Since joining a village savings and loans group (VSLA), Alice used a small loan to build a piggery and buy a breeding sow that soon provided her with five piglets that she could fatten and sell.
Read MoreSingle mum becomes a businesswoman
Single mum Jescah learned how to grow cassava commercially, and is now earning her own income for the first time in her life.
Read MoreKenya agri-business call gets huge response
Close to 200 agri-businesses responded to the first funding call issued by a new project seeking to create profitable new markets for over 100,000 rural poor farming families in Kenya.
Read MoreRefugee mum gets fresh start
A refugee for half her life, young mum Janet has created a small business in her refugee camp, transforming the life of her children.
Read MoreWidow rebuilds life after tragedy
Maimuna from Teso, Uganda, is no stranger to tragedy. She lost her home and her farm to Joseph Kony’s rebels. With Self Help Africa’s help, she is rebuilding her life.
Read MoreSeed security and success in Ethiopia for Sisay and Kelemua
Change happened for Sisay and Kelemeu when they joined 6,000 farmers in Wirtu Boset farmers cooperative, and began working with Self Help Africa to make good quality grain seed available to cereal growers across the region.
Read MoreAfrica trip awaits science expo winner
Student from Wicklow won the 2019 Science for Development Award for his innovative filtration system using eggshells to remove pollutants from water.
Read MoreFarming President’s Africa Visit
IFA President Joe Healy travelled to Ethiopia and Kenya with Self Help Africa.
Read MoreRefugee Farmers Selling Grain to UN Agency
Refugee families in Uganda are amongst the farming households who are working with Self Help Africa to produce grain that is being sold to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
Read MoreStart 2019 on the right foot with Self Help Africa
Sign up to one of our fundraising events and make a new start to the new year by putting your best foot forward with Self Help Africa
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