Better Lives building block quotes!
We hope you enjoy these quotes for each of the Better Lives building blocks. The quotations are just as they we received them, so there... Read More
Good News
Battambang, KH – Volunteers help build water tank – 15 Mar 2013
The NT family have a water supply problem, especially during the very hot time prior to the rainy season when it is regularly in the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JO family visit – 28 Feb 2013
The JO family and Tupendane team built the garden 25 January, and they are looking forward to putting some of the early maturing vegetables on... Read More
Moshi, TZ – PR family garden – 3 March 2013
Tupendane and the PR family built the garden 18 Jan, but with less than the target of 50Kg of compost in each of the 12... Read More
Moshi, TZ – GM family garden – 28 Feb 2013
Tupendane and GM family built their garden 4 January, and they have been enjoying eating early maturing spinach and bean leaves since the week ending... Read More
Moshi, TZ – LK family garden – 28 Feb 2013
It’s just over two months since the family started their garden, and they have been harvesting and feeding their family for a month now. They... Read More
Caba, PH – Weather impacts Waves Learning Center – 15 Sep 2012
Edita heads our local partner “Waves of Love Assistance Fund”, and she has a dream to offer vocational training to local disadvantaged people, so that... Read More
Battambang, KH – Watering the garden – 8 March 2013
RM is an assistant well driller, and a very strong man. Here he is watering two raised beds at a time by carrying two watering... Read More
Battambang, KH – Well digger builds own vegetable garden – 8 Mar 2013
GP the well driller, who had worked so hard to try and find water for PK, is a kind and helpful man, and he asked if... Read More
Battambang, KH – Pigs fattened for Khmer New Year sales – 28 Feb 2013
MY family purchased two piglets for $120 to $150 with a loan, and they have fattened them up ready to sell them for Khmer New... Read More
Battambang, KH – Family profits from pig loan – 28 Feb 2013
The SY family purchased a pair of piglets piglets for $120 to $150 with a loan, which they repaid on schedule when they sold one of... Read More
Battambang, KH – Duck loan raises family income – 28 Feb 2013
MY family’s nutrition and income has improved since they asked for a loan to purchase some ducklings, because they can now eat duck eggs and... Read More
Battambang, KH – Shop teaches relay planting – 28 Feb 2013
The AR family are an older couple who are very diligent workers. Mrs AR built a commercial organic vegetable garden on their land, in addition... Read More
Utete, TZ – Mapinduzi School toilet – 28 Feb 2013
Thursday was a great day when Michael and Chris passed ownership of the Mapinduzi Primary School toilet to the head teacher, and responsibility for ongoing... Read More
Utete, TZ – Garden shop compost – 28 Feb 2013
The compost manufacturing area has been fenced, and nine good sized piles have been started. The shop team have started having a store room built,... Read More
Tamku, NP – Micro hydro-electricity makes study easier – 31 Dec 2012
Three hundred children are now able to study at night thanks to a hydro-electricity project. It supplies electricity to Tamku village, which improves the living... Read More
Addis Ababa ET – Vocational training – 31 Dec 2012
In 2012, the private foundation that supports Better Lives administrative costs also helped support Retrak’s vocational training program for older street boys in Addis Ababa,... Read More
Los Alamitos USA – Volunteer awards – 9 Feb 2013
On Saturday, Feb. 9, the Los Alamitos Youth Center staged a very successful and well attended first annual youth awards event called ‘A Night Among... Read More
Battambang – No underground water found – 27 Feb 2013
The P K family garden needs a water source during the dry season. The well driller used a manual drilling machine with a sharp head... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden shop team meeting – 22 Feb 2013
Rey and his garden team of Lai and Phea had their first monthly team meeting with Salee Oum. Salee is a local Cambodian who is joining them to help... Read More
Battambang – Vegetable garden becomes productive – 22 Feb 2013
YY family’s early maturing vegetables are growing well, and the annual vegetables of sweet potato and morning glory are getting established as you can see... Read More
Battambang – Organic vegetable growing is healthy – 15 Feb 2013
Rey and Salee visited Mrs P to discuss relay planting in her vegetable garden.Mrs P has past experience using chemical fertilizer, so Rey and Salee... Read More
Battambang – Vegetable growing mentoring – Feb 8 2013
Rey met with Mrs P R to discuss relay panting of vegetables. The P R family has about 1/8 hectare. They are growing a successful garden,... Read More
Battambang – Small community starts vegetable gardens – 1 Feb 2013
Rey and the garden team helped the YT family start a garden, and worked well with the family’s mother and children. The family lives near... Read More
Battambang – Family receives tools for vegetable gardening – Jan 25 2013
The garden shop team helped Mr and Mrs Y build a vegetable garden and gave them a tool kit for maintaining the garden.
Battambang – Brothers then sister build vegetable gardens – 18 Jan 2013
The garden shop helped Mrs Y start her garden. Mrs Y is the younger sister of Mehta and Set, who have started gardens of their... Read More
Battambang – Protecting vegetable garden from animals – 11 Jan 2013
The garden shop helped the P family replant their garden and the family re-erected a black net fence to protect the vegetables from animals.
Moshi, TZ – AU family garden – 22 Feb 2013
The Tupendane team and AU family built their garden 22 Feb 2013 with wide raised beds. The family are knowledgeable farmers and excited about the... Read More
Moshi, TZ – JM family garden – 15 Feb 2013
The Tupendane team helped the JM family start their raised bed garden week ending 15 Feb when they had less than the target amount of... Read More
Moshi TZ – MMC family garden – 1 Feb 2013
The Tupendane team helped the MC family start a raised bed garden 1 Feb when they planted early maturing loshuu, semi-annual mung beans and annual... Read More