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Heydi in her field of INTA-Nutrader corn.

Growing Plants, Growing Businesses, and Growing Self-Esteem

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October 2, 2025
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez, Empowering Women Project Officer Heydi is grateful for the opportunity that Self-Help International’s Women&...
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Adán with his corn harvest.

“Being A Farmer Is My Passion”

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September 25, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agricultural Extension Program Officer Adán has been a farmer for 45 years.  He lives in the community o...
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Letter from the Executive Director

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August 14, 2025
Dear Friends, I’ve been reflecting often over the past year on the African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go...
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Planting Hope in Dry Soil

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August 1, 2025
In northern Nicaragua, where rainfall is limited and land is often scarce, farming is a way of life. Most families grow just enough corn, be...
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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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Self-Help International is Bringing Clean Water to a Company’s Workers

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July 14, 2025
By Orlando Jose Montiel Salas | Clean Water Program Officer Self-Help International in Nicaragua has been working for 11 years with Fru...
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“Thanks to the Support of Self-Help International, I have adapted to change.”

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July 2, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas | Agricultural Extension Program Officer My name is Pedro.  I live in the community of Esperanza N°1...
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4 people standing by trees holding bags of seed in their hands.

Farmers Serving as Agents of Change

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April 16, 2025
In Nicaragua people depend greatly on corn and its derived products as staples in their diets. Self-Help International (SHI), in its commitm...
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Self-Help Assists El Jicaro in Providing Clean Water to the Community

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February 14, 2025
By Orlando Jose Montiel Salas | Clean Water Program Officer With the assistance of Self-Help International in Nicaragua, the 115 homes and 4...
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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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My Love for Agriculture Came Back, Thanks to Self-Help International

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September 23, 2024
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agricultural Extension Program Officer Luis had spent many years working for other people in cattle ranc...
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Rosa is Empowered

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August 26, 2024
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez | Empowering Women Project Officer With the help of loans from Self-Help Nicaragua’s Women’s Empowerment Prog...
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