Farmers like 36-year old Asimenye Mwafongo are on the frontline of Malawi’s fight against one of the biggest threats to food production the country has seen in a generation: Fall Armyworm
Read MoreThis Christmas, give a life-changing gift
This Christmas, help poor farmers in Africa with Self Help Africa’s charity gifts
Read MoreHave your say on Ireland’s overseas development plan
Knowledge transfer, investment and market access should be at the core of Ireland’s new international development policy, Self Help Africa told Irish Aid in a submission as part of the current public consultation on the policy. Ahead of the writing of a new overseas development plan, Irish Aid is consulting … Read More
Read MoreGoing Global – Around the World in 80 Actions at Electric Picnic
Self Help Africa put the ‘global’ into the Global Green at Electric Picnic – inviting festival-goers to share their wishes for a better world, on a journey ‘Around the World in 80 Actions.’ Participants at the annual festival from August 31-September 2 channelled their inner Phileas Fogg, donning top hats … Read More
Read MoreYoung farmers benefit from new innovative skills
Alice Nyariaro, who participated in the Marshal Papworth programme, passes on her new skills to young farmers
Read MoreFuraha’s journey: from fear to farming
Furaha Mwisha saw her parents being murdered when she was just 9 years-old. After 10 years of a nomadic life, she now lives in a refugee camp in Zambia, where’s learning to become a self-sufficient farmer thanks to Self Help Africa
Read MoreCosta’s long journey to safety and security
The road to safety and security has been long and difficult for 30-year-old Costa Uwimana. Forced to flee her home country of Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo when she was only about eight years old, it was only a few months before Costa had to leave again, this time for Angola.
Read MoreHelping Communities Cope with Flood Threat
Self Help Africa is providing training in Malawi to support communities to be better prepared for disasters caused by flooding, drought and other weather and environmental events.
Read MoreNew EU-funded project to create environmentally sustainable jobs in Uganda
Self Help Africa are the lead partner in an innovative new EU-funded project that aims to create a sustainable ‘green economy’ in the Lake Bunyonyi region of Uganda.
Read MoreDamaris Succeeds with Cassava
With the help of Self Help Africa, Damaris Oloo changed her life and is now able to provide for her children and four grandchildren.
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