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Las Azucenas

The Community of Jacinto Hernandez Gets Back on the Clean Water Wagon

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November 21, 2021
By Orlando Montiel Salas, Clean Water Program Officer In the community of Las Azucenas, Nicaragua, there is a sector of this community calle...
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Adriana is Turning Dreams into Reality

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June 21, 2019
By Yolanda Fletes, Micro-Credit Program Officer Adriana is a 51-year-old small business owner and single mother of five from the community o...
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Learning to Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin

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December 19, 2017
As part of our ongoing training and advising, as well as micro-loan disbursement and collection, SHI micro-credit officers Yolanda and Arace...
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Commuting to Success

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March 27, 2017
I am writing to you today about Adriana because she is an outstanding example of how determination and hard work paired with resources and e...
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The Resources & Tools to Transform Meilly’s Life

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December 29, 2016
An update from Nicaragua Micro-Credit Officer, Yolanda Fletes: I am proud to share that we welcomed 8 more women entreprenuers into the micr...
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Empowered Women Empower Women

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September 16, 2016
About 32 miles by motorcycle from Self-Help’s Nicaragua office, lies a small and vibrant community called Las Azucenas. In a small and quiet...
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The healing of Primativa

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April 1, 2015
Primativa is a 39 year old woman from the Las Azucenas community. She has two sons who help her with chores around the house. Her oldest son...
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Creative training & support help build businesses

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November 1, 2014
Since 2014, the Self-Help International (SHI) micro-credit program has been focusing developing the professional skills of women and youth b...
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New program officer, Yolanda, grows the micro-credit program

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November 5, 2013
In August 2013, Yolanda Fletes Rosales joined Self -Help International as the Micro-Credit Program Coordinator. She started out by meeting w...
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Blanca is head of the house

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August 2, 2013
Blanca is 24-years-old. She lives in Las Azucenas and has two children; one boy, 4-year-old Heyde, and one girl, 1-year-old Kelly. Blanca’s ...
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