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Wamukisa is applying principles of 4E Design and Continuous Quality Improvement to make their commercial vegetable and banana gardens more effective. As the gardens become...

Kikondo, UG – Money earned, saved, and invested in community to create new jobs – 15 Jul 2017

15 Jul 2017

Emmanual is saving and investing the money he earns with Wamukisa. He is creating new employment opportunities in the process. Emmanual works for Wamukisa as...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo bean farm on target and providing energy to students and community – 15 July 2017

15 Jul 2017

Maendeleo Primary School’s bean farm is coming in well and giving energy to everyone involved. Local experts believe the farm is on pace to meet...

Kikondo, UG – Committed to community, employee learns, applies, and teaches new skills – 1 Jul 2017

01 Jul 2017

Nakato Rosemary (Rose) is continuously learning, applying, and teaching new skills through her work with Wamukisa. She hopes to contribute to the continuous improvement of...

Battambang, KH – Productive Garden pays for school fees – 30 June 2017

30 Jun 2017

CC and his wife work very hard to support their five grand-children while their parents are away working in Thailand. 6 year old Cheany, 7...

Siem Reap, KH – From waste land to happy home – 30 Jun 2017

30 Jun 2017

What was an unproductive small piece of land covered by bushes and weeds has been transformed into a beautiful home and garden. This happened because...

Moshi, TZ – Maendeleo bean planting underway, students hope to improve from previous season – 27 Jun 2017

27 Jun 2017

Maendeleo Primary School is beginning their second season grow crops at their School Breakfast Farm. They are hoping to improve over last year’s disappointing groundnut...

Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa combines existing infrastructure with management processes to create new value – 26 Jun 2017

26 Jun 2017

Wamukisa is combining existing infrastructure at their farm with best practice management processes to continue moving towards sustainable self-reliance. The team cleared out an existing storage...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Rollins College students help Lishe Bora develop Eco-Lodge and campsite – 15 Jun 2017

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 Bora develop its...

Kikondo, UG – Home water projects help family grow vegetables at home, looking to expand – 15 Jun 2017

15 Jun 2017

The HHM family’s early success tending their three-bed organic vegetable garden is motivating them to plan additional beds and experiment with new crops. The family...

Kikondo, UG – Small sustainable steps help families move towards food self-reliance – 2 Jun 2017

02 Jun 2017

Mama HCM’s first interaction with Wamukisa came in July 2016 when she attended a series of training sessions about water conservation, organic gardening, and SMART...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane forms School Breakfast Farm Task Force to improve food self-reliance – 1 Jun 2017

01 Jun 2017

Tupendane has collaborated with local schools to form a new entity in the community: the School Breakfast Farm Task Force. The objective of the Task...

Siem Reap, KH – SL invests in land to increase family income – 31 May 2017

31 May 2017

SLs vegetable garden was very productive, so he was able to save some money to help purchase an extra piece of land. Land that he...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – VICOBA savings and loan group continues to help families move towards income self-reliance – 26 May 2017

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 their lives and...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Low TCO management and proactive maintenance enable water committee to hit targets ahead of schedule – 19 May 2017

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 as best-practice examples...

Moshi, TZ – Parents and Task Force lead effort to show sustainability of corn growing – 9 May 2017

09 May 2017

Parents and Task Force members at Mwangaria Primary School are leading an effort to show that growing corn at school can contribute to food self-reliance....

Kikondo, UG – After job loss, father uses vegetable garden to rebuild health and income – 5 May 2017

05 May 2017

Organic vegetable gardening is offering Mr. KGK the opportunity to rebuild a dependable income after he lost his job as a carpenter. The garden he...

Battambang, KH – JS overcomes challenges to keep earning an income – 05 May 2017

05 May 2017

JS lives in a village near Batambang, Cambodia where she grows morning glory vegetables and raises pigs for meat. She starting fattening piglets in 2016...

Moshi, TZ – Student garden clubs building enthusiasm with consistent harvests – 28 Apr 2017

28 Apr 2017

The school garden clubs in Kahe are beginning to show increased enthusiasm after a successful month of harvests in March. Clubs at all three schools...

Battambang, KH – SLT sells fattened pigs in time for Khmer New Year – 28 Apr 2017

28 Apr 2017

The SLT family sold the pigs they purchased with a ‘Healthy Life’ loan in time to capitallise on the inflated prices that come from the...

Utete, TZ – KCM plans ahead to ensure predictable delivery of vegetables for kindergarteners – 21 Apr 2017

21 Apr 2017

KCM applied knowledge gained through years of farming in Kindwitwi to ensure they continued to deliver value to local kindergarten students. By preparing a back-up...

Kikondo, UG – Family using skills learned in training sessions to replace lost income – 14 Apr 2017

14 Apr 2017

After losing his job, and his family’s primary income source, Mr. JJS is using Wamukisa’s training sessions to rebuild his life and income. He is...

Siem Reap, KH – Family hope to move to Rent-to-Own home – 14 Apr 2017

14 Apr 2017

Weun and his wife want to move to the Peaksneng Thormacheat Rent-to-Own community, because their current home is in an isolated area away from other...

Utete, TZ – Community encouraged by breakfast benefits, volunteers trenching – 31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2017

KCM continues to supply the local kindergarten with vegetables each day to supplement the white flour porridge the students are served. For most student the...

Battambang, KH – Nareth gains confidence in computer and English studies – 31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2017

Nareth is a 12 year-old studying in grade 6 at Donteav School (public school). After his morning classes in public school, Nareth comes to the...

Battambang, KH – CP increases income and saves for children’s transportation – 31 Mar 2017

31 Mar 2017

The CP family are working on ways to increase their income outside of Mr. CP’s salary from working with the Healthy Life Garden Shop. They...

Dar es Salaam, TZ – SAWA initiates Phase 3 of School WASH improvements in Temeke Municipality – 30 Mar 2017

30 Mar 2017

SAWA is continuing their work improving school Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Temeke Municipality. The fourth quarter of 2016 marked Phase 3 and will...

Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Shop manager teaching her daughter to start saving early – 24 Mar 2017

24 Mar 2017