The theme for World Environment Day 2024 is ‘Our Land. Our Future’. The focus is on land restoration, drought and desertification.
Read MoreTransforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water
After a cholera outbreak in Malawi’s Mtungwi village killed seven people and affected 280 others, Self Help Africa worked with the local district council to help prevent and protect the communities from further outbreaks of disease.
Read MoreEarth Day 2024 – Self Help Africa’s Sustainable Agriculture Solutions
Earth Day 2024 takes place on 22 April to highlight and promote environmental issues, conservation and the protection of our planet.
Read MoreBringing Clean Water to Dowa District: A Report from Malawi
Providing universal access to clean and sustainable water is a key priority for Self Help Africa’s Di- WASH programme in Malawi.
Read MoreSeeds of Success: Revitalising Onion Production in The Gambia
More than half of onions consumed in The Gambia are imported. We’re working with farmers to increase its production and business potential.
Read MoreWorld Water Day 2024: Water For Peace
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.