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Feeding Program Builds Communal Spirit

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July 7, 2014
It is a common practice for schools to have Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs). Such associations exist to meet and plan together with the s...
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Lydia Makes Progress

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June 4, 2014
Lydia is 36 years old and has two daughters, ages 11 and 2 ½ years old. In 2010, she made the decision to join the Self-Help International m...
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Water Quality Improved in Four Communities

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May 20, 2014
In this first quarter of the year, Self-Help International has been conducting visits to each community where we have chlorinators installed...
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Local Students Visit Training Center

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May 2, 2014
In March, students and staff from Toase Roman Catholic Junior High School paid a two-day educational visit to the Frances Mueller and Virgin...
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Tomasa Grows Her Business and Serves Her Community

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April 30, 2014
Tomasa, 52, is originally from Carazo, but currently lives in the community of Melchorita. She has six children, one of which still lives at...
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Kontomire feeds school children

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April 8, 2014
Kontomire is a farming community in rural Ghana, about 32km from Kumasi. There is a lack of electricity, and the village is lucky to have bo...
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Self-Help loans transform Sarah’s life

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March 4, 2014
Sarah  is a 38-year-old woman who lives in Nkawie Panin, a farming community in rural Ghana. She is married and has four children, three of ...
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San Carlos citizens benefit from clean water

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February 18, 2014
Morrillo is a small community of about 200 people, located in the municipality of San Carlos on the northeast shore of Lake Nicaragua. The v...
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Angelica’s business provides for her family

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February 4, 2014
Angélica is 23-years-old and lives in Quinta Lidia. She and her husband are the proud parents of a 3-year-old little girl. They are both in ...
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Abass continues to make progress

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January 31, 2014
Abass Kwarteng graduated from high school in 2007, but due to financial constraints he was unable to further his education. In March 2013, h...
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Kobby’s promising future

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January 7, 2014
In 2012, Self-Help International staff met Kobby, 5, who had lost both parents at the age of two. Since then, he has been under the care of ...
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Abena alleviates hunger through her small business

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December 4, 2013
In Ghana, West Africa, lands are small in size and owned by agricultural indigenes. Commercial farming is nearly impossible within these lan...
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