Los Alamitos, USA – How the 2013 Leadership Academy assisted Mark – 15 Apr 2019
Dear Better Lives, My name is Mark Frankenberg. I graduated from Los Alamitos High School, and attended college at Northern Arizona University.... Read More
Los Alamitos, USA – Learning skills to become successful adults – 10 Aug 2018
Dear Better Lives, My name is Jason Hearn, I am 17 years old, and I’m a senior at Los Alamitos High School.... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Water project committee problem-solving for a more productive 2018 – 15 Dec 2017
The Mkyashi Water Project’s leadership committee met at the beginning of December to discuss improvements to the project’s people, process, and parts.... Read More
Los Alamitos, USA – This program provided me with a mentor – 14 Aug 2017
Dear Better Lives, My name is Myla Karmelich and I found the Leadership Academy to be educational, productive, and a place where... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Committed to community, employee learns, applies, and teaches new skills – 1 Jul 2017
Nakato Rosemary (Rose) is continuously learning, applying, and teaching new skills through her work with Wamukisa. She hopes to contribute to the... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa combines existing infrastructure with management processes to create new value – 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... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – Low TCO management and proactive maintenance enable water committee to hit targets ahead of schedule – 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... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Review Water Project Phase 1 successes and challenges after year one – 16 Dec 2016
Wamukisa opened 2016 with the completion of Phase 1 of their community water distribution system. They are ending 2016 by reflecting on... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Mother uses VICOBA to give son chance at his dream – 7 Dec 2016
The AJN family has been able to help one of their children, Aidani, attend private school by using VICOBA loans to time... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Kirua-based VICOBA celebrates 4,000,000 TZS lending milestone – 2 Dec 2016
Lishe Bora’s Kirua-based VICOBA group celebrated a milestone in November: over 4,000,000 TZS (US $1,904) in loans distributed since beginning to lend... Read More