Battambang, KH – RM uses savings to improve cow shed – 19 Feb 2016
RM used his biannual savings from the Healthy Life Garden Shop to improve his cow shed. He is quickly becoming known in his neighborhood as... Read More
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Kilimanjaro, TZ – Continuously improving income to enhance future education opportunities – 12 Feb 2016
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... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Consistent income allows PMI to Improve his life – 5 Feb 2016
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,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Water pump helps family take advantage of market opportunity – 29 Jan 2016
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... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden shop helps SYP family pay for medicine – 22 Jan 2016
The SYP family are hardworking, but have recently come upon hard times. Poor rice yields, livestock disease, and illness has forced them to sell the... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa completes first phase of community water access project – 20 Jan 2016
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... Read More
Kilimanjaro TZ – Mother always looking for next business opportunity – 15 Jan 2016
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... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family earns profit from selling pigs and expands vegetable garden – 8 Jan 2016
The LC family received a livestock micro-loan from a family in the UK via the Better Lives loan fund that is administered in Siem Reap... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro – Lishe Bora employee improves children’s health, home, and education with salary – 2 Jan 2016
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... Read More
Battambang, KH – YY sells her pigs and invests in her home – 25 Dec 2015
The YY family have just sold the five pigs that they purchased using a micro-loan from the Healthy Life Garden Shop and earned US$200 profit!... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane employee is a leader in her community – 18 Dec 2015
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... Read More
Battambang, KH – Rachanny has the confidence to mentor – 16 Dec 2015
Rachanny is an exceptional mentor and role model for her younger roommate, encouraging her to study and tutoring her when she needs help with homework. ... Read More
Battambang, KH – Father assists one hundred families to build vegetable gardens – 11 Dec 2015
CBL is still working hard for the Healthy Life Garden Shop and has now helped one hundred families build organic vegetable gardens! He is proud... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Saving and record-keeping help families invest in chickens – 4 Dec 2015
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... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee qualifies for dairy cow loan, looks to improve home for family – 30 Nov 2015
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... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – MRL’s garden earns much needed income – 27 Nov 2015
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... Read More
Battambang, KH – TY family earns a profit from a pig loan – 20 Nov 2015
The TY family sold the pigs that they bought using a micro-loan from Healthy Life Garden Shop and earned US$55 profit after repaying the loan... Read More
Utete, TZ – New home and water connection are a step change for family – 20 Nov 2015
A new house and a private family water connection are both step changes in a family’s life. The JOM family achieved both of those milestones... Read More
Battambang, KH – Healthy Life Garden shop hires GP’s wife to fatten pigs – 13 Nov 2015
GP’s wife is now looking after piglets and earning US$50/month salary, which she primarily uses to pay for her children’s school fees and materials. Starting... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Wooden box piggy bank helps family save effectively – 11 Nov 2015
The MBN family credits their small wooden savings box with helping them save and invest income from their vegetable garden. All money from vegetable sales... Read More
Addis Ababa, ET – Tailoring training helps young man support his family – 6 Nov 2015
After a difficult start to life, a young man from Ethiopia is using vocational training to support his mother and three younger siblings. He is... Read More
Temeke, TZ – Project handoff highlighted by student performances – 6 Nov 2015
Student WASH clubs performed songs to teach their peers best hygiene practices in Temeke Municipality. The performances were the highlight of WASH project hand-over ceremonies,... Read More
Battambang, KH – Compost production and GP’s income security increase – 31 Oct 2015
GP and RM have increased their production of compost for the Garden Shop so that they can supply the organic garden program and compost sales... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family increases productivity through organic principles – 30 Oct 2015
PWP and his wife moved to Peaksneng village, Cambodia after they were married, with ambitions to build a successful life and healthy family together. However,... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Families continue expanding use of organic growing skills – 25 October 2015
Three families in Ngara are using the organic growing skills they learned from SODAT to expand their agriculture activities. They are hoping to increase the... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family making sacrifices to improve young siblings’ education – 24 Oct 2015
When a family’s resources are limited they must make difficult decisions about the opportunities each family member is afforded. In the case of the OBM... Read More
Battambang, KH – Family’s life greatly improves through hardwork – 16 Oct 2015
CP and his wife live in the suburbs of Battambang, Cambodia with their six children. He is the longest serving member of the Battambang Garden... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Family creates two daily income streams – 9 Oct 2015
The PJM has used income from their successful organic vegetable garden to invest in a small chicken business. This has given them two daily food... Read More
Battambang, KH – The Benefits of Private School in Battambang – 5 Oct 2015
In the last three years, Children’s Future has seen drastic increases in motivation and social development of those students who transferred to Dewey International University... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family garden continues to thrive and earn income – 2 Oct 2015
Mr. SOL and his wife are the proud parents of five grown children, two of which work with the Peaksneng Thormacheat garden shop in the... Read More