Sulemana Becomes a Profile Farmer for SHI Stories, News - June 22, 2023 In the past, Sulemana, a 46-year-old farmer and father of six needed to eke out money from his limited resources to hire farm hands to assis... Read Full Story
Monica Remains Flexible and Resilient When Faced with Challenges Stories - August 12, 2020 This report was written by Lydia Adomako, Micro-Credit Program Officer. It was edited by Jessica Crawford, Africa Program Specialist, and Me... Read Full Story
The Graduate Entrepreneurship Program has Given Me the Skills to Help Other Farmers Stories - July 2, 2020 This report was written by Eva Azuure, a member of the 2019/2020 Graduate Entrepreneurship Program (GEP). Read the original story about her ... Read Full Story
Sarah rises to the challenge to confront COVID-19 Stories - May 28, 2020 By Nora Tobin, Self-Help International Executive Director. This story first appeared in the Bremer County Independent on May 26, 2020. Repos... Read Full Story
Eva Learns the Value (and the Challenges) of Raising Chickens Stories - March 23, 2020 By Ebenezer Osei Jones – Graduate Entrepreneurship Program Manager Poultry, particularly chickens, is commonly kept by 90–95% of the h... Read Full Story
An Interview with Najaahat, a Young Woman with Big Dreams Stories - August 22, 2019 By Victoria Yamson, Program Coordinator Najaahat is one of the pioneers of the Self-Help International Teen Girls Club program. Sh... Read Full Story
The Best “Gift” in Life is a Second Chance Stories - March 13, 2019 By Nancy Ansah, Micro-Credit Assistant Program Officer Meet Gifty, a 22-year-old woman from Ghana. When she was just 12 years old, financial... Read Full Story
Margaret Achieves Her Dreams Stories - June 7, 2013 A number of young girls in Ghana get pregnant after completing Junior High School and their dreams of becoming nurses, teachers, doctors, et... Read Full Story
Sarah’s business grows with micro-loan Stories - December 5, 2012 Sarah is a 37-year-old mother of four children, three of whom are in school. She is married to Daniel. Sarah is a native of Nkawie Panin, a ... Read Full Story
Steady Progress at Ghana Training Center News - November 7, 2012 November 2012 Steady progress continues with the construction of the young adult farmers’ training center in a rural community outside of Ku... Read Full Story
Young Mother Grateful for a Micro-credit Legacy Stories - September 8, 2011 Afia, a 22 year-old single mother, did not know how she was going to support herself and her new “bouncy” baby girl. She was forced to leave... Read Full Story
