Secret Family Recipe the Key to Success

Secret Family Recipe the Key to Success

By Susan Cornforth – Administrative Assistant Last week, Susan Cornforth a staff member from Self-Help’s Iowa office, led the Wartburg...

100 Healthier Families in Villa Álvarez

100 Healthier Families in Villa Álvarez

  Several months ago, members of the of the Villa Álvarez Clean Water Committee came together with other Clean Water...

2015 Annual Report

Thousands of people are better nourished today thanks to your support! Read about some the life-changing works you made possible...

Would you give your child dirty water to drink?

…Juan wouldn’t either. Here’s his story: In Februrary 2014, Self-Help’s Clean Water Program Officer made the trek to Walter Acevedo,...

Getting seed back into the hands of farmers

Getting seed back into the hands of farmers

By Lucia Vega & Jorge Campos – Program Director & Country Director A little over a year ago, Self-Help imported...

Now I am a more powerful woman!

Now I am a more powerful woman!

Doña Migdalia is a 51-year-old married mother of three from the community of Aldea del Mañana. Like many women in...

Spring 2016 Newsletter

Farmers in Ghana are doubling their yields! Villages in Nicaragua are reporting no new cases of Dengue Fever!  Read more...

Expanding Her Horizon, Changing Her Future

Expanding Her Horizon, Changing Her Future

Self-Help International’s micro-credit program serves several communities of Rio San Juan and Rivas, Nicaragua, empowering hardworking women with the opportunity...

No More Dengue Fever in El Tule

No More Dengue Fever in El Tule

In a majority of Nicaraguan communities, the CAPS  (Comité de Agua Potable y Saneamiento  — Water Sanitation Committee) leaders typically range...

Clean Water in Cruz Verde Changes Families’ Lives

Clean Water in Cruz Verde Changes Families’ Lives

In the humid overgrowth of Nicaragua’s dense forests lies the village of Cruz Verde, a rural region in the municipality...

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