Kilimanjaro, TZ – Vegetable profits keep grandchild in school – 30 Nov 2014
The EOR family started their organic vegetable garden on May 13, 2014. The family – two grandparents looking after three grandchildren – has worked hard... Read More
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Caba, PH – Waves Learning Center is operating – 29 Nov 2014
Edita Rimando, the former President of Waves of Love Assistance Fund (Waves of Love), once dreamed of building a training center dedicated to helping disadvantaged... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Garden program spreads – 29 Nov 2014
Mr. SCL is 32 years old and a member of our Food Always In The Home (FAITH) garden program in Peak Snaing village, Angkor Thom,... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden helps large family – 17 Nov 2014
A huge challenge for the poorest families in Cambodia is that they tend to have the most children. There are a number of reasons for... Read More
Dar es Salaam, TZ – Molly’s Network provides valuable training – 22 Oct 2014
The main focus of this quarter has been capacity building for Molly’s Network partners. We have designed and started implementing tailored plans with six partners,... Read More
Battambang, KH – Boupha’s life is transformed – 27 Oct 2014
Children’s Future International students recently started a new school year. All students were eager to begin, but the Dewey International University Students were particularly excited... Read More
Addis Ababa, ET – Garment Industry comes to Ethiopia – 30 Oct 2014
At the beginning of 2014, six boys were enrolled and attending vocational training (VOT) in tailoring; three of these boys were funded by the grant... Read More
Utete, TZ – Egg-laying business showing promise – 22 Oct 2014
The Bates Banda group had one of their best month’s yet with their egg-laying business. The group made 376,500 TZS (US $235.31) in revenues from... Read More
Utete, TZ – Loan group continues repayments on dairy cow – Oct 22 2014
The Kindwitwi Mama’s Cow Group is continuing to make repayments on their small business loan. In September the group made 190,250 TZS (US $118.90) selling... Read More
Moshe, TZ – Family invests garden profits into chicken business – 22 Oct 2014
The MGT family started their garden in February, 2014. Since then the family has shown steady improvements as they have gained knowledge and experience about... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Father maintaining garden and helping spread water access – 22 Oct 2014
The AFS family has been very busy working on their garden and helping their community. The father of the family is a Certified Mine Blaster... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family uses garden to help balance budget – 22 Oct 2014
The SAMI family started their garden alongside volunteers from Rollins College in June, 2014. Since starting their garden they have increased their income and decreased... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family extends vegetable garden – 30 Oct 2014
The SOL Family live in Peaksnaing near Siem Reap, Cambodia, where village life has some serious drawbacks because the villagers are extremely poor, and tend... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden keeps family together – 20 Oct 2014
YYM and his wife are struggling with a very hard life near Battambang, Cambodia, living with their three children in a small cottage roofed with... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Rau River Primary School receives toilet block – 30 Sep 2014
On August 29, 2014 Tupendane officially presented Rau River Primary School with its new toilet block. The project took Tupendane just over two months to... Read More
Ngara, TZ – SODAT team trains to start garden shop – 30 Sep 2014
For two weeks in September the SODAT gardening team visited the Moshi and Kilimanjaro area to continue their training in preparation for starting their own... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Garden profits invested in small businesses – 30 Sep 2014
The GAM family started their garden in October 2013. Seven people live in the GAM household, the father, the mother, four children, and one grandfather. The... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Baby growing healthy with vegetable soup – 30 Sep 2014
The SIA family requested a garden in March because they wanted to begin growing healthy food to feed their newborn baby. Since starting their garden,... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Land mine victim feeds family from vegetable garden – 25 Sep 2014
Mr KS is ex-military, when he was a government soldier he stepped on a mine and lost his left foot. This terrible accident left him... Read More
Battambang, KH – Vegetable garden qualifies family for a piglet loan – 25 Sep 2014
Mrs YT continues to maintain a beautiful and very productive garden. Her hard work meant that she qualified for a livestock loan, while also caring... Read More
Battambang, KH – New school gives hope – 20 Sep 2014
Hello, I am Rotha. I am studying in grade 10 at the private school named Dewey. Before I start to study at Dewey, my study... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden qualifies family for loan – 20 Sep 2014
My name is Mrs MY. I have nine children, but the fifth one passed away. I have two children and one grandson who are studying... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Vegetable gardens have a large impact – 7 Sep 2014
Mr. SC’s family of six are members of the Food Always In The Home (FAITH) program because their farm’s rice production is not sufficient to... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – KN earns consistent income with local church farm – 7 Sep 2014
KN is now working as a full time gardener for the local church farm in Peaksneng village. He now is able to earn a consistent... Read More
Utete, TZ – Mama’s Group review the books – 30 Aug 2014
Frank, the KCM Garden Shop manager, offered his accounting services to the Mamas’ Group in Kindwitwi who have been working on a small business raising... Read More
Utete, TZ – Group reviews one year in egg business! – 29 Aug 2014
Most new businesses go through an investment period until they break even, and the Bates Banda chicken group has been going through this during their... Read More
Board member Jeff Shaw on his first trip to Tanzania – 30 Aug 2014
Better Lives board member Jeff Shaw shares memories from his first trip to Tanzania: My wife and I had the opportunity to visit the welcoming... Read More
Los Alamitos, USA – Mark benefits from leadership training – 29 Aug 2014
Mark’s experiences are a strong testimony to how a supportive environment, a desire to help others, and leadership training can help a person succeed. It... Read More
Addis Ababa, ET – Bereket enjoys teacher role – 1 Aug 2014
Retrak’s Vocational Training Program for street children in Ethiopia has the ultimate goal to reduce the prevalence of street children in Addis Ababa, by helping... Read More
Caba, PH – Family save for education and housing – 9 Aug 2014
Mr and Mrs TGL are in their late 30’s and both work on their farm, while Mr TGL also works as a carpenter to help... Read More