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Akwasi Finds Business Inspiration While Working with Self-Help

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November 23, 2020
By Zakaria Adams – Training Center Manager Many countries in Africa are being faced with a high unemployment rate and they are struggl...
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Creating a Demand and Developing a Taste for Oyster Mushrooms

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September 1, 2020
This report was written by Richmond Kalai and Vida Nti, members of the 2019-2020 Graduate Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) cohort, and edited ...
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Using Local Resources and a Little Ingenuity to Tackle a Big Problem – Fall Armyworm

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July 2, 2020
Written by Emmanuel Obiri Laryea, Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Program Officer. Edited by Jessica Crawford, Program Specialist for Afric...
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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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Vivian: A Mother, a Business Owner, and a Community Leader

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May 7, 2020
By Lydia Adomako, Micro-Credit Program Officer We’re celebrating mothers this Mother’s Day, and we wanted to share this story ab...
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Combating Gender Stereotypes in an Agribusiness Club

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April 15, 2020
By Emmanuel Obiri Laryea – Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer Gender issues have become a major concern globally, and ...
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Zenaida’s Children Brag That Their Mother is a Businesswoman with Self-Help International

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April 1, 2020
By Yolanda Fletes, Women’s Empowerment Program Officer 30-year-old Zenaida lives with her four young children in Laurel Galán, Nicarag...
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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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Bio-fortified Bean Distribution Marks a New Chapter in Self-Help’s Fight Against Hunger and Malnutrition

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January 24, 2020
By Jorge Campos Solis, Country Director, Self-Help Nicaragua and Jerry Perkins, member of the board of directors, Self-Help International Th...
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Tijani Increases Yield in Ghana

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January 22, 2020
By Emmanuel Obiri Laryea, Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer Self-Help International operates in the mostly rural Ashanti re...
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The 2019-2020 Cohort of “Agripreneurs” is Off to a Solid Start

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January 6, 2020
By Ebenezer Jones – Graduate Entrepreneurship Program Manager Graduate unemployment has become a major developmental challenge in Ghan...
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Community Leaders are the Strongest Agents for Change

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December 20, 2019
This report was written by Latin America Program Specialist, Katie Seifert, following her October 2019 trip to Nicaragua. The Self-Help Inte...
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