Getting seed back into the hands of farmers

Getting seed back into the hands of farmers

By Lucia Vega & Jorge Campos – Program Director & Country Director A little over a year ago, Self-Help imported...

Now I am a more powerful woman!

Now I am a more powerful woman!

Doña Migdalia is a 51-year-old married mother of three from the community of Aldea del Mañana. Like many women in...

Expanding Her Horizon, Changing Her Future

Expanding Her Horizon, Changing Her Future

Self-Help International’s micro-credit program serves several communities of Rio San Juan and Rivas, Nicaragua, empowering hardworking women with the opportunity...

No More Dengue Fever in El Tule

No More Dengue Fever in El Tule

In a majority of Nicaraguan communities, the CAPS  (Comité de Agua Potable y Saneamiento  — Water Sanitation Committee) leaders typically range...

Women’s Leadership Summit

Women’s Leadership Summit

What a wonderful few months of milestones it has been for women in Ghana!  Micro-credit officers Victoria and Elizabeth have...

The Resources to Make Ayishetu’s Dream Come True

The Resources to Make Ayishetu’s Dream Come True

Ayishetu is a migrant from the north and mother of seven. She has never had any formal education since it...

Teach me to farm & I’ll eat for a lifetime

Teach me to farm & I’ll eat for a lifetime

Self-Help International’s approach to alleviating hunger in Ghana is to “teach people how to fish” – or in this case...

New Work, New Hope, New Home

New Work, New Hope, New Home

Lucy has been active in the micro-credit program since 2012. When asked about how she joined the Self-Help International (SHI)...

Clean Water in Cruz Verde Changes Families’ Lives

Clean Water in Cruz Verde Changes Families’ Lives

In the humid overgrowth of Nicaragua’s dense forests lies the village of Cruz Verde, a rural region in the municipality...

School Uniforms Clothe Children, Create Employment

School Uniforms Clothe Children, Create Employment

Thanks to a special designated donation for school supplies and school uniforms to start the 2015 school year, and the...

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