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Jorge Luís Campos Solís (center), Nicaragua Country Director; Lucía Vega Galeano, Program Operations Manager; and Nora Tobin, Executive Director, meet with farmers Basilio and Francisco in El Hato, Nicaragua.

Letter from the Nicaragua Country Director

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July 9, 2026
Our people exist, live, suffer and struggle to root themselves to the land, their communities; all of them shape their own ways of life to s...
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Self-Help International Clean Water Program Officer Orlando Montiel Salas with Never Oporta CAPS officers.

Clean Water in Never Oporta

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June 25, 2026
In April 2017, the rural community of Never Oporta, in San Miguelito, Río San Juan, Nicaragua, partnered with Self-Help International to ins...
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Instant Messaging Empowers CAPS Leaders

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May 19, 2026
By Orlando Montiel, Clean Water Program Officer In these times when technology is used to improve efficiency and streamline communication, l...
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Osneyda, SHI Women's Empowerment Program client in Nicaragua.

Osneyda Dreams of Starting a Business

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May 4, 2026
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez, Empowering Women Project Officer Osneyda, a 24-year-old mother of two, is part of a multi-generational farm ...
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Teodoro in his sorghum field.

“Saving Seeds Makes Me Independent of Big Seed Providers”

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April 14, 2026
Teodoro is a 75-year-old farmer from the community of La Tuna, just west of the municipality of Palacagüina in the state of Madriz in northe...
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The Fight to Keep Water Safe is Our Legacy

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January 21, 2026
By Orlando Montiel, Self-Help International Clean Water Program Officer Self-Help International’s (SHI) Clean Water Program in Nicarag...
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a farmer in his corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Johny

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January 9, 2026
Johny began being part of the Self-Help International agricultural program in 2024. On the experimental plot where he planted 4 pounds of IN...
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Idania prepares to vaccinate her chickens.

Working Hand-in-Hand with Self-Help International to Achieve My Goals

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January 6, 2026
By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez, Empowering Women Project Officer Idania, a 34-year-old mother of three, lives in the La Pedrera community of...
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a woman in her corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Carmela

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January 2, 2026
Carmela says she is very happy because Self-Help International has helped her grow in wisdom, skills, and financially. Wisdom because she no...
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a farmer in his corn field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: José

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December 26, 2025
José doesn’t own land, but his father owns 24 acres. They work together to grow corn and beans. He joined the Self-Help International ...
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a farmer in her field

Reflections from Northern Nicaragua: Martina

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December 19, 2025
Martina has been part of the Self-Help International agriculture program since 2024, when she received a loan of $270. With this money she b...
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A farmer showing off his corn.

An Innovative Producer

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December 17, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agricultural Extension Program Officer Erick is a farmer who arrived in the community of Las Minas in so...
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