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How a $66.60 Loan Sparked Felicia’s 15-Year Journey with Self-Help

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January 20, 2026
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo, Communications Manager Fifteen years ago, Felicia was struggling just to survive. She couldn’t provide her...
a farmer in his corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Johny

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January 9, 2026
Johny began being part of the Self-Help International agricultural program in 2024. On the experimental plot where he planted 4 pounds of IN...
Idania prepares to vaccinate her chickens.

Working Hand-in-Hand with Self-Help International to Achieve My Goals

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January 6, 2026
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez, Empowering Women Project Officer Idania, a 34-year-old mother of three, lives in the La Pedrera community of...
a woman in her corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Carmela

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January 2, 2026
Carmela says she is very happy because Self-Help International has helped her grow in wisdom, skills, and financially. Wisdom because she no...
a farmer in his corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: José

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December 26, 2025
José doesn’t own land, but his father owns 24 acres. They work together to grow corn and beans. He joined the Self-Help International ...
a farmer in her field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Martina

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December 19, 2025
Martina has been part of the Self-Help International agriculture program since 2024, when she received a loan of $270. With this money she b...
A farmer showing off his corn.

An Innovative Producer

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December 17, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agricultural Extension Program Officer Erick is a farmer who arrived in the community of Las Minas in so...
A farmer in a corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Noel

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December 12, 2025
Noel has 3.5 acres of land of his own, on which he grows vegetables and raises chickens and pigs. To plant corn or beans, he rents additiona...
a farmer giving water to his chickens

Growing Against the Odds: How a Farmer’s Willpower Is Providing for His Family and Community

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December 8, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo, Communications Manager Alex is a devoted father of four from Kukubuso in Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Each day, he wa...
A famer standing in his field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Miguel

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December 5, 2025
Miguel planted 25 pounds of INTA-Nutrader high-protein seed corn obtained from Self-Help International (SHI) in double rows with a distance ...

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