Abdullai and Fatia’s Journey to a Better Life

Abdullai and Fatia’s Journey to a Better Life

Abdullai and his wife, Fatia, are a young couple who have faced struggles well beyond their years. The couple started...

Felicia Builds a Better Foundation for Her Family

Felicia Builds a Better Foundation for Her Family

Felicia was born and raised in a place called Kwaso, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She is a sixty-five-year-old...

Chief Marvels at Transformation of Teen Girls Club

Chief Marvels at Transformation of Teen Girls Club

Since officially launching the Teen Girls Club in September 2016, the 150 teen girls we serve have been receiving reproductive...

A New Chapter for Ama Badu

A New Chapter for Ama Badu

We are often asked how we decide which communities to serve. In Ghana, we intentionally focus on rural communities within a 25-mile radius...

Demonstration Plots Improve Child Nutrition

Demonstration Plots Improve Child Nutrition

Four months ago, I packed my bags and flew to Ghana, West Africa to work with farmers to help them...

Rose Regains Her Voice

Rose Regains Her Voice

Mr. and Mrs. Ahimah live in Beposo village with their 3 daughters; Elizabeth, Mary and Rose. It wasn’t until Elizabeth...

Why Invest in Teen Girls?

Why Invest in Teen Girls?

Who is the most important woman in your life? Your mother? Your grandmother? Your daughter? Your sister? Your spouse? What...

Creating enterprises, ensuring sustainability

At Self-Help, we’re all about helping people help themselves. So after we heard from the girls that they definitely liked...

Timeabu Teens: When we got our periods, we used to go hungry

Timeabu Teens: When we got our periods, we used to go hungry

“Having the Days for Girls kits saves us money,” Mariatu said. “Yes,” Windolina chimed in, “I used to have to...

Fatima’s Success

Fatima’s Success

On January 19th, 2016, for the first time, six-year-old Fatima experienced her first day of school in a small village...

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