Farmers like 36-year old Asimenye Mwafongo are on the frontline of Malawi’s fight against one of the biggest threats to food production the country has seen in a generation: Fall Armyworm
Read MoreGreat North Run
Run the Great North Run – the UK’s biggest half marathon – and raise vital funds for Self Help Africa
Read MoreWill Tillett becomes new Global WASH Advisor
Will joined United Purpose in September and is tasked with shaping and leading our Stepping UP WASH process. This will involve evolving our WASH portfolio and internal capacities, developing key strategic partnerships, and maximising the scale, quality and impact of our WASH work. He brings with him 14 years of … Read More
Read MoreYoung farmers benefit from new innovative skills
Alice Nyariaro, who participated in the Marshal Papworth programme, passes on her new skills to young farmers.
Read MoreFuraha’s journey: from fear to farming
Furaha Mwisha saw her parents being murdered when she was just 9 years-old. After 10 years of a nomadic life, she now lives in a refugee camp in Zambia, where’s learning to become a self-sufficient farmer thanks to Self Help Africa
Read MoreCosta’s long journey to safety and security
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 MoreHelping Communities Cope with Flood Threat
Self Help Africa is providing training in Malawi to support communities to be better prepared for disasters caused by flooding, drought and other weather and environmental events.
Read MoreNew EU-funded project to create environmentally sustainable jobs in Uganda
Self Help Africa are the lead partner in an innovative new EU-funded project that aims to create a sustainable ‘green economy’ in the Lake Bunyonyi region of Uganda.
Read MoreDamaris Succeeds with Cassava
With the help of Self Help Africa, Damaris Oloo changed her life and is now able to provide for her children and four grandchildren.
Read MoreCassava farmer finds better market
Beatrice, cassava farmer in Kenya, increased her yields and found a better market for her produce after Self Help Africa linked her with a local cooperative.
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