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Benjamin Kusi, Self-Help International Ghana Country Director, discusses nutrition with new moms in the Ashanti Region.

Letter from the Ghana Country Director

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July 9, 2026
Although Ghana showed signs of economic improvement in 2025, with inflation going down and the local...
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Jorge Luís Campos Solís (center), Nicaragua Country Director; Lucía Vega Galeano, Program Operations Manager; and Nora Tobin, Executive Director, meet with farmers Basilio and Francisco in El Hato, Nicaragua.

Letter from the Nicaragua Country Director

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July 9, 2026
Our people exist, live, suffer and struggle to root themselves to the land, their communities; all o...
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Board Member Will Erken with Executive Director Nora Tobin

Message from the Executive Director

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July 2, 2026
Friends, In October, ten Americans rode their three-wheelers around a bend in northern Ghana, red du...
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NOVEMBER MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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November 25, 2025
Friends, I love food. I love to eat it, to bake it, to grow it (with varying degrees of success). I ...
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Letter from the Executive Director

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August 14, 2025
Dear Friends, I’ve been reflecting often over the past year on the African proverb: “If you want to ...
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Yes She Can: The Story of Priscilla

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July 21, 2025
by Ernestina Glikpo, SHI Ghana Communications Manager A teen girl named Priscilla is redefining what...
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You’re Invited to the Annual Spring Luncheon

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April 23, 2025
There’s still time to RSVP for Self-Help International’s annual Spring Luncheon (formerly Spring Gal...
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2023 Impact Report

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August 12, 2024
Self-Help International recently released a special report that outlines the impact the organization...
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SHI MicroCredit supports Monica’s Bean Cake Business

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August 8, 2024
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager If ever Monica needed a change to support her fa...
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Iowans have responded to international crises in the past and must step up again

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June 24, 2024
Article Featured in The Des Moines Gazette Opinions Section, Published on April 21st, 2024 by Jerry ...
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