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Managing Natural Resources in Uganda

Self Help Africa2024environment, News, Uganda

Picture of a village natural resouces management meeting in session

The โ€˜โ€™Building Landscape for Resilient Livelihoodsโ€ project funded by Irish Aid works to transform sustainable natural resource management.

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Marathon Cycle from Connemara to the Cairngorms

Self Help Africa2024Fundraising, News

Marketing executive Mike Last completed a marathon cycle for Self Help Africa.

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Self Help Africa and Irish Aid: Working with The Gambiaโ€™s Women Oyster Farmers to Scale Up Production

Self Help Africa2024environment, News, The Gambia

Oyster farmer Fatou standing in the mangroves and holding a string of oysters

The โ€˜โ€™Building Landscape for Resilient Livelihoodsโ€ project funded by Irish Aid works to transform sustainable natural resource management.

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Rebuilding Lives Devastated By Cyclone Freddy in Malawi

Self Help Africa2024Climate Change, Malawi, News

Melia stands outside her home in Mulanje, Malwi.

Our Cyclone Freddy Recovery Project is rebuilding lives in Mulanje district using a ‘Food for Assets’ approach to support participants and enhance the resilience of their communities to climate change.

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Reviving Livestock Care in Napak, Uganda

Self Help Africa2024Agriculture & Nutrition, News, Uganda

A group of Community Animal Health Workers stand around a calf to be vaccinated

A Self Help Africa programme has revitalised livestock care in Napak, Uganda – training new Community Animal Health Workers.

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E-Voucher System Boosts Food Security for Refugee Farmers in Uganda

Self Help Africa2024Agriculture & Nutrition, News, Uganda

Picture of members of a VSLA meeting in Adjumani district

A new E-vouchers system is making a significant impact on self-reliance and food security for refugee farmers in Uganda’s Adjumani district.

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Demonstration farm showing farmers in The Gambia a climate-smart future

Self Help Africa2024News, The Gambia

Ousman Manneh, a Gambian agricultural expert, tends to crops in the Self Help Africa / United Purpose demonstration farm

A Self Help Africa โ€˜demonstration farmโ€™ is helping the next generation of farmers in The Gambia successfully grow more organic fruit and vegetables to eat and sell. Traditionally, The Gambia has relied heavily on imported fruit and vegetables to stock markets and dinner plates โ€“ limiting farmersโ€™ earning potential and … Read More

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Project will support hundreds of new green businesses

Self Help Africa2024Enterprise Development, News, Zambia

A project that will support hundreds of new green start-up businesses and create thousands of jobs is set to be launched, in Zambia, this month.

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Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs To Drive Change

Self Help Africa2024Enterprise Development, Gender, News, Nigeria

Doris outside her hair salon

Our Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWE) pilot, funded by GIZ and active in Nigeria, Kenya, and Malawi, enhances digital capabilities, health literacy, and economic independence through the establishment of Womenโ€™s Business Centres (WBCs).

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Self Help Africa: Working For a World Where Refugees Are Welcomed

Self Help Africa2024Agriculture & Nutrition, News, Uganda

Farmers exhibiting their products

World Refugee Day raises awareness of the rights of refugees and highlights the plight of those fleeing conflict or persecution. This yearโ€™s theme is โ€˜For a world where refugees are welcomedโ€™.ย ย 

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D01 C861
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4th Floor, Joyceโ€™s Court,
38 Talbot Street, Dublin 1.
D01 C861, Ireland
Tel. +353 (0)1 677 8880

Self Help Africa, NICVA Building,
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Preparing Communities in Malawi for Weather Extremes

2026

Thousands Access Cleaner Energy through Malawi Subsidy Programmeย 

2026

WASH Systems for Health Programme: Self Help Africa Showcases Two Years of Outcomes and Learning

2026

Transforming communities through collective savings

2026

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