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Dickson Taji is trying to prove he can earn a sustainable income using KCM’s Toyo (a 3 wheeled motorbike) to operate a small tranport business....

Ngara, TZ – Mukibogoye students enjoy first consistent harvests from school banana farm – 18 July 2018

18 Jul 2018

Students at Mukibogoye Primary School have started regularly harvesting bananas from their school banana tree farm. The bananas are a nutritious replacement for corn flour,...

Ngara, TZ – SODAT partner school harvest beans from trial farms – 8 July 2018

08 Jul 2018

3 primary schools in Ngara harvested a combined 1,377kg of beans from their self-reliant school breakfast farms. The beans will be used as part of...

Battambang, KH – Growing is better than scavenging – 30 Jun 2018

30 Jun 2018

PM is a part-time fisherman and farmer. Before February 2018 his wife earned additional income by harvesting and selling wild growing vegetables that she found...

Siem Reap, KH – Income from vegetable garden pays for water pump – 30 Jun 2018

30 Jun 2018

MO has earned and saved sufficient money from selling home grown vegetables to purchase a water pump. It has enabled her to build a toilet,...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora welcomes back old friends with Rollins College’s 3rd visit in 5 years – 15 June 2018

15 Jun 2018

Students from Rollins College visited Lishe Bora for the third time in five years. The group of 13 students, one faculty and one staff worked...

Ngara, TZ – “People, Process, Parts” Design helps Mukibogoye maintain garden harvest – 1 June 2018

01 Jun 2018

Students at Mukibogoye Primary School continue to maintain productive gardens and enjoy the benefits of their hard work. The students harvest roughly 250 kg of...

Battambang, KH – Organic growing assists three grandchildren – 31 May 2018

31 May 2018

Grandma MM is working hard in her organic vegetable garden to make it productive. This is because it feeds her three grandchildren, and sales of...

Siem Reap, KH – Organic Gardening improves neighbors’ children’s health – 31 May 2018

31 May 2018

The YSS family is improving their children’s health and also assisting their neighbors to do the same. They are sharing organic techniques for growing nutritious...

Kikondo, UG- Family works hard to earn income and invest in projects – 25 May 2018

25 May 2018

Wamukisa helped the The KFN family build 3 more vegetable beds for income generation, because their home garden was so successful. The family attended all...

Battambang, KH – Bona overcomes challenges and excels in class – 22 May 2018

22 May 2018

Meet Bona, a brilliant 15-year old and one of Children’s Future International’s top students. He first began studying at CFI’s Learning Center in July 2013...

Utete, TZ – Organic vegetables improve kindergarten students’ health and success at school – 22 May 2018

22 May 2018

Hilda’s mother, Tatu Mtumbi, is a teacher at the kindergarten. She credits this growth to the daily vegetables KCM supplies the to the school. She...

Utete, TZ- Mother receives loan that enables her to move towards her goal of starting a tailoring business – 15 May 2018

15 May 2018

Mama AOM and her family are celebrating after Asha received a loan to start her own tailoring business. She began a 6-month training course to become a tailor and...

Utete, TZ- Family earns profit from chicken banda and is looking forward to growth – 15 May 2018

15 May 2018

The OMM family is using the concept of Continuous Quality Improvement to gradually increase the productivity of their small chicken business. Now the project...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria Primary School suffers from surprise flooding, starts planning next steps – 9 May 2018

09 May 2018

Severe flooding covered the communities around Mwangaria Primary School in over 3 feet of water in some places. Today, over 2 weeks after the flooding...

Kikondo, UG- Father saves income and improves health of three children – 9 May 2018

09 May 2018

The father of the LBL family built a vegetable garden at his home using skills he learned at one of Wamukisa’s organic vegetable growing training sessions....

Siem Reap, KH – Kyrstie and Carlos share memories from a day in Cambodia – 02 May 2018

02 May 2018

Better Lives supporters Kyrstie and Carlos visited Cambodia in December 2017. They spent time with Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop and also visited some of Cambodia’s popular attractions....

Siem Reap, KH – Family looks forward to new baby and renting-to-own their new home – 30 Apr 2018

30 Apr 2018

CWC and his family have been collaborating with Rey to design their new rent-to-own home for their growing family. It is being built with a...

Battambang, KH – Family home based shop increases income – 30 Apr 2018

30 Apr 2018

The VSV family have saved some money in order to establish a small shop in their home for selling vegetables and other household items. The...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo Primary School garden club meeting targets, ready to expand – 1 Apr 2018

01 Apr 2018

Maendeleo Primary School’s student garden clubs met their target of harvesting 75k kg of vegetables every 2 weeks in the first quarter of 2018. Now...

Siem Reap, KH – Family experiences health and income benefits – 31 Mar 2018

31 Mar 2018

KR family is enjoying the benefits of health and income improvements that come from caring for an organic vegetable garden. They have saved money to...

Battambang, KH – Rent-to-Own makes a new home possible – 31 Mar 2018

30 Mar 2018

The CP family home has been badly damaged by termites, and it needs to be repaired or replaced. Therefore, the family has decided to rent-to-own...

Kikondo, UG – Mother operating multiple projects to improve standard of living – 16 Mar 2018

13 Mar 2018

Mama KMK and her family have increase their standard of living through organic vegetable gardening, pig rearing business, and running a snack kiosk. Alongside of taking...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria Primary School students enjoying vegetables at school – 3 Mar 2018

03 Mar 2018

Students at Mwangaria Primary School are enjoying eating vegetables every day that breakfast is served. The fresh vegetables add nutrition and flavor to the student’s...

Battambang, KH – Bicycling to school – 28 Feb 2018

28 Feb 2018

Riding to school is saving 20 minutes per day travel time. The local garden shop recently awarded the CC family with the bicycle to recognize...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo Primary School comes 2.5 acres short of planting target – 28 Feb 2018

28 Feb 2018

Tupendane and the Maendeleo Primary School Parents’ Task Force planted 4 acres of beans as part of the school’s self-reliant school breakfast farm. The beans...

Siem Reap, KH – Rent-to-own home is a lesson in life improvement – 28 Feb 2018

28 Feb 2018

PP’s children are happy and motivated because they feel secure and safe in their rent-to-own home. The family’s living conditions are better than before, and...

Moshi, TZ – Mwangaria plants corn on time despite set backs from national government – 22 Feb 2018

22 Feb 2018