News: Self-help

Posted on : May 01, 2008 MP seeks loan waiver for Self Help Group women (New Kerala) Tirupati, Nov 17 : Temple town Member of Parliament(MP) from Andhra Pradesh, Chinta Mohan today urged the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for waiver of bank loans up to Rs 20,000 paid to the Self Help Group(SHG) women by nationalised banks. ...» Scientists buzzing about benefits of 'good bugs' (Richmond Times-Dispatch) WASHINGTON -- For years, you've been able to walk into a drugstore or health food outlet and buy a host of "probiotics" -- natural dietary supplements such as Acidophilus or Lactinex -- off the shelf to treat conditions such as children's eczema or traveler's diarrhea. Unlike antibiotics, these self-help products don't kill germs, but they supposedly confer health benefits, the way vitamins and ... ...» TN targets Rs 2000-cr revolving subsidy-lined loans for SHGs (Express India) It is estimated that about 1.5 lakh self help groups in Tamil Nadu would be empowered by state government's revolving subsidy fund scheme to avail Rs 2,000-crore loan from the banks by the end of this financial year. ...» Tradition home tour to help Deep Well (Island Packet) The Tradition Hilton Head Holiday Home Tour to benefit The Deep Well Project and Bluffton Self Help will be held today and Dec. 13. Bring a non-perishable food item and complete the home tour to receive a complimentary round of golf at Tradition National Golf Club. There also will be complimentary golf clinics. ...» It pays to donate plasma (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads) NORFOLK "“ As people look for ways to make extra money, plasma centers are seeing more donors. Randy Hein gives at least once a week at Bio-Test. "It's a great time to read listen to music. I have CDs I listen to, self-help cds. It's a great thing to do," Hein says. ...» Neighbors build houses, create homes in Great Falls (KXLH Helena) Ten families celebrated with a neighborhood open house today in the Castle Pines subdivision after spending more than a year building each others homes. It's through a program called Mutual Self-help, sponsored by NeighborWorks of Great Falls. ...» Ten Families Build Their First Homes Working Together (KFBB Great Falls) An emotional day for 10 families in Great Falls as they celebrate moving in to the new homes they built together. The 10 houses on 27th Avenue South were built through the Mutual Self Help Program sponsored by Neighborhood Works Great Falls. ...» ‘Nobody should be hungry on Thanksgiving’ (Bluffton Today) But that's no reason to simply forget about the holiday. Bluffton Self Help is just down the street. Volunteers for Old Town's oldest charity spent Thursday morning boxing hundreds of pounds of canned food "” yams, green beans, corn, mashed potatoes and stuffing "”to include with the 70-something frozen turkeys. ...» Facing foreclosure? Get help now (The Bakersfield Californian) A free foreclosure counseling workshop will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the southwest branch of the Kern County Library, 8301 Ming Ave., in Bakersfield. A counselor from Visalia-based Self-Help Enterprises will lead the session and answer questions in English and Spanish. These workshops typically draw crowds, and participants are advised to arrive early. Although one-on-one counseling won't be ... ...» Maharashtra govt has disbursed Rupees 1,281 crore to Self Help Groups last year: Patil (New Kerala) Kolhapur, Nov 16 : Maharashtra Rural Development minister Vijaysinh Mohite Patil today said the state government has disbursed Rupees 1,282 crore to the women Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the state in the last year. ...»