Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Parmiters B Group trenches over 450 meters to improve local water access – 1 Aug 2017
Parmiters B helped Lishe Bora break new ground in more ways than one. The 17 students and 3 leaders were the first... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Rollins College students help Lishe Bora develop Eco-Lodge and campsite – 15 Jun 2017
Students from Rollins spent a week living and working with Lishe Bora on Mt. Kilimanjaro. They focused their efforts on helping Lishe... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – VICOBA savings and loan group continues to help families move towards income self-reliance – 26 May 2017
More than a year after members of the Mkyashi VICOBA began lending to each other they are continuing to collaborate to improve... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Low TCO management and proactive maintenance enable water committee to hit targets ahead of schedule – 19 May 2017
The nine families who received water connections in Phase 1 of the Mkyashi Water Project have been fulfilling their promise of acting... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Shop manager teaching her daughter to start saving early – 24 Mar 2017
Lishe Bora garden shop manager Mary Shayo celebrated her daughter’s birthday by teaching her personal finance habits. Mary and her daughter, Sessi,... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water connection enables family to invest in livestock – 10 Feb 2017
In August 2016 the JBK family had clean water piped onto their property for the first time in the family’s history. After... Read More
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... 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... 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... 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... Read More