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Agriculture

Getting seed back into the hands of farmers

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March 8, 2016
By Lucia Vega & Jorge Campos – Program Director & Country Director A little over a year ago, Self-Help imported new Quality Pr...
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Spring 2016 Newsletter

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February 20, 2016
Farmers in Ghana are doubling their yields! Villages in Nicaragua are reporting no new cases of Dengue Fever!  Read more by downloading our ...
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The Resources to Make Ayishetu’s Dream Come True

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December 18, 2015
Ayishetu is a migrant from the north and mother of seven. She has never had any formal education since it is not culturally practiced to sen...
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Teach me to farm & I’ll eat for a lifetime

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December 2, 2015
Self-Help International’s approach to alleviating hunger in Ghana is to “teach people how to fish” – or in this case...
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Fall 2015 Newsletter

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September 22, 2015
This issue features stories about how clean water transformed the lives of Miguel and Griselda’s family in La Culebra, Nicaragua, and ...
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Solomon Puts Agriculture Waste to Productive Use

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September 21, 2015
In Atwima Nwabiagya, many farmers engage in rice farming for both personal consumption and as a cash crop. After harvesting the rice, much o...
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Finding Satisfaction in Self-Employment

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July 8, 2015
The Self-Help International (SHI) Young Adult Training Centre (YATC) was established in 2013 to reduce unemployment in Ghana, especially amo...
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Cover photo of 2014 Annual Report

2014 Annual Report

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June 15, 2015
In 2014, Self-Help International celebrated 55 years of alleviating hunger by helping people help themselves. Self-Help Ghana turned 25 year...
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A Field for a Classroom

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June 1, 2015
By Beth Grabau, Development Officer, Central Iowa For farmers, the field is the classroom. However, Nicaraguan farmers often have limited or...
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Adding value to avoid post-harvest losses

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May 23, 2015
After hearing about the successes experienced at the Fred Strohbehn Training Center, the farmers that Self-Help works with in Ochomogo began...
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Bernard takes one step forward

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January 10, 2015
Bernard is a young graduate with a first degree in Psychology from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. After completing his national serv...
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Isidro and his sons

Meet the Leadership of Los Chiles Cooperative

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November 15, 2014
Self-Help partners with farm families to help them increase yields so they can grow more and better food. We pair hands on training sessions...
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