self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
自助努力を続けることで資格を取得した。
Through continuous self-help efforts, I earned a qualification.
自助努力だけでは解決できない問題もある。
There are problems that can't be solved by self-help efforts alone.
政府の支援だけに頼らず、自助努力も同時に求められる。
Rather than relying solely on government support, individual effort is also expected.