Poverty reduction in Northern Ghana through sustainable agriculture interventions and enterprise development

Self Help AfricaCase Study, West Africa

A project that seeks to build climate change resilience amongst small-holder farming communities is being implemented by local partners TRAX-Ghana. Work is taking place in the Dachio and Pelunga areas of Upper East Region, and Mozio and Pagnatik Zones in Northern Ghana. The project aims to build the resilience of … Read More

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UN group backs climate work

Self Help AfricaClimate Change, News

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;A Self Help Africa (SHA) project that supports rural communities in Ethiopia to cope with the effects of changing climate has received the approval of a national forum convened under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Christine’s shining sunflower success

Self Help AfricaCooperatives, News

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For 63 year old widow Christine Chipeta from Sendela village in Zambia’s Eastern Province, the ten acres farm she inherited from her husband was too difficult to cultivate with the hand tools she had available. Until she became involved with a Self Help Africa backed project she estimates that she was only using as little as 10% of her land to plant food.

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Celebrity chef pops-up for Africa

Self Help AfricaNews

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Walford & North Shropshire College’s ‘Scholars Restaurant’ will host a mouthwatering treat for foodie fans next month, when celebrity chef Marcus Bean teams up with the student-led eatery for a pop-up charity night’s dining in support of Self Help Africa.

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Change & Transformation

Self Help AfricaNews

Africa is a diverse and rapidly changing continent. The individuals and communities we work are a world apart from the story the newspaper headlines would have you believe.

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Seed trade success for Zambia’s Alice

Self Help AfricaNews, Zambia

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Mother of four Alice Banda grows cotton and maize on the small family farm where she lives in Eastern Zambia. Recently Alice has also become a groundnut seed producer. She is amongst 6,000 small-scale growers now supplying seed to a local firm who trade groundnut seed with farmers across Zambia and in a number of other Southern African countries.

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Our view: Progress for Africa

Self Help AfricaEthiopia

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The vital role that small-scale farming communities have to play in that continent’s future economic growth and development is important to acknowledge.

It is heartening therefore that this week’s report from the Africa Progress Panel (APP) should expressly focus on the role of small-scale farmers in the future of Africa.

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