News that a ‘supersized’ El Niño could become one of the strongest in more than 70 years, and last until at least February 2027, is raising fears for rural farming communities across Africa. Self Help Africa is working with smallholder families to ensure they are better prepared to deal with … Read More
Read MoreTransforming communities through collective savings
In Nigeria’s Kano State, a transformative economic movement is being driven entirely by women. The Nasara Gidan Gayawa village savings and loan association (VSLA) is a powerful reminder of how community-led financial structures can support grassroots business growth and financial independence. What began as an unfamiliar concept has rapidly evolved … Read More
Read MoreLead Farmers Bring Skills and Training to Remote Rural Areas
‘Lead farmers’ play a vital role in promoting new approaches, sharing information, and transferring know-how in the remote regions where Self Help Africa carries out its work.
Read MoreDramatic Drop in Childhood Malnourishment
Project delivers improved diets and reduces stunting and malnourishment amongst infants in northern Kenya.
Read MoreRebuilding After Cyclone Jude
For Kennedy Edyson, the floodwaters that came with Cyclone Jude washed everything away: his food, clothing, home, and also all of his family’s personal possessions. He remembers being woken in the middle of that night, last March, as flood waters streamed into his house. A father of two from Nsanje … Read More
Read MoreHow one Malawi grandmother is beating drought through climate-resilient farming
Prolonged drought and erratic rain in southern Malawi had taken their toll on 43-year-old farmer Modester. With an acre of maize harvesting barely enough food for three months, her grown up children had been forced to leave to find work in the city – leaving Modester as primary carer for her … Read More
Read MoreA journey to self-reliance for Lilian
There has been a four-fold increase in the number of households in Burkina Faso who are coping with the effects of extreme weather conditions.
Read MoreHouseholds Combatting Climate Extremes
There has been a four-fold increase in the number of households in Burkina Faso who are coping with the effects of extreme weather conditions.
Read MoreFuraha’s journey: from fear to farming
Furaha Mwisha saw her parents being murdered when she was just 9 years-old. After 10 years of a nomadic life, she now lives in a refugee camp in Zambia, where’s learning to become a self-sufficient farmer thanks to Self Help Africa
Read MoreFall Armyworm Crisis – Response
Gorta-Self Help Africa are helping farmers to cope with the Fall Armyworm crisis.
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