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SELF-HELP INTERNATIONAL IS BRINGING CLEAN WATER TO A COMPANY’S WORKERS

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July 14, 2025
By Orlando Jose Montiel Salas | Clean Water Program Officer Self-Help International in Nicaragua has been working for 11 years with Fru...
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Tiwaah Sets Up a Provisions Shop in her Vicinity

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July 11, 2025
By Bernice Agyekwena | Communications Manager People living at ‘School Park Achie’, a neighborhood at Nkawie Panin in the Nkawie...
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SHI MicroCredit supports Monica’s Bean Cake Business

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July 11, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager If Monica ever needed a chance to support her family, it was in the season of no ra...
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From One Pig to Forty-Five: Vivian’s Journey of Hope and Hard Work

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July 7, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager  For the past 15 years, Vivian has been a dedicated client of Self-Help Intern...
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“Thanks to the Support of Self-Help International, I have adapted to change.”

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July 2, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas | Agricultural Extension Program Officer My name is Pedro.  I live in the community of Esperanza N°1...
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Overcoming Obstacles

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May 16, 2025
“Thank You, Self-Help International for providing me with a trunk, chopbox, pillow, mattress, calculator, bedspread, and books for my journe...
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You’re Invited to the Annual Spring Luncheon

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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:...
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Farmers Serving as Agents of Change

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April 16, 2025
In Nicaragua people depend greatly on corn and its derived products as staples in their diets. Self-Help International (SHI), in its commitm...
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One Egg a Day Is Changing My Child’s Life

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April 16, 2025
In the heart of Fankamawie, a rural farming community in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, something small is making a big difference—one egg at a tim...
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Self-Help Assists El Jicaro in Providing Clean Water to the Community

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February 14, 2025
By Orlando Jose Montiel Salas | Clean Water Program Officer With the assistance of Self-Help International in Nicaragua, the 115 homes and 4...
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Farmer’s Day Celebration: A Proud Moment for Self-Help International

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February 7, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager On a bright Friday morning in Nkorang, Nkawie, Ghana, excitement filled the air as the c...
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“The best experience I have had is with Self-Help”

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February 5, 2025
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez | Empowering Women Project Officer By teaching Martha a new skill, Self-Help International’s Women’s Em...
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