Mt. Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee celebrates birth of a calf from dairy cow loan – 10 Jun 2016
Lishe Bora garden shop employee Eliza and her family are celebrating the birth of their new calf. They have waited almost six... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family learns to save and invest as part of VICOBA – 1 June 2016
The ADK family is learning to save and invest money as members of a VICOBA community banking group. As a result of their... Read More
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
Battambang, KH – GP’s wife earns consistent income from successful pig business – 15 Apr 2016
The Healthy Life Garden Shop has sold their first batch of pigs and earned US$138 profit! The small business employs GP’s wife... 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
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
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Livestock & agriculture supply store improves efficiency for local farmers – 16 Mar 2016
On February 29 Lishe Bora officially opened its new agriculture and livestock supply store in Mkyashi. The store opened just in time... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – First “Happy Pig” sold in Mkyashi to rave customer reviews – 14 Mar 2016
On 22 February 2016 Lishe Bora the first of two pigs they were raising in their “Happy Pig” pig pen. They butchered... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden shop helps SYP family pay for medicine – 22 Jan 2016
The SYP family are hardworking, but have recently come upon hard times. Poor rice yields, livestock disease, and illness has forced them... Read More