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Afia Makes Nutritious Weaning Food for Her Youngest Daughter

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October 8, 2020
By Patience Obour – Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer Good nutrition plays a crucial role in a person’s life and serves as an i...
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Leaders Feed Their Communities – 2019 Impact Report – Kukuboso, Ghana

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August 28, 2020
These stories were originally featured in the 2019 Impact Report. Kasim and Dora are two community members in Kukuboso pushing to ensure tha...
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Ayishetu Promotes Good Nutrition in Her Family and Community

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July 20, 2020
By Patience Obour – Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer According to the World Health Organization (WHO), proper infant nutrition...
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The Life Changing Impact of Good Nutrition

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November 27, 2019
This report was written by Self-Help International Board Member and nutritional advisor, The Rev. Dr. Mary Jane Oakland, following a trip to...
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Mary Jane Oakland holds an infant in rural Ghana

Self-Help International Board Member Named Heartland Global Health Advocate Award Winner

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November 15, 2019
The Rev. Dr. Mary Jane Oakland of Ames has been named the inaugural recipient of the Heartland Global Health Advocate Award for her heartfel...
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Jamilatu Gets the Support She Needs for Her Two New Healthy Babies

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September 17, 2019
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie, Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer Jamilatu moved from her home near the Ivory Coast to Kumasi at just ten ...
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Diana’s Determination

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June 19, 2019
By Patience Obour, Nutrition Program Officer All parents dream to see their children succeed academically or in other endeavors, but the ups...
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It’s Not Easy, but it’s Worth It: Growing Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato

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April 8, 2019
By Patience Obour, Nutrition Program Officer Elizabeth, a mother of two from the village of Beposo in southern Ghana, joined Self-Help’...
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Agricultural Entrepreneurship Team Creates Demand for Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Ashanti Region

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February 25, 2019
By Bernard Frimpong Bannor – Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer In Self-Help International’s quest to alleviate hunger...
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Akosua Grows More Confident About Her Children’s Futures Thanks to Better Nutrition

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January 18, 2019
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie, Nutrition Program Officer It is often sad to see malnourished women and their children in our rural communities. ...
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Progress Report: Growing Healthy Food, Growing Healthy Children

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November 12, 2018
By Mary Jane Oakland, PhD Since I last wrote to you just after returning from Ghana in February, Self-Help’s team in Ghana wasted no time in...
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Infant Malnutrition and What Our New Program is Doing About It: Growing Healthy Food, Growing Healthy Children

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October 16, 2018
by Katie Jackson, Communications Intern, and Megan Sehr, Development Director In Roger Thurow’s recently published book, The First 1,000 Day...
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