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A Daughter’s Dream, a Mother’s Determination

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December 20, 2019
Lydia Adomako – Micro-Credit Program Officer Salamatu is a dedicated mother working hard to provide a steady source of income for her ...

The Right Push Can Make All the Difference

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December 19, 2019
This article was written by a Teen Girls Club support staff member, Bridget Gyamfi, a National Builders Corps (NABCO) member of the Teen Gir...

The Life Changing Impact of Good Nutrition

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November 27, 2019
This report was written by Self-Help International Board Member and nutritional advisor, The Rev. Dr. Mary Jane Oakland, following a trip to...

Maralexia Takes a Leap of Faith with a New Oven

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November 18, 2019
By Yolanda Fletes – Micro-Credit Program Officer   Maralexia is an entrepreneur and root vegetable producer from La Venada, a com...

Sometimes, Good Things Take Time

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November 13, 2019
This article was written by a Teen Girls Club support staff member, Bridget Gyamfi, a National Builders Corps (NABCO) member of the Teen Gir...

“I feel motivated to continue working to improve the water in my community thanks to Self-Help.”

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November 7, 2019
By Orlando Montiel Salas – Clean Water Program Officer   47-year-old Arle has lived in the community of Las Bellezas, Nicaragua f...

Reflections on lessons learned – stories from SHI Agripreneurs

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October 28, 2019
Entering the World as New Agripreneurs Ghana’s newest agricultural entrepreneurs – “agripreneurs” – were honored at a graduation...

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT……? THE STORY OF AYISHETU KASSIM

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October 21, 2019
“I can’t explain enough what Self-Help International’s Micro-Credit program has done for me. Who would have thought that I could also have a...

El Juste Farmers See the Benefits of QPM Seed and New Farming Methods

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October 4, 2019
By Jorge L. Campos S. and Rodolfo Hernandez – Nicaragua Country Director & Ag Program Officer Maize producers in the community of ...

Jamilatu Gets the Support She Needs for Her Two New Healthy Babies

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September 17, 2019
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie – Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer Jamilatu moved from her home near the Ivory Coast to Kumasi at ju...

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