A new solar drying hub in Nigeria is set to transform the lives of farmers and young agripreneurs in the country’s Kano State. The north-west Nigerian State is one of the country’s major agricultural strongholds, with an estimated 2.4 million farming households producing crops including grains to tomatoes, peppers and … Read More
Read MoreProject That Removes Lead Pollution in Zambia Wins Student Science Award.
A project aimed at removing lead pollution from water and soil in Zambia has been named winner of the 2026 Irish Aid / Self Help Africa ‘Science for Development Award’ at the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa Receives ‘Best in Agriculture’ National Award
Self Help Africa has been awarded a ‘Best in Agriculture’ prize at the prestigious international development awards in Kenya.
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 MoreOrganic soil enhancers drive harvest gains in Burkina Faso
Spreading charcoal that’s made from crop waste has improved soil quality and increased harvests on a pilot project with farming communities in south western Burkina Faso, a research project has found. The research was conducted as part of SustInAfrica, an innovative EU-funded Horizon2020 project that has brought together universities, farming … Read More
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 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
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