To mark International Women’s Day on march 8th, we celebrate Africa’s rural women.
Read MoreCoping with Ethiopia’s Climate Challenge
15,000 farmers are being supported with a range of climate smart farming methods in Ethiopia’s Southern Nations province.
Read MoreThe Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence report launch
The Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence are launching their report on Women, War and Displacement in UCD on Wednesday 16 November 2016.
Read MoreMalawi savings group supporting hundreds of small businesses
Malawi savings group is supporting hundreds of small businesses
Read MoreDirector named one of Africa’s most influential women
Zambian director named one of Africa’s top business leaders
Read MoreFarm support for Kenyan HIV households
Farm support is being provided to thousands of Kenyan families coping with HIV/AIDS
Read MoreGender violence group launches 16 day exhibition
A new online exhibition has been launched by the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence, of which Gorta-Self Help Africa is a member.
Read MoreChampioning Ethiopia’s women farmers
Aster Molammo is a voice for change in her local community.
She dreams that one-day women will have the same rights as men in Doya Gena district of Ethiopia’s SNNPR, and as a member of a local farmers’ cooperative is working to make that change a reality.
Read MoreTraining proves fruitful for Anita
Having relied on her husband for money her entire married life, at the age of 49, Zambian Anita Sitatanga is finally enjoying a newfound financial independence thanks to her fruit.
Read MoreFemale farmer leading by example
As the elected leader of her local farmers’ group, 38-year-old Samada Masanda embodies the change she says is happening across her community. ‘Before, parents here didn’t bother to educate girls. But now they’ve seen that women can be leaders, so they educate all their children.’
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