Self Help Africa’s popular ‘Science for Development’ showcase, in collaboration with Irish Aid, goes ‘online’ next Wednesday, Sept 23rd.
Read MoreProjects supported 275,000 families
Self Help Africa’s annual report showed that the organisation reached 2.5 million people and worked directly with 275,000 households, in 2019.
Read MoreA journey to self-reliance for Lilian
There has been a four-fold increase in the number of households in Burkina Faso who are coping with the effects of extreme weather conditions.
Read MoreHouseholds Combatting Climate Extremes
There has been a four-fold increase in the number of households in Burkina Faso who are coping with the effects of extreme weather conditions.
Read MoreSnapshots From The Field
Self Help Africa latest Newsletter In our latest supporter newsletter – Snapshots from the Field – you’ll get to read about how we’re helping communities braced for COVID-19 by distributing information and supplies, and how a simple home-made ‘tippy tap’ is an effective way to promote hand hygiene – even where … Read More
Read MoreA Message From Our CEO On Black Lives Matter
All of us in Self Help Africa have been horrified to watch video footage and accounts of police brutality in the US against the African-American community. We stand in solidarity with those calling for an end to systemic racism in the US and elsewhere.
Read MoreInvesting in the fight against COVID-19 in Malawi
In Malawi, the European Union-funded Kulima Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns Project (BETTER), of which Self Help Africa is a lead agency, has invested in materials worth over 200 million MWK (€239K) to support nearly 150,000 households in 10 districts in the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreTree Planting Reduces Uganda Flood Impacts
Tree planting and other environmental work has spared communities in south-western Uganda from widespread destruction caused by torrential rains that have hit the area.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa pays Tribute to Tom Kirley
It was with sadness that Self Help Africa learned of the death this week of Tom Kirley, a long-standing supporter and former director who played a key role in the merger with Gorta in 2014.
Read MoreResearch Fellowship on Uganda Agri-Cooperatives
Self Help Africa has joined Teagasc and the National University of Ireland in Galway to support an in-depth academic study into farmers’ cooperative development in Uganda, for the purpose of creating a guide to the successful future operation of such groups.
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