Self Help Africa
  • About
    • About Us
    • Self Help Africa Global Strategy
    • Finances
    • Technical, Policy and Data Resources
    • Governance, Accountability & Transparency
    • Irish Aid
    • Partners
    • Careers
      • Ireland
      • Ethiopia
      • Malawi
      • West Africa
      • Nigeria
      • Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Kenya
      • Close
    • Tenders – Current tender opportunities.
    • Close
  • Our Work
    • Where We Work
      • Burkina Faso
      • Ethiopia
      • The Gambia
      • Kenya
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Close
    • How We Work
      • Agriculture & Nutrition
      • Climate
      • Gender
      • Enterprise
      • Tree Planting
      • Microfinance
      • Cooperatives
      • Sustainable Development Goals
      • Water & Sanitation (WASH)
      • Close
    • Challenge Funds
      • Agrifi Kenya
      • Enterprise Zambia
      • Close
    • Development Education
      • School Workshops
      • Resources
      • Science for Development
      • Development Education Events
      • Close
    • Close
  • Support Us
    • Events
    • Fundraise
    • Regular Giving
    • Our Shops
    • Volunteer
    • One Million Trees
    • Farmers’ Grow Fund
    • Leaving A Legacy Gift In Your Will
    • Tax Effective Donations
    • Close
  • News
    • Hydroponics Boosts Yields for Kenyan Farmers

      2025

      Organic soil enhancers drive harvest gains in Burkina Faso

      2025

      Crop Insurance Protects Families from Climate Impact

      2025
    • Close
  • Sign Up
  • Gifts
  • Donate
  • IE
    • UK
    • USA
    • Close

Tag Archive

Project will support hundreds of new green businesses

Self Help Africa2024Enterprise Development, News, Zambia

A project that will support hundreds of new green start-up businesses and create thousands of jobs is set to be launched, in Zambia, this month.

Read More

Joyce and Consolata – Stories From The Field

Self Help Africa2021Agriculture & Nutrition, Case Studies, Gender, Kenya, News, Uganda

Despite the many challenges created by Covid-19, Self Help Africa’s work with women like Consolata and Joyce remains steadfast – and with our support they have continued to produce and earn as family providers.

Read More

Poultry Producers See Economic Benefits Begin to Hatch

Self Help Africa2021Agriculture & Nutrition, Enterprise Development, News, Zambia

Judith is amongst 150 households in Monze and Chongwe Districts of Zambia being supported by Self Help Africa’s Upscaling Poultry Project.

Read More

Reviving the Kenyan Cotton Industry

Self Help Africa2021Agriculture & Nutrition, Cooperatives, Enterprise Development, Featured, Kenya, News

A once thriving local industry that collapsed in the face of cheaper alternatives from the West and the Far East is experiencing a revival in Kenya, and thousands of farming households in Western Kenya are reaping the dividend.

Read More

International Award for Zambia Climate Project

Self Help Africa2021Climate Change, Featured, News, Zambia

A Zambian development project has been named as the winner of a prestigious international award for climate adaptation.

Read More

Climate blamed for worst drought in a generation

Self Help Africa2020Agriculture & Nutrition, Climate Change, Featured, News, Zambia

Zambia food distribution

The unseasonal drought in Zambia has plunged the country into crisis. Maize production has declined dramatically, leaving tens of thousands of families hungry, forced to ration their households to just a single meal a day.

Read More

Visit Zambia in 2020

Self Help Africa2019Featured

Join us at the Uganda International Marathon and run for charity in the country of distance running.

Read More

Refugee mum gets fresh start

Self Help Africa2019Enterprise Development, News, Zambia

A refugee for half her life, young mum Janet has created a small business in her refugee camp, transforming the life of her children.

Read More

Costa’s long journey to safety and security

Self Help Africa2018Agriculture & Nutrition, Case Studies, News, Zambia

The road to safety and security has been long and difficult for 30-year-old Costa Uwimana. Forced to flee her home country of Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo when she was only about eight years old, it was only a few months before Costa had to leave again, this time for Angola.

Read More

Stephen’s dreams for the future

Self Help Africa2018Agriculture & Nutrition, News, Zambia

Stephen Linga is hopeful for his future.

Read More
  • Page 1 of 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • →

Categories

latest news

Hydroponics Boosts Yields for Kenyan Farmers

2025

Organic soil enhancers drive harvest gains in Burkina Faso

2025

Crop Insurance Protects Families from Climate Impact

2025

Close to 200,000 farm families benefit from Kenya project

2025


Self Help Africa,
4th Floor, Joyce’s Court,
38 Talbot Street, Dublin 1.
D01 C861
Ireland
Tel. +353 (0)1 677 8880

more info

  • Contact
  • Careers
  • FAQ
  • Governance

Supported by:
SHA Irish Aid

Self Help Africa logo

Self Help Africa
4th Floor, Joyce’s Court,
38 Talbot Street, Dublin 1.
D01 C861
Ireland
Tel. +353 (0)1 677 8880


Supported by Irish Aid

Irish Aid logo

more info

  • Contact
  • Careers
  • FAQ
  • Governance

latest news

Hydroponics Boosts Yields for Kenyan Farmers

2025

Organic soil enhancers drive harvest gains in Burkina Faso

2025

Crop Insurance Protects Families from Climate Impact

2025

Close to 200,000 farm families benefit from Kenya project

2025

facebook1 insta linkedin youtube1 twitter1 tiktok

  • privacy
  • Dochas Code of Conduct
  • Terms & Conditions
  • donor charter
  • Confidential Reporting
  • Tenders

Company Ltd by guarantee. Registered in Ireland. Company Reg No. 28228. Charity Number: 20008895. Registered charity number UK : 298830.

Self Help Africa is the trading name of Gorta.

This website uses cookies. These allow the site to run properly (technical cookies), to generate navigation usage reports (statistics cookies) and to suitably promote our work (profiling cookies). You have the right to choose whether or not to enable statistical and profiling cookies. Enabling these cookies provides you with a better experience. Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Powered by CookieYes Logo