Severe flooding across southern and central Mozambique has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, submerged farmland, and destroyed vital food crops. As communities face growing risks of disease and hunger, the full scale of the disaster is still unfolding.
Read MoreFailure Of Seasonal Rains Underlines Vital Importance of Climate Support
As 2025 drew to a close, the failure of the traditional ‘rainy season’ in Kenya, southern Ethiopia and neighbouring countries provided a worrying sign that a new wave of widespread crop failure and food shortage is looming in Africa.
Read MoreDoubling Food Production For 180,000 In Zambia
An ambitious new development project supporting 180,000 people to produce enough food and adapt to the effects of changing climate in an environmental ‘hot zone’ in Zambia has been started in the southern African country.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa Receives ‘Best in Agriculture’ National Award
Self Help Africa has been awarded a ‘Best in Agriculture’ prize at the prestigious international development awards in Kenya.
Read MoreHow To Make This Christmas Last a Lifetime
This Christmas, give a gift that goes far beyond wrapping paper and ribbons. With Self Help Africa’s Lifetime Gifts, you can choose ethical, alternative Christmas presents that change lives by helping families across Africa grow food, earn an income, and build a brighter, more secure future. Instead of another candle … Read More
Read MoreLead Farmers Bring Skills and Training to Remote Rural Areas
‘Lead farmers’ play a vital role in promoting new approaches, sharing information, and transferring know-how in the remote regions where Self Help Africa carries out its work.
Read MoreDramatic Drop in Childhood Malnourishment
Project delivers improved diets and reduces stunting and malnourishment amongst infants in northern Kenya.
Read MoreRebuilding After Cyclone Jude
For Kennedy Edyson, the floodwaters that came with Cyclone Jude washed everything away: his food, clothing, home, and also all of his family’s personal possessions. He remembers being woken in the middle of that night, last March, as flood waters streamed into his house. A father of two from Nsanje … Read More
Read MoreHow one Malawi grandmother is beating drought through climate-resilient farming
Prolonged drought and erratic rain in southern Malawi had taken their toll on 43-year-old farmer Modester. With an acre of maize harvesting barely enough food for three months, her grown up children had been forced to leave to find work in the city – leaving Modester as primary carer for her … Read More
Read MorePositive Impact in Effort to Combat Global Hunger
UN report removes three Self Help Africa programme countries from its list of global hunger hotspots.
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