Thank you for your support for Self Help Africa in 2017
Read MoreStories of 2017
This year, you have helped us to support hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa. We look back at the farmers’ stories that marked the year.
Read MoreWhere Nothing Grows
Gorta-Self Help Africa supports a women’s horticultural group in Burkina Faso’s scorching central plateau.
Read MoreSmall loan gives family a new start
With small loans from her local savings and credits cooperative, Aster has created a thriving business and has left her difficult past behind.
Read MoreAnnual Lunch 2018
Join us on Saturday 17th November for our Annual Lunch in Chez Max, on Baggot Street. Celebrate the start of the Christmas season by enjoying a delicious meal and a fabulous raffle while raising funds for a good cause.
Read MoreSupport us this festive season
The festive season has started at Gorta-Self Help Africa, with close to 2,000 supporters expected to get involved in various fundraising events throughout the months of November and December.
Read MoreThousands of young Ugandans to become farm entrepreneurs
In rural Uganda, a project by Self Help Africa is supporting 3,000 young people to become successful agri-entrepreneurs.
Read MoreSOCIAL ENTERPRISE TRUTRADE WINS MIT AWARD
A Self Help Africa social enterprise that works to secure a fair price for African farmers produce has received a prestigious award from a US-based programme that champions innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
Read MoreThe route to school is through her fields
With improved seeds, training and hard work on her small farm, Habibou is building a better future for her children.
Read MorePass-on livestock scheme improves lives
Christine and Timothy Mtonga know that the simple act of giving can go a long way to changing someone’s life. A decade ago they received seven goats from Self Help Africa. Since then their income and nutrition has improved and, thanks to the pass-on scheme, other households in their village are now experiencing change in their lives too.
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