Message from the Executive Director News, Stories - July 2, 2026 Friends, In October, ten Americans rode their three-wheelers around a bend in northern Ghana, red dust rising behind them. Some were seasone... Read Full Story
NOVEMBER MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR News - November 25, 2025 Friends, I love food. I love to eat it, to bake it, to grow it (with varying degrees of success). I love to watch cooking shows about how in... Read Full Story
Letter from the Executive Director Stories, New Events, News - August 14, 2025 Dear Friends, I’ve been reflecting often over the past year on the African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go... Read Full Story
Yes She Can: The Story of Priscilla General, News, Stories - July 21, 2025 by Ernestina Glikpo, SHI Ghana Communications Manager A teen girl named Priscilla is redefining what it means to be unstoppable in the heart... Read Full Story
You’re Invited to the Annual Spring Luncheon Events, General, News, Stories - April 23, 2025 There’s still time to RSVP for Self-Help International’s annual Spring Luncheon (formerly Spring Gala)! Join us on Wednesday, May 14th @ 12:... Read Full Story
2023 Impact Report News, Publications - August 12, 2024 Self-Help International recently released a special report that outlines the impact the organization made in 2023. Through testimonials, pro... Read Full Story
SHI MicroCredit supports Monica’s Bean Cake Business News - August 8, 2024 By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager If ever Monica needed a change to support her family, it was in the season of no rain in... Read Full Story
Iowans have responded to international crises in the past and must step up again News, Publications - June 24, 2024 Article Featured in The Des Moines Gazette Opinions Section, Published on April 21st, 2024 by Jerry Perkins |SHI Board Member Read Full Story
Feeding children and providing nutrition education in Ghana News, Publications - June 24, 2024 Article Featured in Iowa Connections Summer 2024 Publication, Volume 11, Number 1 by Mary Jane Oakland |SHI Board Member We encourage you to... Read Full Story
Wishing Dr. Mary Jane Oakland a Happy Birthday! News - February 28, 2024 A Message from the Rev. Dr. Mary Jane Oakland: It’s now been six years since Benjamin Kusi, SHI Ghana Country Director, asked me a qu... Read Full Story
Writing from a Nameless Community; in the middle of nowhere Stories, News - February 20, 2024 Dear friends, I received a rather unusual message from my colleague Lydia Adomako. Lydia leads our work with women’s economic empowerment in... Read Full Story
300 Teenagers Attend International Day of the Girl Child News, Stories - January 31, 2024 By Bernice Agyekwena, Communications Manager Three hundred teenagers drawn from five communities in three districts of the Ashanti Region pa... Read Full Story
