A project that developed an electricity-free cooling system to prevent food waste has won at this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Read MoreBringing Water and Inspiration to Malawi’s Women
A new United Purpose and Self Help Africa project will bring clean water to communities in rural Malawi by drilling wells.
Read MoreA New System for Improving Goat Health in Malawi
Our goat health project advocates the Five Point Check system, a simple, quick, cheap, reliable and easily learned system that indicates if an animal needs treatment.
Read MoreJoyce and Consolata – Stories From The Field
Despite the many challenges created by Covid-19, Self Help Africa’s work with women like Consolata and Joyce remains steadfast – and with our support they have continued to produce and earn as family providers.
Read MorePoultry Producers See Economic Benefits Begin to Hatch
Judith is amongst 150 households in Monze and Chongwe Districts of Zambia being supported by Self Help Africa’s Upscaling Poultry Project.
Read MoreCelebrating 21 Years of International Youth Day
This year’s theme International Youth Day theme is particularly relevant; “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.”
Read MoreCovid Fund Protects Agri-Business Jobs and Markets
A Kenyan horticultural company that lost much of its export business to Europe during the pandemic, is ‘reinventing itself’ to protect jobs and markets for smallholder farmers.
Read MoreNational Cassava Conference in Kenya
Promoting the benefits of cassava as a food crop is the focus for an upcoming five-day conference and trade fair, taking place in Nairobi
Read MoreManure the Magic Ingredient For Malawi Farmers
A simple solution has increased crop health and lead to better yields for the farmers of Tigwirizane Farmer Field School (TFFS) in Malawi. The magic ingredient? Manure.
Read MoreReviving the Kenyan Cotton Industry
A once thriving local industry that collapsed in the face of cheaper alternatives from the West and the Far East is experiencing a revival in Kenya, and thousands of farming households in Western Kenya are reaping the dividend.
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