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Nkontomire School Feeding Program

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July 12, 2023
Enrollment levels at the Nkontomire Municipal Assembly Basic School in the Ashanti Region of Ghana has increased tremendously since Self-Hel...
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Juaben Palm Oil Processors Poised to Expand Their Trade

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July 11, 2023
A group of palm oil processors at Juaben are poised to enhance their trade by expanding the land on which they now operate with the assistan...
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Sulemana Becomes a Profile Farmer for SHI

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June 22, 2023
In the past, Sulemana, a 46-year-old farmer and father of six needed to eke out money from his limited resources to hire farm hands to assis...
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Measuring Chlorine Levels in Water Vital for Communities

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June 10, 2023
Access, availability and water quality in developing countries in Latin America, are important matters for the population, especially in rur...
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Importance of Good Leadership for Clean Water

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June 2, 2023
Serapio lives in Boca de Escalera, a rural community located about 44.75 miles from the Self-Help International head office in San Carlos, R...
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Controlling Weeds with Rice Husks

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May 22, 2023
Controlling weeds on farms is a very important activity that influences productivity. There are various methods of weed control including ch...
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From Traditional to Technical Planting Method

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May 4, 2023
Petronila is from the La Venada community, located about 15.53 miles from the city of San Carlos, Río San Juan. She is 43 years old and marr...
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Teen Girls Club Helps Ama Know Her Health Status

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May 4, 2023
Ama, a farmer of about 45 years old and mother of one at Beposo in the Ashanti Region of Ghana went about her daily farming activities witho...
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From Self-Help Client to Lactation Coach

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April 18, 2023
Written by Bernice Agyekwena, SHI Ghana Communications Manager Dora, a resident of Kukuboso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana joined the Growin...
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The Importance and Proper Uses of Media Platforms

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April 5, 2023
Sarita, 37 years old, married, mother of two girls, Karla 7 years old, and Hazling, 11 years old, she currently lives with her whole family ...
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Adutwumaa Realizes Her Dream House

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April 3, 2023
When 55-year-old Adutwumwaa and her husband purchased a plot of land 15 years ago, they had no idea how they could ever construct a building...
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Gifty Graduates from Teen Girls Club with Hope

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March 17, 2023
Gifty, a 17-year-old from Timeabu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana who graduated from Self-Help International’s Teen Girls Club in Novem...
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