A new project in Malawi will help 300,000 people in Malawi prepare for extreme weather events caused by climate change
Read MoreThousands Access Cleaner Energy through Malawi Subsidy Programme
Tens of thousands of families in rural Malawi are enjoying cleaner and more reliable energy to light their homes and cook meals through a Self Help Africa energy project in partnership with GIZ EnDev and CUMO Microfinance.
The €3.5 million DSS-RBF project (short for demand-side subsidies results-based financing) offered financial subsidies to low-income rural households so that they could purchase solar home systems and improved cookstoves for less. The project focused on selling stoves and solar items at a lower costs to families.
Read MoreWASH Systems for Health Programme: Self Help Africa Showcases Two Years of Outcomes and Learning
The WASH Systems for Health (WS4H) National Outcomes and Learning Workshop, organised by Self Help Africa and funded by the UK International Development from the UK Government, provided a platform to reflect on two years of implementation of the WASH Systems for Health programme (WS4H) in Cross River and Kano States, share evidence of what has worked, discuss implementation challenges, and identify opportunities to strengthen and scale systems-based approaches across Nigeria’s WASH sector.
Read MoreTransforming communities through collective savings
In Nigeria’s Kano State, a transformative economic movement is being driven entirely by women. The Nasara Gidan Gayawa village savings and loan association (VSLA) is a powerful reminder of how community-led financial structures can support grassroots business growth and financial independence. What began as an unfamiliar concept has rapidly evolved … Read More
Read MoreWeather Information is Critical for Farmers Facing Changing Climate
The delivery of timely weather information combined with practical farming advice has become an increasingly important service provided by Self Help Africa, as the organisation helps households make better-informed decisions about when to plant, irrigate, fertilise and harvest their crop
Read MoreNew WASH Strategies Launched to Strengthen Water and Sanitation Services in Cross River State, Nigeria
Cross River State has taken another important step toward improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services by launching four strategic WASH documents to strengthen and sustain WASH delivery across the state.
Read MoreNatural Farming the Key to African Food Production
The war on Iran has brought into sharp focus once more the arguments for a more affordable and sustainable approach to farming in Africa that’s based on agroecological approaches to food production.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa’s Leading Role in Ethiopian Soil Research Conference
Practical methods of enhancing soil fertility on small-farms in Ethiopia was the focus of an annual research conference that brought together more than 200 academics, government agencies, development organisations and research institutions, in the country.
Read MoreFarming Communities Plant 2.5 Million Trees
Farmer-led environment and land rehabilitation activities in east and southern Africa led to almost 2.5 million trees and seedlings being planted, and tens of thousands of hectares of degraded farmland restored, in work that Self Help Africa supported in four countries in east and southern Africa, last year.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day Webinar 2026: In Review
The sixth annual webinar, held under the UN International Women’s Day theme ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls’, was moderated by Self Help Africa CEO Niamh De Loughry, and featured contributions from women in Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Malawi, and Ireland who are engaged in academia, agriculture, policy and activism.
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