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We Feel Safer with Chlorinated Water

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December 20, 2017
“We know that paying for the chlorine tablets is worth it. We can feel the difference!” Socorro is one of the 750 beneficiaries of our water...

One Less Worry for Charity

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December 19, 2017
“Meeting Self-Help has brought something big to my family. It has really taught me the value of useful advice; help comes in many ways apart...

Learning to Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin

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December 19, 2017
As part of our ongoing training and advising, as well as micro-loan disbursement and collection, SHI micro-credit officers Yolanda and Arace...

Expanding Training & Micro-Loans to New Communities Thanks to YOU!

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December 12, 2017
Happy Holidays!  Thank you to all who are reading this: your support this past year has made a tremendous difference to hundreds of families...

Partnering for Healthier, Hunger-Free Communities

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December 11, 2017
By August 2017, Self-Help International Teen Girls Club had been operational for a year with a goal helping teen girls stay in school and co...

Evading the Attack by Fall Armyworm

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November 28, 2017
“I am scared to death about fall armyworm,” Dr. Pedro Sanchez said in the opening day of the World Food Prize’s 2017 Borlaug Dia...

Taking it to the Farmer: Applying Skills Learned

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November 13, 2017
Skills Learned and Implemented in the Field The Fred Strohbehn Training Center has had been quite busy the past few months with five differe...

Meeting My Children’s Needs After Galamsey

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November 3, 2017
“I started ‘galamsey’ in Wasa when I was a teenager. One day I went out to do ‘galamsey’ with my best friend and unfortunately, she fell int...

“Koko helps kill our hunger”

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October 18, 2017
“Some children have to walk 8 kilometers [5 miles] to come to school in the morning,” the Headmaster told me. “The children arrive hungry.” ...

Engaging a Community through Stove Building

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September 28, 2017
by Yolanda Fletes & Edelia Cruz Torres – Micro-Credit Program Officers It has been a busy few months for Self-Help’s micro-credit ...

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