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Juan’s Experiments Lead to Better Yields

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July 20, 2020
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas – Agriculture Program Officer More than 70% of Nicaragua’s agricultural land is held by small and m...
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Using Local Resources and a Little Ingenuity to Tackle a Big Problem – Fall Armyworm

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July 2, 2020
Written by Emmanuel Obiri Laryea, Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Program Officer. Edited by Jessica Crawford, Program Specialist for Afric...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter – Inspiring the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

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July 2, 2020
By Yolanda Fletes – Women’s Empowerment Program Officer. Translated and edited by Katie Seifert, Latin America Program Specialis...
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The Graduate Entrepreneurship Program has Given Me the Skills to Help Other Farmers

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July 2, 2020
This report was written by Eva Azuure, a member of the 2019/2020 Graduate Entrepreneurship Program (GEP). Read the original story about her ...
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Teaching Girls to Sew Face Masks in the Midst of COVID-19

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June 8, 2020
By Grace Marfo – Teen Girls Club Program Officer Self-Help International’s Teen Girls Club started in the Ashanti Regi...
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Sarah rises to the challenge to confront COVID-19

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May 28, 2020
By Nora Tobin, Self-Help International Executive Director. This story first appeared in the Bremer County Independent on May 26, 2020. Repos...
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Guillermo and Alejandra are Community Activists for Clean Water

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May 21, 2020
By Orlando Montiel Salas – Clean Water Program Officer 64-year-old Guillermo serves as the Water and Sanitation Committee (CAPS) ...
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Self-Help Addresses a New Challenge at Schools in the School Feeding Program

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May 11, 2020
By Patience Obour – Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer In 2019, Self-Help International provided breakfast for over 800 students...
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Vivian: A Mother, a Business Owner, and a Community Leader

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May 7, 2020
By Lydia Adomako, Micro-Credit Program Officer We’re celebrating mothers this Mother’s Day, and we wanted to share this story ab...
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Program Officer, Rodolfo, Follows Up With Farmers Who Planted Biofortified Beans

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April 24, 2020
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas – Agriculture Program Officer The biofortified bean varieties, INTA-Nutritivo and Rendidor, were ev...
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Combating Gender Stereotypes in an Agribusiness Club

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April 15, 2020
By Emmanuel Obiri Laryea – Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer Gender issues have become a major concern globally, and ...
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Zenaida’s Children Brag That Their Mother is a Businesswoman with Self-Help International

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April 1, 2020
By Yolanda Fletes, Women’s Empowerment Program Officer 30-year-old Zenaida lives with her four young children in Laurel Galán, Nicarag...
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