25 year old Lennart and Patuma Kamwesa (22) smile when they think about the unusual origins of the ‘chilli club’ that they are members of in their small village of Kalimwi in Balaka, Malawi.
Read MoreWorking with schools
Self Help Africa is involved in an innovative new programme that is leading the promotion and implementation of global citizenship education in Ireland, on behalf of the Irish Government. A new programme for post-primary schools across Ireland, ‘WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) is tasked with increasing the number, spread and mix of schools engaging with quality development education activities.
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Concert goers at one of the Summer’s biggest rock festivals got to ‘Think Africa’, when they took part in a novel video project hosted by Self Help Africa at Ireland’s Electric Picnic. Over 120 festival fans took part in the project, while thousands more viewed the resulting video clip within a week of it being posted on YouTube.
Read MoreThe bottom line (read more)
the bottom line, A letter from our CEO As we approach the 30th anniversary of the foundation of Self Help Africa by some remarkably visionary people, I am happy to be able to report that 2013 has been our most successful ever year. Our programmes are reaching more families across … Read More
Read MoreFarming as a business (read more)
Farming as a Business At the core of our approach to rural enterprise development is support to farmer-led organisations, including cooperatives and producer groups to create profitable business. Self Help Africa provides training so that smallholder farmers have a better understanding of costs and markets and assist them to work … Read More
Read Morecombatting poverty video
<a href="//www.youtube.com/embed/BkUdTTdBLA8?width=560&height=315" rel="boxplus" title="Self Help Africa's approach to development, featuring some of our programmes in Ethiopia, Uganda and Zambia.”> Combatting Poverty Our approach to development, featuring some of our programmes in Ethiopia, Uganda and Zambia. More Videos
Read MoreWomen and Development video
<a href="//www.youtube.com/embed/pzXrr-10p0Q?width=560&height=315" rel="boxplus" title="An explanation of some of the challenges for, and the key roleto be played by women in development.”> Women and Development An explanation of some of the challenges, and the key role to be played by women in development. More Videos
Read MoreWomens group video
<a href="//www.youtube.com/embed/BOfx4em6dCI?width=560&height=315" rel="boxplus" title="The story of Amarech Doye, a member of a women's savings and credit group in Sodo, Ethiopia.”> Ethiopia Women’s Group Amarech Doye is a member of a women’s savings and credit group in Sodo, Ethiopia. More Videos
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<a href="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZwgzDbvHjTo?width=560&height=315" rel="boxplus" title="SHA is appealing for support to develop community-based seed production systems in sub-Saharan Africa.”> Do Something Incredible By improving access to good quality seed African farmers can grow more, and earn more. More Videos
Read Moreminute in africa video
<a href="//www.youtube.com/embed/_trRPwWTkt0?width=560&height=315" rel="boxplus" title="A story of growth, enterprise, commerce and poverty eradication— driven by African communities who are helping themselves.”> Spend one Minute in Africa Self Help Africa works with small-holder farmers, helping them to grow more and earn more. More Videos
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