Two teenagers from St Joseph’s Secondary School in Navan, Co. Meath, won the annual Science for Development Prize at the 2020 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
Read MoreClimate blamed for worst drought in a generation
The unseasonal drought in Zambia has plunged the country into crisis. Maize production has declined dramatically, leaving tens of thousands of families hungry, forced to ration their households to just a single meal a day.
Read MoreUganda’s Home of Honey Buzzing With Potential
A region of Uganda once known for violence and conflict is today being reshaped as the country’s ‘home of honey,’ and Self Help Africa is playing an important part.
Read MoreYou Can Change A Life This Christmas
This Christmas, help poor farmers in Africa with Self Help Africa’s charity gifts
Read MoreSupporting root crop production in Kenya
Self Help Africa is playing a lead role in a major national campaign to promote greater household consumption and farm production of a number of ‘poor man’s crops’ in Kenya.
Read MorePlanting Trees For A Brighter Future In Africa
Tree planting plays a huge part in removing dangerous carbon dioxide – the main cause of global warming – from the atmosphere. Families in Africa need your help today, so that they can cope with, and fight the effects of global warming.
Read MoreThe Race 2020
The Race is a 250 km unsupported endurance event across the rugged landscape of North West Donegal.
Read MorePlanting a Tree for every Electric Picnicker!
We were joined by hundreds of festival-goers at this year’s Electric Picnic, where we highlighted the impact of changing climate change and the role of trees in combating global warming, and the importance of trees to the lives of small-scale farming households in Africa. The response to our “Hug a … Read More
Read MoreGorta Legacy in Kenya
The merger of Gorta and Self Help Africa in 2014 was inspired by the conviction that we could achieve more by working together. For decades, the two organisations had done similar work in similar locations. By teaming up, we believed that we could reduce costs, increase impact, and do more … Read More
Read MoreRecord-Breaking Reforestation
Self Help Africa is proud to have played a part in Ethiopia’s world-record breaking reforestation initiative, by planting tens of thousands of new trees in Ethiopia. Our country team joined the Government-led initiative that is aiming to plant four billion trees in the country by the end of 2019. In … Read More
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