Marking International Women’s Day with an Online Conference looking at the challenges and opportunities facing women in business in Africa, hosted by Self Help Africa.
Read MoreGrowing Ginger in Uganda
More than 220 women and young people in North-Eastern Uganda are growing ginger as a cash crop to generate an income and support local market demand.
Read MoreTree Planting Reduces Uganda Flood Impacts
Tree planting and other environmental work has spared communities in south-western Uganda from widespread destruction caused by torrential rains that have hit the area.
Read MoreResearch Fellowship on Uganda Agri-Cooperatives
Self Help Africa has joined Teagasc and the National University of Ireland in Galway to support an in-depth academic study into farmers’ cooperative development in Uganda, for the purpose of creating a guide to the successful future operation of such groups.
Read MoreSecuring Markets in a Time of Lockdown
A womens group in southern Malawi has invested in bikes to help them to trade.
Read MoreScience prize for Navan students
Two teenagers from St Joseph’s Secondary School in Navan, Co. Meath, won the annual Science for Development Prize at the 2020 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
Read MoreUganda’s Home of Honey Buzzing With Potential
A region of Uganda once known for violence and conflict is today being reshaped as the country’s ‘home of honey,’ and Self Help Africa is playing an important part.
Read MoreAward-winning TruTrade
‘TruTrade’ has received the ‘Award For Global Prosperity’ in the Rural Transformation and Zero Hunger category, together with a $100,000 cash prize, an award that celebrates innovation to tackle real-world problems.
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Shortlisted for innovation award
TruTrade has been nominated for €100,000 prize for their innovative digital platform, which has increased profits for African farmers and transformed trade.
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