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Education for Akosua’s kids

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March 7, 2013
Akosua is the leader of a small micro-credit group of four women. But, the size of her group does not adversely influence their ability to b...
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Sarah’s business grows with micro-loan

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December 5, 2012
Sarah is a 37-year-old mother of four children, three of whom are in school. She is married to Daniel. Sarah is a native of Nkawie Panin, a ...
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A Mother’s Business Pays for Schooling

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November 13, 2012
“We are able to feed the family and send my son to school.  I am very appreciative of Self-Help’s support.” -Akosua Pokua Akosua Pokua, a bu...
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More Women in Ghana Acquire Cell Phones

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September 5, 2012
Beposo is a farming community in rural Ghana. It has no electricity but thankfully has a borehole for water. In 2011, nine women from this c...
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Young Mother Grateful for a Micro-credit Legacy

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September 8, 2011
Afia, a 22 year-old single mother, did not know how she was going to support herself and her new “bouncy” baby girl. She was forced to leave...
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Erica gives hope to daughter, Jessica

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June 8, 2011
Akua Erica, 37 and a mother of three, became a beneficiary of Self-Help’s Ghana Micro Credit program in 2009. She was a hairdresser an...
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Sarah Barnie’s Sewing Story

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August 25, 2010
Five years ago Sarah started sewing clothing to sell through a Self-Help loan. She is a good seamstress and very hardworking, but always lac...
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Recent News from Ghana

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February 16, 2010
February 2010 Merry Fredrick, Self-Help’s Executive Director, just returned from her bi-annual trip to Ghana. She tries to visit each ...
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