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Safe drinking water at the San Carlos Hospital at last!

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June 16, 2017
Imagine you are a doctor working in San Carlos, Nicaragua.  A patient comes in with a case that probably requires surgery.  If you had a per...
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Quinta Lidia Primary School Opens New Library!

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June 10, 2017
By Susan Cornforth, SHI USA Staff Many schools in rural Nicaragua lack a library, making it that much more difficult for students to receive...
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Young Nicaraguan Poultry Producers Prove the Value of Quality Protein Maize

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May 17, 2017
Over the past few months, we’ve been working with sixteen area farm families and their children to demonstrate the nutritional value o...
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Win a Trip for Two!

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April 3, 2017
Friday, April 28th, 2017 6 PM: Gates open 7:15 PM: Program will “take off” Waverly Area Veterans Post Win a trip for two to Nica...
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Commuting to Success

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March 27, 2017
Adriana with her new and improved oven I am writing to you today about Adriana because she is an outstanding example of how determination an...
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Hatching New Ideas: The Young Entrepreneur from La Rampla

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February 21, 2017
This year, we started our training sessions early at the Fred Strohbehn Training Center in Nicaragua to get a head start with the growing de...
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Finally! Safe drinking water for school children in Marlon Zelaya!

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February 13, 2017
Marlon Zelaya is a rural community of about 600 people living outside of El Castillo in the southern state of Rio San Juan, Nicaragua.  Toda...
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Anabel with her thank you note to donors

Meet Anabel: Ochomogo’s Newest Restaurant Owner

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January 23, 2017
“Thanks to Self-Help International and its program for helping us to work. We feel very thankful for this great opportunity of work to...
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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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Holiday Newsletter

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December 15, 2016
Read all the latest news including: the launch of the new Teen Girls Club in Ghana meet Jering, a teenaged entreprenuer in Nicaragua how one...
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Clean Water Saves on Healthcare Costs for Rural Nicaraguans

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November 28, 2016
Mexico is a rural community, considered a semi-urban settlement by the city hall of the municipality of San Carlos, located about 31 kilomet...
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Leadership in Action at the Fred Strohbehn Training Center

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November 24, 2016
Since its construction four years ago, the Fred Strohbehn Training Center has hosted a great number of leaders from several communities in s...
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