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Joe and Esther Legg Make A Difference in Ghana

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October 10, 2019
The Self-Help International community mourns the recent loss of Joe Legg, longtime emeritus member of the Board of Directors. Self-Help is v...
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Registration Now Open: 2019 Self-Help Lunch to Empower Global Women

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October 2, 2019
SORRY, WE’RE SOLD OUT – REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT!   Registration is now open for the 2019 Self-Help Lunch ...
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2018 Impact Report

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June 24, 2019
Our 2018 Impact Report is here! Click to open the report and read about the amazing work we were able to do in 2018, all thanks to your supp...
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Self-Help’s 60th Anniversary Spring Gala!

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March 29, 2019
Click here to register! “Together, Healing Our World” Friday, April 26, 2019 | 6:00pm Prairie Links Golf and Event Center | 19 Eagle Ridge D...
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Nicaragua village unrecognizable to visiting Iowan, and that’s a good thing

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December 27, 2018
This article originally appeared in The Des Moines Register.  Online on 12/19/2018 and in print on 12/23/2018. By Jerry Perkins, Self-Help I...
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Holiday Letter from Board President Richard Neal

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December 20, 2018
Investors in Self-Help International, As 2018 comes to an end, I hope you will join me in celebrating three things: our significant progress...
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Jorge Campos Reflects on 20 Years of Alleviating Hunger in Nicaragua

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November 25, 2018
By Jorge L. Campos S., Self-Help International Nicaragua Country Director In the 20 years that I have been fortunate enough to work for Self...
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My Summer Internship With Self-Help International

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November 9, 2018
Madison Lapke spent last summer as a Self-Help International intern in Ghana.  She offered to write about her internship experience so we co...
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#Giving Tuesday is Coming!

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November 7, 2018
#GivingTuesday is Coming! All Gifts Matched!* Self-Help International is once again joining in on #GivingTuesday Movement. To further honor ...
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Benjamin Kusi, Ghana Country Director, and 20 Years with Self-Help International

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October 8, 2018
Benjamin Kusi, Self-Help International’s Country Director in Ghana, recently celebrated 20 years of working with Self-Help! In order t...
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Fran Mueller Receives Iowa Master Farmer Homemaker Award

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September 12, 2018
Congratulations to Self-Help International Board Member Fran Mueller, a recipient of the 2018 Iowa Master Farm Homemaker Award! Each year Wa...
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