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.
Read MorePlant the Planet Games 2023: GAA stars planting trees and leaving a legacy
A group of GAA stars from across Ireland recently travelled to Kenya with Self Help Africa as part of an initiative to plant one million trees and raise awareness of the impact of climate change on some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. The week-long Plant the Planet Games trip … Read More
Read MoreRestoring West Africa’s Disappearing Mangrove Forests
Self Help Africa has planted more than 500 hectares of mangrove forest – the equivalent of 1,260 football pitches – in the past year.
Read MoreZambia’s Young Climate Change Champions
In Zambia, children are engaging in environmental efforts to combat climate change.
Read MoreResponding to the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Self Help Africa will play a leading role in a major agricultural conference taking place in Kenya this month to showcase and promote cassava as a food crop in East Africa.
Read MoreThree Quarters of a Million Fuel Stoves in Malawi
More than three quarters of a million energy-saving fuel stoves have been distributed by Self Help Africa in Malawi in the past decade.
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