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Adelaida Reinvests Her Income in the Things That Matter Most – Her Children and Her Business

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September 17, 2019
By Yolanda Fletes – Micro-Credit Program Officer 42-year-old Adelaida has been a part of Self-Help International’s micro-credit and bu...

An Interview with Najaahat, a Young Woman with Big Dreams

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August 22, 2019
By Victoria Yamson – Program Coordinator Najaahat is one of the pioneers of the Self-Help International Teen Girls Club program. She w...

Clean Water Improves the Health of Caracito Families

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August 19, 2019
By Orlando Montiel Salas – Clean Water Program Officer Justa is a member of one of the 46 families benefiting from clean water in the ...

Sometimes Rabbits Need Parenting Lessons, Too

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August 7, 2019
  By Emmanuel Obiri Laryea – Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer Rabbit farming is a profitable business venture t...

Gifty Discovers Multiple Benefits in the Micro-Credit Program

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July 18, 2019
By Benjamin Yeboah and Bernard Ato Brown – Micro-Credit Officers Gifty is 35 years old, and she farms rice and runs a small business s...

Improving Agriculture to Fight Hunger and Malnutrition

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July 8, 2019
By Jorge Campos Solis – Nicaragua Country Director In keeping with our mission to “eradicate hunger and malnutrition in all its ...

Helping Farmers to Increase Yields, Incomes, and Food Security

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June 26, 2019
By Jorge Campos, Nicaragua Country Director Most farmers in the world have about 40 growing seasons, or 40 chances to improve on every harve...

Adriana is Turning Dreams into Reality

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June 21, 2019
By Yolanda Fletes – Micro-Credit Program Officer Adriana is a 51-year-old small business owner and single mother of five from the comm...

Diana’s Determination

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June 19, 2019
By Patience Obour – Nutrition Program Officer All parents dream to see their children succeed academically or in other endeavors, but ...

Mercy Transforms Passion in to Profit

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June 4, 2019
By Victoria Yamson – Program Coordinator Mercy was the only girl from Bedabour, a community in the Ashanti region of Ghana, to attend ...

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