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Fighting Back Against Fall Armyworm, Part II

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December 20, 2017
Maize is the most important staple cereal crop grown by smallholders in sub-Saraharn Africa. Maize accounts for more than half of all cereal...
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We Feel Safer with Chlorinated Water

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December 20, 2017
“We know that paying for the chlorine tablets is worth it. We can feel the difference!” Socorro is one of the 750 beneficiaries of our water...
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One Less Worry for Charity

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December 19, 2017
“Meeting Self-Help has brought something big to my family. It has really taught me the value of useful advice; help comes in many ways apart...
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Learning to Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin

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December 19, 2017
As part of our ongoing training and advising, as well as micro-loan disbursement and collection, SHI micro-credit officers Yolanda and Arace...
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Expanding Training & Micro-Loans to New Communities Thanks to YOU!

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December 12, 2017
Happy Holidays!  Thank you to all who are reading this: your support this past year has made a tremendous difference to hundreds of families...
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Partnering for Healthier, Hunger-Free Communities

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December 11, 2017
By August 2017, Self-Help International Teen Girls Club had been operational for a year with a goal helping teen girls stay in school and co...
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Evading the Attack by Fall Armyworm

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November 28, 2017
“I am scared to death about fall armyworm,” Dr. Pedro Sanchez said in the opening day of the World Food Prize’s 2017 Borlaug Dia...
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Taking it to the Farmer: Applying Skills Learned

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November 13, 2017
Skills Learned and Implemented in the Field The Fred Strohbehn Training Center has had been quite busy the past few months with five differe...
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Meeting My Children’s Needs After Galamsey

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November 3, 2017
“I started ‘galamsey’ in Wasa when I was a teenager. One day I went out to do ‘galamsey’ with my best friend and unfortunately, she fell int...
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“Koko helps kill our hunger”

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October 18, 2017
“Some children have to walk 8 kilometers [5 miles] to come to school in the morning,” the Headmaster told me. “The children arrive hungry.” ...
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Engaging a Community through Stove Building

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September 28, 2017
by Yolanda Fletes & Edelia Cruz Torres – Micro-Credit Program Officers It has been a busy few months for Self-Help’s micro-credit ...
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A Thankful Heart

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September 21, 2017
In Beposo, Ghana, a woman stands beaming in front of her newly built, brightly painted provisions store, the shelves fully stocked and doors...
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