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Sulemana Becomes a Profile Farmer for SHI

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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...
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Monica Remains Flexible and Resilient When Faced with Challenges

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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...
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The Graduate Entrepreneurship Program has Given Me the Skills to Help Other Farmers

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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 ...
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Sarah rises to the challenge to confront COVID-19

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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...
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Eva Learns the Value (and the Challenges) of Raising Chickens

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March 23, 2020
By Ebenezer Osei Jones – Graduate Entrepreneurship Program Manager Poultry, particularly chickens, is commonly kept by 90–95% of the h...
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An Interview with Najaahat, a Young Woman with Big Dreams

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August 22, 2019
By Victoria Yamson, Program Coordinator Najaahat is one of the pioneers of the Self-Help International Teen Girls Club program. Sh...
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The Best “Gift” in Life is a Second Chance

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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...
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Margaret Achieves Her Dreams

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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...
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Sarah’s business grows with micro-loan

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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 ...
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Steady Progress at Ghana Training Center

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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...
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Young Mother Grateful for a Micro-credit Legacy

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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...
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