Support 30 Women in Ullo to Increase Crop Yield Stop 320 Teen Girls in Ghana from Missing School Improve Nicaraguan Farmers Nutrition & Incomes SHI: Safe Drinking Water for 20,000 Rural Families

Self-Help International

Org #1355
Vetted since 2009 Site Visit Verified
1959
year founded
$379,725
raised on GlobalGiving
14
years fundraising
7
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Self-Help International (SHI) devotes its efforts to alleviating world hunger and poverty by providing opportunities to rural citizens that ultimately lead to self-reliance. Since its inception, Self-Help has served as a vessel; training, education, and opportunities are provided to rural citizens and whole communities in developing countries so that they can have better lives. MISSION STATEMENT: To alleviate hunger by helping people help themselves. SELF-HELP'S INITIATIVE Educate: We educate the people of the United States to understand the problems of life in developing countries particularly the awareness of the perpetual struggle by millions to produce and distribute food to batt... read more

Project Leaders
Nora Tobin
Nora Tobin
Lucia Vega
Lucia Vega
Kassi Bailey
Kassi Bailey
Team
Nora Tobin, Jorge L Campos Solis, Benjamin Kusi
Organization Information
207 20th ST NW
Suite A
Waverly, IA 50677
United States
319-352-4040
Organization Information
207 20th ST NW
Suite A
Waverly, IA 50677
United States
319-352-4040

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Angela Develops Her Business with Support from SHI

By Edelia Aracelly Cruz Torrez | Empowering Women Project officer

Angela is 55 years old and married with three children, including two boys and a girl. She lives in the community of Nueva Jerusalen, Nicaragua, ten miles from the Self-Help International head office... Read the full report ›

Limon Takes Action to Acquire Good Quality Water

By Orlando Jose Montiel Salas | Clean Water Program Officer

El Limón is a rural community located approximately 45 kilometers northeast of the city of Nueva Guinea in south central Nicaragua. It has a population of 450 people living in 90 houses... Read the full report ›

Farmers Working Together for the Commun Good

By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas | Agricultural Extension Program Officer

Self-Help International (SHI) has a presence in many places in Nicaragua, but today we want to share the experience of a group of farmers who belong to the community called Las Minas. Las Minas is... Read the full report ›
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