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How a $66.60 Loan Sparked Felicia’s 15-Year Journey with Self-Help

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January 20, 2026
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo, Communications Manager Fifteen years ago, Felicia was struggling just to survive. She couldn’t provide her...
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Education is the Key to a Different Life

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July 31, 2025
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez, Women’s Empowerment Program Officer, Nicaragua Juana is 54 years old, married, and the mother of three child...
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Yes She Can: The Story of Priscilla

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July 21, 2025
by Ernestina Glikpo, SHI Ghana Communications Manager A teen girl named Priscilla is redefining what it means to be unstoppable in the heart...
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From One Pig to Forty-Five: Vivian’s Journey of Hope and Hard Work

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July 7, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager  For the past 15 years, Vivian has been a dedicated client of Self-Help Intern...
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Farmer’s Day Celebration: A Proud Moment for Self-Help International

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February 7, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager On a bright Friday morning in Nkorang, Nkawie, Ghana, excitement filled the air as the c...
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“The best experience I have had is with Self-Help”

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February 5, 2025
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez | Empowering Women Project Officer By teaching Martha a new skill, Self-Help International’s Women’s Em...
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From Petty Trader to Homeowner: Comfort’s Story

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February 5, 2025
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager When Comfort lost her husband, life became a daily struggle for her and her five childre...
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Delayed Rains Leave Maize Fields Empty

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October 21, 2024
In the rural communities of Nyame Bekyere, Timeabu, and Ul-Gozu in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, and Upper West Region, farmers like Joe, Ag...
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Mary’s Journey: From Poverty to Prosperity with Your Help

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October 16, 2024
By Ernestina Glikpo | Communications Manager In October 2019, Mary, a mother of three from the small village of Abompe in Ghana’s Ashanti Re...
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Are We Doing Something Right? A Community Coordinator’s Testimony

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October 4, 2024
By: Lydia Adomako, Community Liaison Officer in Ghana I am with the Teen Girls Club this week. They are discussing sexual harassment and abu...
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47 Girls Graduate from SHI’s Teen Girls Club

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September 12, 2024
Forty-seven young girls from five rural communities in Ghana’s Ashanti Region just reached a significant milestone: they graduated from Self...
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Saves Lives

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September 5, 2024
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo | Communications Manager In August 2024, the lively community of Kukubuso in Ghana’s Ashanti Region joined ...
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