Ngara, TZ – New School Kitchens – 9 May 2013
The school cooks have been cooking on “Mawe ya tatu” (three stones), which makes cooking for 2,166 students quite a challenge! It is even harder when there are... Read More
Good News
Ngara, TZ – Rain Water Harvesting – 9 May 2013
The cooks at Kabalenzi, Mukibogoye, and Mukirehe primary schools have been finding it difficult to get enough water for cooking the porridge. It is difficult to dig wells... Read More
Caba, PH – R family visit – 12 Apr 2013
The R family are maintaining good production from their garden and are continuing to sell vegetables to their neighbors after they have fed their family.... Read More
Caba, PH – DET family visit – 12 Apr 2013
The DET family parents have taken a lot of care over the garden, and have been able to earn and save some money by selling surplus... Read More
Moshi, TZ – MHK family garden – 5 Apr 2013
The LMK family recommended the MKH family because of their excitement about the LMK family’s vegetable garden. They qualified for help building a garden, by having suitable land,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Floods! – 18 Apr 2013
The annual rains have started in full force, and the Moshi area has been devastated with extensive flooding. Many homes have been destroyed, numerous farms... Read More
Battambang, KH – Shop helps build family garden – 21 Dec 2012
The garden shop team helped the CFI family of NT build their garden the week ending December 21. [intlink id=”2569″ type=”post”]Next[/intlink]
Battambang, KH – Children help grow gourds – 1 Feb 2013
The NT children are enjoying working in the garden, and even more they like the fruits of their labors! Here they are with the first... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden develops well – 15 Mar 2013
The YT family’s first garden is growing well and the second garden is starting to develop, so they might increase their income by selling surplus... Read More
Caba, PH – R family mentoring visit – 25 Mar 2013
The R family are caring for their garden and the vegetables are growing well. They are growing enough vegetables to feed their family and also... Read More
Caba, PH – DET family mentoring visit – 25 March 2013
The family have not encountered any major problems with the garden, and they are now preparing for the next phase of relay planting. The Happy... Read More
Caba PH – D family mentoring visit – 15 Feb 2013
The D family garden has seen low production because they have a water supply problem, and have been using a neighbor’s hose as much as... Read More
Caba PH – G family mentoring visit – 15 Feb 2013
The G family have not encountered any problems, and their garden is very successful with good production and sales of pechay, string beans, bitter gourd,... Read More
Caba PH – Q family mentoring visit – 15 Feb 2013
The Q family have enough vegetable production for the whole family from their 100 square meter garden, the Happy Shine Garden Shop bought native patola... Read More
Caba PH – R family visit – 15 Feb 2013
The R family are very happy with their garden because they have produced good yields during January and February, and have enough vegetables to feed... Read More
Caba PH – DET family visit – 15 Feb 2013
The DET family live in the mountains in a small house made of light bamboo with no piped water or electricity, and they collect rainwater for laundry... Read More
Battambang, KH – Family enthusiastic about garden – 28 Feb 2013
The YT family’s mother and children are very enthusiastic about their garden and it is developing well. They are caring for the soil and plants,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – MMC family update – 29 March 2013
The MMC family has enjoyed great success this past month with their garden! The early maturing Ethiopian mustard has recovered well after struggling during its... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JGO family garden update – 29 March 2013
During the Tupendane team mentoring session in March, the JGO family focused on adding compost to their low “earth basin” beds in order to increase... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Kisangasangeni School Garden – 29 March 2013
The combination of heavy rain and blistering sun can have a devastating effect on young seedlings, so it is important to build shade for them. ... Read More
Moshi, TZ – GEM family garden update – 29 Mar 2013
The Tupendane team helped the GEM family prepare their garden for the rainy season by adding more compost to the beds and mentoring about the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JMM family visit – 29 Mar 2013
March has been a productive month for the JMM family. They have been able to supply the Tupendane shop with healthy seedlings, harvest an acre... Read More
Moshi, TZ – LMK family visit – 28 Mar 2013
The family have harvested all the Ethiopian mustard (loshuu) in two of the early maturing vegetable beds, so it is now time to replant in order... Read More
Moshi, TZ – SEA family Garden – 15 March 2013
The SEA family are very excited about having an organic vegetable garden, because their father has been watching the progress of other family gardens. After Mr SEA saw... Read More
Battambang, KH – Samrong School classrooms – 28 Feb 2011
Children and teachers in front of the three new classrooms where they attend classes at Samrong School near Battambang, Cambodia.
Battambang, KH – Visal has a brighter future – 19 March 2013
Visal, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, is a 12 year old boy who grew up in desperate poverty. He spent most... Read More
Battambang, KH – Well digger’s garden blooms – 21 Mar 2013
The GP family garden is starting to green very well after only 2 weeks. Chris and Di are looking forward to visiting the GP family in April... Read More
Better Lives hope for children
Based on the [intlink id=”939″ type=”page”]Better Lives building blocks[/intlink], which are inspired by Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs & John Wooden’s Success Triangle. May everyone... Read More
Better Lives building blocks
The Better Lives building blocks are offered as a flexible approach to thinking about how to support children as they navigate their lives. There are... Read More
Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all UN member states agreed to in 2002, when they signed the United Nations... Read More