Thousands Access Cleaner Energy through Malawi Subsidy Programme 

Self Help AfricaMalawi, News

Tens of thousands of families in rural Malawi are enjoying cleaner and more reliable energy to light their homes and cook meals through a Self Help Africa energy project in partnership with GIZ EnDev and CUMO Microfinance.

The €3.5 million DSS-RBF project (short for demand-side subsidies results-based financing) offered financial subsidies to low-income rural households so that they could purchase solar home systems and improved cookstoves for less. The project focused on selling stoves and solar items at a lower costs to families.

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WASH Systems for Health Programme: Self Help Africa Showcases Two Years of Outcomes and Learning

Self Help AfricaNews, Nigeria

The WASH Systems for Health (WS4H) National Outcomes and Learning Workshop, organised by Self Help Africa and funded by the UK International Development from the UK Government, provided a platform to reflect on two years of implementation of the WASH Systems for Health programme (WS4H) in Cross River and Kano States, share evidence of what has worked, discuss implementation challenges, and identify opportunities to strengthen and scale systems-based approaches across Nigeria’s WASH sector.

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Weather Information is Critical for Farmers Facing Changing Climate

Self Help AfricaAgriculture & Nutrition, Climate Change, Ethiopia, News

As African farmers are faced with the most extremes of changing climate, weather information and farming advice is more important than ever. The delivery of timely weather information combined with practical farming advice has become an increasingly important service provided by Self Help Africa, as the organisation helps households make … Read More

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International Women’s Day Webinar 2026: In Review

Self Help AfricaNews

The sixth annual webinar, held under the UN International Women’s Day theme ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls’, was moderated by Self Help Africa CEO Niamh De Loughry,  and featured contributions from women in Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Malawi, and Ireland who are engaged in academia, agriculture, policy and activism.

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How To Make This Christmas Last a Lifetime 

Self Help AfricaNews

This Christmas, give a gift that goes far beyond wrapping paper and ribbons. With Self Help Africa’s Lifetime Gifts, you can choose ethical, alternative Christmas presents that change lives by helping families across Africa grow food, earn an income, and build a brighter, more secure future. Instead of another candle … Read More

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How Gum Arabic is Transforming Lives in Northern Kenya

Self Help AfricaKenya, News

Gum Arabic is one of those wonder ingredients with a host of different uses.
Collected by ‘tapping’ holes into the trunk of acacia trees that grow wild on Africa’s plains, the harvested gum is a food additive and stabiliser that’s used in sweets, confectionary and soft drinks, and it’s a component that is also used in printing, paint, glue and cosmetics.

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Hydroponics Boosts Yields for Kenyan Farmers

Self Help AfricaKenya, News

In Kenya, access to land, water, seed and fertiliser are just some of the obstacles faced by farmers in their efforts to grow food. A recently concluded year-long pilot project in Isiolo County introduced 80 farmers to an innovative farm science that is supporting them to grow vegetables commercially for … Read More

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