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María has become a symbol of resilience in her community.

“I am seeing the change with the support of Self-Help International.”

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August 28, 2026
María is a mother of five who lives in El Consuelo #2, San Carlos, Nicaragua. Her greatest desire has been to improve herself so that she ca...
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Fidaus, Teen Girls Club graduate.

Educated to Care, Empowered to Serve

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August 25, 2026
At just 17 years old, Fidaus, a student at Namon Senior High Technical School in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, is shaping a future defined by educ...
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Noel, from San Pedro de los Arenales, Nicaragua.

Growing My Skills With Self-Help International

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August 10, 2026
By Ing. Nelson Martínez, Self-Help International Agricultural Program Officer Noel lives on 5.19 acres of land in San Pedro de los Arenales,...
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Sedina, a woman from Abompe in Ghana's Ashanti Region, poses with her chickens.

Improved Poultry, Improved Lives

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August 3, 2026
By Ernestina Esinam Glikpo, Communications Manager Ask any woman in Asougya, Fankamawe, Nkwakom, or Abompe in Ghana’s Ashanti Region what he...
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Self-Help International Nicaragua staff on a water tank.

Adapting Chlorinator Equipment to Boost Efficiency in Water Treatment

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July 29, 2026
Water is the most important resource on planet Earth, so essential for life yet so vulnerable to contamination.  For many years, Self-H...
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Denis Tankpaa, Self-Help International Upper West Region Promoting Good Nutrition Programs Officer, leads a food demonstration in Kogri Central, in the Ullo Traditional Area of Upper West, Ghana.

Self-Help International Reduces Infant Malnutrition in the Ullo Traditional Area

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July 21, 2026
In November 2024, Self-Help International began providing nutrition supplementation and other complementary support to malnourished infants ...
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Emmaculate Etaah, Self-Help International Upper West Agriculture Programs Officer, stands in a garden at the Dantie Dam demonstration plot.

Dry Season Gardening at Dantie Dam

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July 9, 2026
During the long dry season in Ghana’s Upper West Region, access to fresh vegetables becomes limited, household nutrition declines, and incom...
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Board Member Will Erken with Executive Director Nora Tobin

Message from the Executive Director

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July 2, 2026
Friends, In October, ten Americans rode their three-wheelers around a bend in northern Ghana, red dust rising behind them. Some were seasone...
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ennifer from Ul-Kpong Bakonoyiri in the Ullo Traditional Area of Ghana's Upper West Region.

Growing Crops, Building Confidence

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June 27, 2026
For many years, 30-year-old Jennifer from Ul-Kpong Bakonoyiri in the Ullo Traditional Area of Ghana’s Upper West Region struggled to e...
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Self-Help International Clean Water Program Officer Orlando Montiel Salas with Never Oporta CAPS officers.

Clean Water in Never Oporta

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June 25, 2026
In April 2017, the rural community of Never Oporta, in San Miguelito, Río San Juan, Nicaragua, partnered with Self-Help International to ins...
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