Self Help Africa (SHA) is an expanding and vibrant international development organisation headquartered in Ireland and the UK, with operations in nine countries across East, Southern and West Africa. In Kenya, SHA’s track record stretches over 15 years working with smallholder farmers based on facilitating increased food security through increased … Read More
Read MoreAward-winning TruTrade
‘TruTrade’ has received the ‘Award For Global Prosperity’ in the Rural Transformation and Zero Hunger category, together with a $100,000 cash prize, an award that celebrates innovation to tackle real-world problems.
Read More2.2m People Reached
Self Help Africa worked with approximately 2.2 million people across 33 development projects in 2018, its annual meeting heard last week. The organisation’s largest project was in Kenya, where more than €24m was being invested over a five-year period in strengthening agri-business and creating new markets for 100,000 small-scale farmers. … Read More
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Shortlisted for innovation award
TruTrade has been nominated for €100,000 prize for their innovative digital platform, which has increased profits for African farmers and transformed trade.
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Blockchain first for Self Help Africa project
Self Help Africa is using blockchain technology to add value and transparency to the coffee value chain in Ethiopia.
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A BETTER life for Alice
Since joining a village savings and loans group (VSLA), Alice used a small loan to build a piggery and buy a breeding sow that soon provided her with five piglets that she could fatten and sell.
Read MoreSingle mum becomes a businesswoman
Single mum Jescah learned how to grow cassava commercially, and is now earning her own income for the first time in her life.
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