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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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How Self-Help is Changing Lives of Nicaraguan Farmers Through Education & Conversation

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October 26, 2018
By Jorge Campos, Nicaragua Country Director Faced with the challenge of feeding the poorest families in southeastern Nicaragua, our organiza...
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Community School Leaders Commend School Feeding Program

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October 24, 2018
Amidu lives in the rural village of Ama Badu in Ghana and serves as the PTA chairman of the local primary school.  He lives with his family,...
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A Single Mother’s Refuge

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August 6, 2018
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie, Nutrition Program Officer Janet (8) and her sister Abigail (6) live with their mom, Grace, in Beposo in the Atwim...
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Taking Their Skills to the Next Level

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July 3, 2018
In February, our Nicaragua Training Center hosted three sessions in the “Dr. Dale Harpstead Classroom,” one training for each of the p...
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Introducing Double Row Corn Technology to Nicaragua’s Farmers

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May 16, 2018
By Jorge Campos Solis – Country Program Director Technification, innovation, invention or topological designs … whatever it may ...
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Against the odds, Augustine starts school

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March 8, 2018
By Jesse Jackson Sarkodie – School Feeding Program Officer & Nutritionist Augustine was born into a broken home. But thanks to you...
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Evading the Attack by Fall Armyworm

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November 28, 2017
“I am scared to death about fall armyworm,” Dr. Pedro Sanchez said in the opening day of the World Food Prize’s 2017 Borlaug Dia...
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Abdullai and Fatia’s Journey to a Better Life

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August 7, 2017
Abdullai and his wife, Fatia, are a young couple who have faced struggles well beyond their years. The couple started their family in their ...
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Demonstration Plots Improve Child Nutrition

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June 1, 2017
This story is a guest post by Isaac Paul. Isaac is from Muscatine, Iowa. He took a six month leave of absence from Trioak Foods in Oakville,...
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Young Nicaraguan Poultry Producers Prove the Value of Quality Protein Maize

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May 17, 2017
Over the past few months, we’ve been working with sixteen area farm families and their children to demonstrate the nutritional value o...
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Rose Regains Her Voice

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May 9, 2017
Mr. and Mrs. Ahimah live in Beposo village with their 3 daughters; Elizabeth, Mary and Rose. It wasn’t until Elizabeth was three years...
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