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Creating a Demand and Developing a Taste for Oyster Mushrooms

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September 1, 2020
This report was written by Richmond Kalai and Vida Nti, members of the 2019-2020 Graduate Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) cohort, and edited ...
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Leaders Feed Their Communities – 2019 Impact Report – Kukuboso, Ghana

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August 28, 2020
These stories were originally featured in the 2019 Impact Report. Kasim and Dora are two community members in Kukuboso pushing to ensure tha...
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Empowered Women Empower Women – 2019 Impact Report – Kukuboso, Ghana

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August 16, 2020
These stories were originally featured in the 2019 Impact Report.  Meet two women, Grace and Agatha, who are changing the conversation for w...
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Monica Remains Flexible and Resilient When Faced with Challenges

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August 12, 2020
This report was written by Lydia Adomako, Micro-Credit Program Officer. It was edited by Jessica Crawford, Africa Program Specialist, and Me...
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Supporting Girls in the Time of COVID-19: Peer-to-Peer Learning

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August 3, 2020
This report was written by George Amo, NABCO Support Staff, and Jessica Crawford, Program Specialist for Africa. It was edited by Megan Sehr...
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Combating COVID-19 with better nutrition: What an Iowa organization is doing in Central America

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August 3, 2020
This article was originally published by the Des Moines Register online on Jul.16, 2020 and in print on Jul. 19, 2020.  By Jerry Perkins, Se...
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Ayishetu Promotes Good Nutrition in Her Family and Community

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July 20, 2020
By Patience Obour – Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer According to the World Health Organization (WHO), proper infant nutrition...
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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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