A small business buying and selling fish in her village has allowed Patricia to increase her income. She is planning to build a house for her daughter.
Read MoreSwimming for charity through shark-infested waters
Two friends from Naas are swimming across the shark-infested waters from Alcatraz to San Francisco for Gorta-Self Help Africa.
Read MoreSmall loan turns young mother into successful businesswoman
A small loan she received six years ago transformed the life of 29-year-old mother of two Bezina Abinet from Ethiopia.
Read MorePoor diet is biggest global health threat
Poor diet is the world’s number one health risk in the 21st century, says a global food and biodiversity expert.
Read MoreBuilding resilience in Burkina Faso
A joint programme between Gorta-Self Help Africa and Welthungerhilfe is working to improve food knowledge and address chronic malnutrition in Burkina Faso.
Read MoreTraining Scholarship for African Farm Advisors
African farm trainers are in the United Kingdom on a scholarship to attend one of the UK’s leading agricultural colleges.
Read MoreTruTrade bears fruit for Kenyan farmers
Kenyan avocado farmers are celebrating the success of Self Help Africa’s innovative trading initiative, TruTrade, as they’ve seen their incomes growing four-fold in just one year.
Read MoreFunds raised will honour memory of former development worker
Friends and family of Richard Knight, a former development worker, have raised more than £1,000 to fund development projects in Zambia.
Read MoreEast Africa Food Crisis – Response
Self Help Africa is responding in a practical and targeted way to the worst food crisis to hit East Africa in decades.
Read MoreEthiopian widow’s seed success
A widow, Schmegie Kulbla is part of the solution to the problem that small-scale farmers across Ethiopia face in accessing good quality crop seed. Upwards of 90% of the country’s farmers produce their own seed from year to year, standards are poor, and often result in crop yields that are just a fraction of their potential.
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