

Lishe Bora garden shop manager Mary Andrea Shayo is preparing to make her final repayment on a land loan she received in October 2015. She...

Moshi, TZ – Experimenting with organic growing techniques on new crops – 20 Mar 2016

20 Mar 2016

Sam Barnes

The JMM family was one of the first families to join Tupendane in March 2013. The family owned one acre of farm land and was...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family earns first-round micro-loan from Village Community Banking group – 18 Mar 2016

18 Mar 2016

Sam Barnes

The Lishe Bora VICOBA group has awarded its first round of small business loans to members. The POK family was one of five families to...

Battambang, KH – Garden feeds the MYB family everyday – 18 Mar 2016

18 Mar 2016

Michael Oliver

The MYB family started their organic vegetable garden after seeing the productive garden of one of their neighbours. Since then, they have stopped going to...

Battambang, KH – HPH’s expanded garden earns income – 18 Mar 2016

18 Mar 2016

Michael Oliver

Life is hard for the HPH family of five living in rural Battambang, Cambodia. They work in their small rice field under the hot sun...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Livestock & agriculture supply store improves efficiency for local farmers – 16 Mar 2016

16 Mar 2016

Sam Barnes

On February 29 Lishe Bora officially opened its new agriculture and livestock supply store in Mkyashi. The store opened just in time for the rainy...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – First “Happy Pig” sold in Mkyashi to rave customer reviews – 14 Mar 2016

14 Mar 2016

Sam Barnes

On 22 February 2016 Lishe Bora the first of two pigs they were raising in their “Happy Pig” pig pen. They butchered and sold the...

Dar es Salaam, TZ – Molly’s Network helps formalize small community organizations – 11 Mar 2016

11 Mar 2016

Sam Barnes

In 2015 Molly’s Network helped two Better Lives partners in Tanzania become officially registered Community Based Organizations (CBO) and open up bank accounts as CBOs....

Siem Reap, KH – CWC plans to further expand productive garden – 4 Mar 2016

04 Mar 2016

Michael Oliver

CWC and his family work very hard to improve their lives. They have consistently maintained a productive garden, fattened pigs, raised cows, and now are...

Temeke, TZ – SAWA finalizes WASH improvement projects for Temeke Municipality – 3 Mar 2016

03 Mar 2016

Sam Barnes

“Water is an inevitable factor for our daily life activities; we cannot live without water. We hope to see the young generation enjoying healthy lives...

Moshi, TZ – Employment and hard work help a mother build her business – 26 Feb 2016

26 Feb 2016

Sam Barnes

Hard work is paying off for Mama Elias and her six children. In two years she has gone from selling small items out of a...

Ngara, TZ – New stoves at school kitchens are healthier and more efficient – 25 Feb 2016

25 Feb 2016

Sam Barnes

New stoves at three primary schools in Ngara have cut cooking time by 33% and reduced wood use by 80% for school breakfast cooks. The...

Utete, TZ – Refurbished secondary school library gives students a place to study – 24 Feb 2016

24 Feb 2016

Sam Barnes

Students at Utete Secondary School are happy to have a place to study with hundreds of books. Private donations for construction work and a visit...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Continuously improving income to enhance future education opportunities – 12 Feb 2016

12 Feb 2016

Sam Barnes

The GMK family started their garden in May 2015. They have always seen themselves as farmers so starting an organic vegetable garden with the Lishe...

Siem Reap, KH – Consistent income allows PMI to Improve his life – 5 Feb 2016

05 Feb 2016

Michael Oliver

A consistent income has allowed PMI to improve his family’s life greatly. Since joining the Peaksneng Garden Shop, he has purchased a plot of land,...

Moshi, TZ – Water pump helps family take advantage of market opportunity – 29 Jan 2016

29 Jan 2016

Sam Barnes

The PTN family is taking advantage of Tupendane’s increased vegetable marketing efforts. They have improved their income from 25,000 TZS (US $11.90) per month to...

Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa completes first phase of community water access project – 20 Jan 2016

20 Jan 2016

Sam Barnes

Water is finally flowing uphill in Kikondo. On 17 January 2016, after more than a year of planning, designing, and building, the Wamukisa garden shop...

Kilimanjaro TZ – Mother always looking for next business opportunity – 15 Jan 2016

15 Jan 2016

Sam Barnes

The TSM family is setting an example for how a small, consistent, daily income can enable a family to improve their productive assets. The family’s...

Mt Kilimanjaro – Lishe Bora employee improves children’s health, home, and education with salary – 2 Jan 2016

02 Jan 2016

Sam Barnes

Since gaining employment through the Lishe Bora garden shop Anna has been able to support her children, expand income generating activities at home, improve her...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane employee is a leader in her community – 18 Dec 2015

18 Dec 2015

Sam Barnes

Tupendane employee Nazaeli provides both technical assistance and leadership by example to families living around Maendeleo Primary School. In her job as “Mama Bustani” (Garden...

Ngara, TZ – Saving and record-keeping help families invest in chickens – 4 Dec 2015

04 Dec 2015

Sam Barnes

Three families in Ngara have started a chicken project together by saving money, selling vegetables, and keeping careful records of it all. They hope their...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee qualifies for dairy cow loan, looks to improve home for family – 30 Nov 2015

30 Nov 2015

Sam Barnes

Two years of productive, dependable work for Lishe Bora, as well as a consistently productive vegetable garden, have earned Eliza an employee loan for income...

Siem Reap, KH – MRL’s garden earns much needed income – 27 Nov 2015

27 Nov 2015

Michael Oliver

MRL lives with his wife, their three children, and two grandchildren in Peaksneng Village in Cambodia. Since joining the Peaksneng Garden Shop’s organic vegetable program...