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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...
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Vera’s Story, Moving Forward to Senior High School

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November 9, 2018
Vera Boamah, now in her first year of senior high school at Wesley High School in the town of Bekwai, shared with Self-Help International’s ...
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The Fight Against Fall Armyworm Infestation, Part III: The Value in Farmer Education And Hands on Training

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September 21, 2018
By Bernard Frimpong Bannor “Last season, armyworm attacked my 2 acre maize farm. It was scary. I’ve been farming for the past 10 years, and ...
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A Tough Start

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June 21, 2018
Tears ran down Sherrifatu’s cheeks as she shared her story. She is a 30 year-old Togolese woman from Lomé, West Africa. At age 15 she migrat...
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Dora Discovers the Merits of Drinking Clean Water

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June 18, 2018
“My science teacher told me that it’s dangerous to drink water from River Offin. He said that if we consume the water we will fall sick, and...
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25 Miles Away from Her Dreams

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March 1, 2018
Six months ago, Farida, 18, started her first day of high school. It was a dream come true. She did her best in junior high, studying hard i...
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Fighting Back Against Fall Armyworm, Part II

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December 20, 2017
Maize is the most important staple cereal crop grown by smallholders in sub-Saraharn Africa. Maize accounts for more than half of all cereal...
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Partnering for Healthier, Hunger-Free Communities

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December 11, 2017
By August 2017, Self-Help International Teen Girls Club had been operational for a year with a goal helping teen girls stay in school and co...
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Demonstration Plots Improve Child Nutrition

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June 1, 2017
This story is a guest post by Isaac Paul. Isaac is from Muscatine, Iowa. He took a six month leave of absence from Trioak Foods in Oakville,...
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Wow! You’re Amazing!

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March 24, 2017
In just the last two weeks, you’ve empowered 70 girls in Ghana to stay in school and escape the cycle of poverty through the GlobalGiv...
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Skills Training Inspires New Business Ventures

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February 15, 2017
In addition to offering general business training and micro-loans, from time to time Self-Help offers women skills training so they can...
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Record Successes with Conservation Agriculture

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November 18, 2016
Minimizing Production Cost While Growing and Consuming More Protein In Ghana, the majority of farmers are subsistent— cultivating less than ...
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