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Happy to Make Sanitary Pads for My Sisters: Munaya

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January 10, 2024
By Bernice Agyekwena, Ghana Communications Manager In a bid to provide enough sanitary pads for members of the Teen Girls Club scattered acr...

Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes: Implementing lessons learned from World Food Prize Laureates

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October 27, 2023
By Bernice Agyekwena, SHI Ghana Communications Manager In the year 2016, Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, and Jan Low jointly won the World Foo...

2023 Lunch to Empower Global Women and Holiday Happy Hour

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October 25, 2023
December 6th, 2023 Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens Click Here to be directed to the Lunch to Empower Global Women page Click Here to be...

Sulemana Becomes a Profile Farmer for SHI

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June 22, 2023
In the past, Sulemana, a 46-year-old farmer and father of six needed to eke out money from his limited resources to hire farm hands to assis...
Three Ghanaian staff members are seated and posing for a photo. Lydia, wearing a purple dress, smiles on the right. To her left are colleagues Chris and Florence, also smiling. Chris is holding the yellow certificate recognizing Lydia's leadership.

Lydia Adomako receives Merry Fredrick Leadership Award

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March 1, 2023
The Merry Fredrick Leadership Award was presented to Lydia Adomako on February 21, 2023, by SHI Board President Keith Swanson and SHI Execut...

Spring Newsletter Published

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January 30, 2023
Check out the latest news from Self-Help International in the spring newsletter published in February 2023. Patrons will receive a mailed co...

You’re Invited to Lunch & Happy Hour

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October 25, 2022
Join us for a special luncheon to empower women around the world on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the World Food Prize ...

Giving Tuesday Set for the Tuesday After Thanksgiving

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October 25, 2022
This holiday season, your gift is more crucial than ever. Year on year inflation rates in Ghana have skyrocketed to 37.2% as of September, a...

Fall Newsletter Just Released – New Partnership Announced

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September 19, 2022
Read about the Self-Help International School Feeding Program in Ghana, the new partnership with Together Women Rise, about how $300 can cre...

Together Women Rise Partnership Announced

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September 8, 2022
Self-Help International is pleased to partner with Together Women Rise to expand the vital interventions of the Growing Healthy Food, Growin...

2021 Impact Report Released

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May 24, 2022
Self-Help International recently released a special report that outlines the impact the organization made in 2021. Through testimonials, pro...

Mark Your Calendar

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April 3, 2022
Don’t miss these 2024 events for Self-Help International. Call the office at 319-352-4040 for details closer to each event.  March 8 I...
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