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A Tough Start

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June 21, 2018
Tears ran down Sherrifatu’s cheeks as she shared her story. She is a 30 year-old Togolese woman from Lomé, West Africa. At age 15 she migrat...
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Dora Discovers the Merits of Drinking Clean Water

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June 18, 2018
“My science teacher told me that it’s dangerous to drink water from River Offin. He said that if we consume the water we will fall sick, and...
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No Longer Forced to Save Rainwater in El Rótulo

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June 12, 2018
For many years, Nueva Armenia was a rural, agricultural community that was a 10 kilometer trek by horse (or by foot for the less fortunate) ...
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Teamwork Brings Ovens to La Venada

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June 5, 2018
“My wife could have her own oven and wouldn’t have to go to other houses to rent one, which means she can bake at any time she wants, and we...
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Medical Crisis Threatens to End Children’s Education

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June 5, 2018
“One of the best things to happen to me and my family is the SHI school feeding program. There is nothing more assuring for a parent than to...
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Introducing Double Row Corn Technology to Nicaragua’s Farmers

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May 16, 2018
By Jorge Campos Solis – Country Program Director Technification, innovation, invention or topological designs … whatever it may ...
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“We are happy, because now, we are drinking pure water”

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March 16, 2018
  La Venada No. 2, also knowns as La Venada Arriba, is a rural community of San Carlos municipality – Río San Juan, located appro...
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Growing Healthy Food, Growing Healthy Children

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March 14, 2018
1 in 4 Children Self-Help International has been instrumental in starting feeding programs in primary schools in rural villages in the Ashan...
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Against the odds, Augustine starts school

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March 8, 2018
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie – School Feeding Program Officer & Nutritionist Augustine was born into a broken home. But thanks to you...
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Building a Business, Providing Lunch for School Children

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March 8, 2018
Lorenza Leonor Maradiaga Aguilar, 43, is a native of the Los Chiles community, about 30 kms from the big city of San Carlos. She and her hus...
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25 Miles Away from Her Dreams

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March 1, 2018
Six months ago, Farida, 18, started her first day of high school. It was a dream come true. She did her best in junior high, studying hard i...
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Empowering Women in Nkawie: Listening to their Needs

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February 8, 2018
“This motivated me to advertise Self-Help to others making them know how reliable and effective the organization is; ready to help them impr...
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