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June
30
2017
Survival Skills Students Learn Money Management
Survival Skills students in Panama have been busy this month learning money management, building menus to fit within a budget and time management. Students from Colon went on a field trip to the supermarket and learned tips for creating easy, low-cost meals in addition to nutrition and shopping with a budget.June
30
2017
Bright Defines Business
Another entrepreneur, Bright Oduro, has several pineapple fields he would like to continue running as a business. This month, Just Hope’s Field Officer David Opoku-Ababio worked with Bright to define what a business is – the creating, capturing and delivering value to customers. We also defined an entrepreneur as “one who makes life better for… continue readingJune
30
2017
Bismark Broadens His Market
Our entrepreneurs in Ghana are moving swiftly through the Business Mentoring Program. One such entrepreneur is Bismark Ofori. Bismark produces healthy ginger drinks. As a promise to his customers, he will be providing free samples for customers to try before ordering. By providing free samples, he can generate interest from his customers and also broaden… continue readingJune
30
2017
Sustainable Conservation Agriculture Training Gains Popularity
Sustainable Conservation Agriculture Training continues to gain popularity throughout the areas we serve in Ghana. Two more Savings Groups have asked for education in conservation agriculture. Many of the groups have an individual member that was involved in the conservation agriculture training for the last season, and now, they are engaging the other group members.June
30
2017
Sheik Abass Kamara’s Maize Plot
Pastor Sullay Koroma of Mathenkaneh has continued a wonderful relationship with Muslim Imam, Sheik Abass Kamara. After seeing Pastor Sullay’s high-quality sustainable conservation agriculture plots last season, Sheik Abass began working his own plot using the same methodologies. Recently, he planted a very nice plot of maize to the high standards he saw with Pastor… continue readingJune
30
2017
Tamaraneh Group Works to Produce Groundnuts
Program success is seen in different ways and at different speeds in the locations we serve. The Tamaraneh group in Kerefay, Sierra Leone, is an example of wonderful current success by a group of farmers who together work to a high standard to produce a crop of groundnuts. The plot shown has been planted and… continue readingJune
30
2017
Students Visit a Restaurant in the Dominican Republic
Survival Skills students from the Dominican Republic went on a field trip to a restaurant. They were able to put into practice using manners at the table, developing behavioral skills, utilizing public transportation, abiding by the rules of courtesy. The students learned how to calculate tax and tip and were able to communicate with the… continue readingJune
29
2017