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How Akua Went From Sharecropper to Small Business Owner

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September 13, 2018
By Elizabeth Adu-Opoku, Micro-credit Program Officer, Ghana Akua, 50, is married to Emmanuel. The couple have four children: Charles, Isaac,...

Clean water & new restrooms at training center

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September 11, 2018
The Fred Strohbehn Training Center in Nicaragua now has a new water tank installed to provide clean, safe drinking water to hundreds of trai...

Put a Little Love in Your Heart

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September 11, 2018
Self-Help Board Meeting Devotions by Nancy Ross, Board Member This past week a communication from my church – First Presbyterian in Io...

13,577 homes in Nicaragua now have clean water!

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September 11, 2018
By Orlando Montiel Salas As of April 2018, we have made 10 visits to the rural communities of San Miguelito, El Castillo, Nueva Guinea, and ...

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

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August 14, 2018
By Patience Obour, Ghana Micro-credit Program Officer In rural Ghana, it is a common sight to see school children in torn uniforms. Some of ...

A Single Mother’s Refuge

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August 6, 2018
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie, Nutrition Program Officer Janet (8) and her sister Abigail (6) live with their mom, Grace, in Beposo in the Atwim...

Learning by Doing: Rosa’s Story

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August 2, 2018
My name is Rosa Candida Sequeira. I am from the Laurel Galán community, located 3 kms from the Self-Help International main office. I am 56 ...

Using Instant Messaging Technology to Share Information with Corn Producers in Nicaragua

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July 23, 2018
By Jorge Luis Campos Solis, SHI Nicaragua Country Director. Translated and edited by William Edwards, SHI Board member, and Caroline Scott, ...

School Supplies Last a Semester; Micro-Loans Last a Lifetime

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July 10, 2018
To help a child out this school year, consider providing a $75 loan to their mom. The school year is about to begin, and you have likely bee...

Taking Their Skills to the Next Level

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July 3, 2018
In February, our Nicaragua Training Center hosted three sessions in the “Dr. Dale Harpstead Classroom,” one training for each of the p...

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