Friends and family of Richard Knight, a former development worker, have raised more than £1,000 to fund development projects in Zambia.
Read MoreDirector named one of Africa’s most influential women
Zambian director named one of Africa’s top business leaders
Read MoreFuture shines bright for sunflower producers
Sunflower growers in Eastern Zambia are benefitting from the production of cooking oil from the seed that they produce.
Read MorePoultry’s potential being realised by Lillian
Zambian poultry producer Lillian is an inspiration to others
Read MoreSupporting Zambian women in business
Self Help Africa is convening a forum in Zambia to input into government policies that will make it easier for rural women to become in small and medium enterprise development.
Read MoreCharity’s life transformed
Charity Kamwala’s warm smile speaks volumes about the transformation there has been in her life since she began working with Self Help Africa, two years ago.
Read MoreNew crops give farmer new future
The harsh realities of life in rural Africa cause many to grow up too quickly; this was the case for Zambian Sydney Kalota, who lost both parents in quick succession as a teenager. Left without any relatives close by to support him. Left alone, he did the only thing he knew to survive, he began to farm.
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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