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From Self-Help Client to Lactation Coach

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April 18, 2023
Written by Bernice Agyekwena, SHI Ghana Communications Manager Dora, a resident of Kukuboso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana joined the Growin...
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Virtual Lunch & Learn Set for Dec. 14

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December 9, 2021
Nutrition education, agricultural development and economic empowerment converge in an innovative program set for Tuesday, Dec. 14, from 12:3...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter – Inspiring the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

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July 2, 2020
By Yolanda Fletes – Women’s Empowerment Program Officer. Translated and edited by Katie Seifert, Latin America Program Specialis...
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No Distance Too Far: Alima’s 3 Mile Walk to Provide Nutrition for her Family

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February 19, 2020
Nutrition plays a key role in the development of individuals, families, communities, and the nation of Ghana as a whole. The United Nations’...
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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 the ups...
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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 communities. ...
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My Summer Internship With Self-Help International

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November 9, 2018
Madison Lapke spent last summer as a Self-Help International intern in Ghana.  She offered to write about her internship experience so we co...
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I Am Amos

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October 15, 2018
I am Amos and I am 8 months old, and you see me in this picture riding on my mother’s back, as she weeds and cultivates the orange fleshed s...
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Seylin Blooms

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November 10, 2012
  Six-month-old Seylin was wilting. Much like a flower that droops without sunshine and water. After being put up for adoption, Seylin was l...
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Nourishing curious and energetic children

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October 10, 2011
Nataly’s mother brought her to the Cico Bodegon (daycare and feeding center) in Las Azucenas, Nicaragua in May of 2010. She was worried abou...
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A new beginning for Celine

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July 11, 2011
During my recent visit to Nicaragua I visited the children’s feeding centers to see firsthand nutritional improvements among the children. S...
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Board member reflects on a visit to Los Chiles

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July 11, 2011
In May of 2011 I traveled to Nicaragua with the president of Self-Help’s Board. We spent special time at the children’s feeding centers wher...
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