International Development
El Juste Farmers See the Benefits of QPM Seed and New Farming Methods
By Jorge L. Campos S. and Rodolfo Hernandez, Nicaragua Country Director & Ag Program Officer Maize producers in the community of El Just...
Jamilatu Gets the Support She Needs for Her Two New Healthy Babies
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie, Promoting Good Nutrition Program Officer Jamilatu moved from her home near the Ivory Coast to Kumasi at just ten ...
Adelaida Reinvests Her Income in the Things That Matter Most – Her Children and Her Business
By Yolanda Fletes, Micro-Credit Program Officer 42-year-old Adelaida has been a part of Self-Help International’s micro-credit and busi...
An Interview with Najaahat, a Young Woman with Big Dreams
By Victoria Yamson, Program Coordinator Najaahat is one of the pioneers of the Self-Help International Teen Girls Club program. Sh...
Clean Water Improves the Health of Caracito Families
By Orlando Montiel Salas, Clean Water Program Officer Justa is a member of one of the 46 families benefiting from clean water in the communi...
Sometimes Rabbits Need Parenting Lessons, Too
By Emmanuel Obiri Laryea, Agriculture & Entrepreneurship Program Officer Rabbit farming is a profitable business venture that is gaining...
Gifty Discovers Multiple Benefits in the Micro-Credit Program
By Benjamin Yeboah and Bernard Ato Brown, Micro-Credit Officers Gifty is 35 years old, and she farms rice and runs a small business selling ...
Adriana is Turning Dreams into Reality
By Yolanda Fletes, Micro-Credit Program Officer Adriana is a 51-year-old small business owner and single mother of five from the community o...
Mercy Transforms Passion in to Profit
By Victoria Yamson, Program Coordinator Mercy was the only girl from Bedabour, a community in the Ashanti region of Ghana, to attend senior ...
The La Vainilla Community Gets Safe Drinking Water With the Help of Self-Help International
By Orlando Montiel Salas, Clean Water Program Officer Obdulia has lived in the La Vainilla community in Chontales, Nicaragua her entire life...
Developing and Supporting Young Agripreneurs Like Moses
By Emmanuel Obiri Laryea Youth Unemployment Impacts Everyone Ghana has a young population, with approximately 57% of people under the age of...
The Community of Boca de Sabalos Can Now Drink Water Straight from the Tap
By Orlando Montiel Salas, Clean Water Program Officer Boca de Sábalos is the largest community in El Castillo municipality in Rio San Juan, ...
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