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 More2022 International Women’s Day
Self Help Africa hosted a webinar to celebrate International Women’s Day, looking at how climate change affects women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Read More2020 VHI Virtual Women’s Marathon
Join the Self Help Africa team in the women’s mini marathon and help us level the field for women farmers in Africa!
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 MoreThey’re Family, and Friends!
Veronica Brown describes her teenage daughter Lynda as ‘my best friend’. It’s a sentiment that Lynda shares.
Read MoreSecuring Markets in a Time of Lockdown
A womens group in southern Malawi has invested in bikes to help them to trade.
Read MoreBiking Out of Poverty
A womens group in southern Malawi has invested in bikes to help them to trade.
Read MoreMary’s Mango Tree
Mary Banda has a mango tree at her home in Northern Malawi. It provides her family with food, and provides Mary with a source of income.
Read MoreCashew boost for West African women
Self Help Africa is involved in a three-way response to the locust crisis in East Africa, together with UN and government agencies
Read MoreNew EU-funded project to benefit 100,000 farmers in Kenya
EU funded program will help thousands of small farmers and entrepreneurs in Kenya to scale up their business and move away from subsistence farming.
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