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Agricultural Entrepreneurship Team Creates Demand for Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Ashanti Region

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February 25, 2019
By Bernard Frimpong Bannor – Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer In Self-Help International’s quest to alleviate hunger...

It’s Never Too Late: Teresa Learns Better Business Basics

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February 13, 2019
By Yolanda Fletes – Micro-Credit Program Officer 72-year-old Teresa is from the community of Ochomogo, Nicaragua.  She is a single mot...

Teen Girls Club Leaves No Girl Behind: Salamatu’s Story

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February 4, 2019
By: Victoria Yamson, Program Coordinator The Self-Help International Teen Girls Club tries to ensure as many Ghanaian girls as possible stay...

Community Farmers in Nicaragua Talk Techniques, Setbacks, and Lessons Learned

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January 22, 2019
By Jorge Luis Campos Solis – Nicaragua Country Director The town of La Conquista belongs to the municipality of San Miguelito in the s...

Akosua Grows More Confident About Her Children’s Futures Thanks to Better Nutrition

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January 18, 2019
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie – Nutrition Program Officer It is often sad to see malnourished women and their children in our rural commun...

Nicaragua village unrecognizable to visiting Iowan, and that’s a good thing

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December 27, 2018
This article originally appeared in The Des Moines Register.  Online on 12/19/2018 and in print on 12/23/2018. By Jerry Perkins, Self-Help I...

Clean Water Program Brings Much Needed Trainings to Community Leaders

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December 21, 2018
By Orlando Montiel Salas – Clean Water Program Officer The clean water program, promoted by Self-Help International in Nicaragua, impl...

Arthur Shows the Way to Minimize Recent Graduate Unemployment in Ghana

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December 12, 2018
By Bernard Frimpong Bannor – Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer Unemployment has become a major developmental issue in...

From Share Cropper to Proud Grocery Store Owner, Alijatu’s Story

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December 3, 2018
“Many ladies think getting married is the solution to their financial problems. They expect their partner to provide for all their needs and...

A Look Inside the Happier Lives of Nicaraguans with Clean Water

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November 29, 2018
In the village of Rubén Darío, located in the Nueva Guinea municipality of southern Nicaragua, live 450 people, settled in 80 houses. Most o...

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