Alleviating hunger by helping people help themselves

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Self-Help International is an Iowa-based international development organization dedicated to alleviating hunger in rural communities in Ghana, West Africa and Nicaragua, Central America by helping people help themselves.

Self-Help prioritizes local staff and community leadership, and programs address the hard gaps in development by ensuring that program partners have access to knowledge as well as the resources to put their knowledge into action.

Our Program Areas

Accessing Sanitary Water

Accessing Sanitary Water

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Accessing Sanitary Water

Improving Agricultural Practices

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Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger

Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger

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Empowering Women and Girls

Empowering Women and Girls

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Empowering through

training & resources to

put knowledge into action

Opportunity: 100M +

Agricultural productivity increases when women farmers have the same access to productive resources as men, which could reduce hunger by 100 – 150 million.

98% Repayment

Self-Help Ghana boasts a 98% repayment rate on micro-loans issued to impoverished women entrepreneurs. Repaid loans are re-issued to empower the next woman in need.

90% Reinvestment

Women reinvest 90% of income into the family, so their children eat more and better food and get the education they need to break free from the cycle of hunger and poverty.

Empowering through innovation

2x Increase in Yields

Through improved practices and access to new technology, the farmers we serve are doubling or even tripling their yields, increasing food security now and for the future.

2x School Enrollment

Early childhood enrollment increases when we partner with communities to help them start school feeding programs, and students are able to start each school day hunger-free and ready to learn.

85,000+ People

We’ve installed more than 120 innovative water chlorination systems that are providing 85,000 people with clean water every day so they can lead healthier, more productive lives.

They’re more than programs, they’re stories.

Accessing Clean Water

READ THE STORY OF:

San José, Nicaragua
Goal: $320,000
70%

Improving Agriculture

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Los Chiles farmers
Goal: $320,000
70%

Ending
Malnutrition

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Jamilatu's family
Goal: $320,000
70%

Empowering Women & Girls

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Sarah's business
Goal: $320,000
70%

New Updates

The latest stories from Self-Help

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Osneylin and Aura are Inspiring Other Women in Their Community

By Yolanda Fletes – Micro-Credit Program Officer 32-year-old Osneylin is originally from San Carlos, Rio San Juan. Today, she lives...

Innovating Agricultural Practices to Deal With Pest Infestations in Ghana

By Justice Amoka Sam – Community Crop and Livestock Specialist Promoting the growing and consumption of nutrient-rich crops among rural...

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

By Orlando Montiel Salas – Clean Water Program Officer In the community of Las Azucenas, Nicaragua, there is a sector...

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Self-Help International Announces Expansion Into Northern Ghana

Self-Help International Announces Expansion Into Northern Ghana

We’re humbled by our global recognition.

We think the work we do is important, and we’re glad that others do as well.

              

Self-Help International is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.