Stories

Over 1000 Rural Nicaraguan Families are Receiving Clean Water

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March 16, 2023
Maintaining active and continuous chlorination of water in drinking water systems is a unique and crucial need in Nicaragua and even more so...
Photo of Carla keeping record of her business

Learning Business Strategies

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March 2, 2023
Carla is 50 years old, married and with two adult daughters, they live in the community called La Argentina located about 14 km away from th...

New Production Techniques to Obtain Higher Yields

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February 17, 2023
Joel’s parents used to live in a community named El Fajardo in a very remote area, but the community was evacuated and moved to anothe...

Spring Newsletter Published

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January 30, 2023
Check out the latest news from Self-Help International in the spring newsletter published in February 2023. Patrons will receive a mailed co...

Implementing New Field Techniques in Nicaragua

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January 23, 2023
Mario Eugenio Hernández is from the community of El Tamboral Sur, a municipality of San Miguelito, and is currently the leader of 17 farmers...

Nicaragua farmer works with Self-Help

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January 21, 2023
Jairo Benjamin Flores is a small producer originally from a community located in the Pacific part of Nicaragua. He is part of a group of 14 ...
Mary stands inside her store, with shelves stocked and a satisfied look on her face

New Hope for Mary

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January 5, 2023
Meet Mary, a 28 year-old mother of three living in the community of Abompe in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Mary joined Self-Help’s microcred...

Better Late Than Never

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November 18, 2022
Meet Comfort, a forty-seven year old mother of five from Nkontomire. Comfort joined the program in 2019. At that time, she was a food vendor...

Meet Business Owner Teresa

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October 25, 2022
Teresa Gonzales Jaenz is 26 years old and lives in Quinta Lidia, Río San Juan, Nicaragua. After many invitations to attend a Self-Help train...

Fighting Malnutrition With Education

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October 25, 2022
Dr. Norman Borlaug once said, “You can’t build a peaceful world on empty stomach and human misery.” These inspiring words still ring true in...

Ariel Builds Successful Business

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September 19, 2022
Ariel Aguirre is without a doubt one of the most recognized seed corn producers in the community of Las Minas, Nicaragua. Originally from th...

Fall Newsletter Just Released – New Partnership Announced

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September 19, 2022
  Read about the Self-Help International School Feeding Program in Ghana, the new partnership with Together Women Rise, about how $300 ...
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