A small business buying and selling fish in her village has allowed Patricia to increase her income. She is planning to build a house for her daughter.
Read MoreTraining Scholarship for African Farm Advisors
African farm trainers are in the United Kingdom on a scholarship to attend one of the UK’s leading agricultural colleges.
Read MoreEast Africa Food Crisis – Response
Self Help Africa is responding in a practical and targeted way to the worst food crisis to hit East Africa in decades.
Read MoreEast Africa Food Crisis
A devastating food crisis is leaving millions of people at risk in the worst food crisis to hit East Africa in generations. Self Help Africa is responding – and we need your help
Read MorePest Invasion Threatens Malawi Harvest
An invasion of armyworm is threatening maize and other cereal crops in Malawi, just weeks before harvest time.
Read MoreRegrets for the Past, Hope for the Future
Life has improved for Jessy. Her only regret is that it wasn’t like that when her family were young.
Read MoreCoping with Blindness a Family Affair
Minus has been helped by her grandchildren to run the farm since she went blind a few years ago. She is also receiving support from Self Help Africa.
Read MoreMalawi savings group supporting hundreds of small businesses
Malawi savings group is supporting hundreds of small businesses
Read MoreQuarter million use farm phone service
A mobile phone information service established by Self Help Africa in 2014 to provide timely information to rural poor farmers, has been used almost a quarter of a million times within its start. Launched in Malawi late last year, the ‘321’ voice activated service provides subscribers to the country’s largest mobile phone network with a suite of farm information services that they can access at the push of a button.
Read MoreDambos
Water supply and management is one of the key challenges facing most African smallholders. It’s a challenge made all the more testing by the impact of climate variability. But it’s a challenge that can yield a healthy dividend, as has been witnessed with wetland management efforts in Malawi and Zambia that have resulted in crop yields increasing by between 30-60%, as a direct result of work that local village committees have carried out in collaboration with Self Help Africa.
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