A Self Help Africa ‘demonstration farm’ 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 – limiting farmers’ earning potential and … Read More
Read MoreThanks to You We Reached a Magic Million Trees!
Thanks to the support of people across Ireland we reached our target and recently planted the one millionth tree of the past year in Ethiopia.
Read MoreSupporting Nomadic Families Cope with Climate
Self Help Africa is teaming up with five other leading Irish overseas aid charities to support some of the world’s poorest communities to respond to the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreProjects supported 275,000 families
Self Help Africa’s annual report showed that the organisation reached 2.5 million people and worked directly with 275,000 households, in 2019.
Read MoreOne Million Trees Africa Trip
Join us on our trip to Africa to support ‘One Million Trees’ planting campaign
Read MoreCoping with Ethiopia’s Climate Challenge
15,000 farmers are being supported with a range of climate smart farming methods in Ethiopia’s Southern Nations province.
Read MoreSeed the key to coping with Ethiopia’s climate crisis
Ethiopian seed producers vital to efforts of Self Help Africa to support food production in face of El Nino drought
Read MoreClimate deal is good news for Africa
An historic global deal on climate change is critical for the countries of sub-Saharan Africa in the months and years to come – and we must all play our part.
Read MoreIncomes success in Zambian project
Irish Aid backed project in Northern Zambia is improving the living conditions of local families, a mid-term study has shown.
Read MoreFood crisis warning in Ethiopia
Warnings of severe food crisis in Ethiopia following failure of seasonal rains. Climate change blamed, but new farming methods are helping communities to adapt.
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