Mt Kilimanjaro – Family sets precedent for community by paying back first micro-loan early – 22 April 2016
The MBN family has finished making repayments on their small business loan one month ahead of schedule. On 2 Feb 2016 they... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Village Community Banking has enough capital to start lending – 18 Apr 2016
The Lishe Bora Village Community Banking (ViCoBa) group in Kilema now has 1,389,000 TZS (US $661.42) in total deposits that they are... Read More
Utete, TZ – Garden shop expands planting area to earn income and supply school breakfast – 15 Apr 2016
The KCM Success Group garden shop has started cultivating previously unused farmland in Kindwitwi for the purpose of selling vegetables for income... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa conducts first community training to improve water harvesting efforts – 3 Apr 2016
Over 30 families attended Wamukisa Support Organization’s first community training. The training focused on the benefits and best practices of water harvesting.... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora employee finishes paying pig loans, prepares to sell pigs – 1 April 2016
Lishe Bora employee Laurenti has finshed making loan repayments on a pig-fattening loan he received in October 2015. He is especially excited... Read More
Notes from the Road: Waiting in Africa
You can’t read a book about Africa or listen to a first-hand account without hearing about waiting and delays. Some people are... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee finishes repaying land loan early, sets sights on building rooms – 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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Experimenting with organic growing techniques on new crops – 20 Mar 2016
The JMM family was one of the first families to join Tupendane in March 2013. The family owned one acre of farm... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family earns first-round micro-loan from Village Community Banking group – 18 Mar 2016
The Lishe Bora VICOBA group has awarded its first round of small business loans to members. The POK family was one of... Read More