World Water Day takes place on March 22nd with the theme: ‘Water For Peace.’ Water is one of our most precious resources and essential to life on earth.
Read MoreBountiful backyard sack gardens
Mikilina is amongst a group of women in Malawi who are practicing ‘sack gardening’
Read MoreGambia’s Farm Workers Team With Waitrose
We work with Radville Farm and three more farms in neighbouring Senegal, supporting community-led projects funded by Waitrose Foundation.
Read MoreBirth certs support Nigeria’s ‘invisible’ children
A door-to-door birth registration programme in partnership with UNICEF is supporting children and families with a more certain future.
Read MoreEthiopian Farmers Turn to Old Solutions for New Problems
An ancient crop is providing answers to a newer problem confronting small-scale farmers in hot, dry regions of Ethiopia.
Teff, the annual cereal grass that has been a part of the staple diet of Ethiopians for millenia, is also providing a route out of poverty for women like 35 year old Tsedu Behutiyo.
Lighting The Path to Progress: Bringing Solar Power to Rural Malawi
Self Help Africa has installed Malawi’s first smart-metered, solar-powered mini-grids in a project bringing electricity to two remote villages.
Read MoreInternational Day of Education: Learning For a Lasting Peace
January 24th is International Day of Education and this year’s theme is “Learning for lasting peace.” Education has the power to transform lives.
Read MoreStudent Science Winners Motivated By TV Images of Global Conflict
Terrible TV images from conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza motivated two Westmeath students to develop a science project that won them a prestigious award at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, in Dublin.
Read MoreKenyan Women Using Facebook To Sell Garden Produce
Kenyan women farmers are using Facebook and other social media to sell their surplus garden produce
Read MoreStudent Designs New Science for Development Award
Student designed award will be presented to the winner of the ‘Science for Development Award’ 2024.
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