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Teacher starts poultry business

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April 19, 2022
by Justice A. Sam Atasiga Joseph is a young teacher who has an interest in poultry production in Kobrim, a community on the outskirts of Eji...

Increasing Yields and Improving Production

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April 19, 2022
José Donoso Izaguirre Lago grew up in a four-person household in the Mexico community in San Carlos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua. His parents ra...

Teen Girls Club Renovates Classroom

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April 19, 2022
Kukubuso is a small community located in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti region of Ghana that has SHI Teen Girls Club. It is prima...

Women’s Empowerment Program Helps Maria

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March 17, 2022
61-year-old María is married to José  who is 65. They are from the Nueva Jerusalem community, where Jose serves as a volunteer CAPS member (...

Latest News from Self-Help International

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March 15, 2022
Check out the spring newsletter from Self-Help International. Read about how a problem with millipede infestation was solved for farmers in ...

Improving Maize Production for Smallholder Farmers

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December 20, 2021
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas – Agriculture Program Officer Roger is originally from Achuapa, León in western Nicaragua, but he c...

Menstruation Shouldn’t Be Stigmatized or Be a Barrier to Success

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November 21, 2021
By Bridget Gyamfi – National Builder’s Corps (NABCO) Member Menstruation is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena in a per...

Osneylin and Aura are Inspiring Other Women in Their Community

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November 21, 2021
By Yolanda Fletes – Micro-Credit Program Officer 32-year-old Osneylin is originally from San Carlos, Rio San Juan. Today, she lives 45...

Innovating Agricultural Practices to Deal With Pest Infestations in Ghana

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November 21, 2021
By Justice Amoka Sam – Community Crop and Livestock Specialist Promoting the growing and consumption of nutrient-rich crops among rura...

The Community of Jacinto Hernandez Gets Back on the Clean Water Wagon

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November 21, 2021
By Orlando Montiel Salas – Clean Water Program Officer In the community of Las Azucenas, Nicaragua, there is a sector of this communit...

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