Siem Reap, KH – EL family starts shop with income from garden and livestock – 27 May 2016
EL and his wife started a small shop on the road to Siem Reap where they sell various daily essential items. They... 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 – Employee finishes repaying land loan early, sets sights on building rooms – 25 Mar 2016
Lishe Bora garden shop manager Mary Andrea Shayo is preparing to make her final repayment on a land loan she received in... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Experimenting with organic growing techniques on new crops – 20 Mar 2016
The JMM family was one of the first families to join Tupendane in March 2013. The family owned one acre of farm... 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
Battambang, KH – HPH’s expanded garden earns income – 18 Mar 2016
Life is hard for the HPH family of five living in rural Battambang, Cambodia. They work in their small rice field under... 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