Supporting women traders on Africa’s land borders.
Read MoreWorst drought in Zambia in generations
Drought in Zambia has plunged parts of the southern African country into crisis. Winter food production has collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of families hungry, forced to ration their households to just a single meal a day. It is the first time since 2004 that the UN World Food Programme … Read More
Read MoreUganda’s Home of Honey Buzzing With Potential
A region of Uganda once known for violence and conflict is today being reshaped as the country’s ‘home of honey,’ and Self Help Africa is playing an important part. A newly-launched project is set to build on Karamoja’s buzzing potential, to create employment and income opportunities for more than 2,000 … Read More
Read MoreSupporting Root Crop Production in Kenya
Self Help Africa is playing a lead role in a major national campaign to promote greater household consumption and farm production of a number of ‘poor man’s crops’ in Kenya. The country’s first ‘National Root and Tuber Crops Development Strategy 2019-2022’ was launched this month, and is seeking to support … Read More
Read MoreCommunity Saves Together
For 25-year-old Flavia, onions are a business. The mother of three earns a living selling the vegetables that she grows in a small plot at her home inthe far north west of Uganda. Flavia Dritchelo is a member of a horticultural group being supported and trained by Self Help Africa … Read More
Read More‘BETTER’ school for Merinda
Merinda receives farming education through EU funded BETTER project at local ‘field school’ in Malawi
Read MoreShortlisted For Innovation Award
After a troubled childhood, young Francis is starting to rebuild his life thanks to support from Self Help Africa
Read MoreGolden Bees bright future
After a troubled childhood, young Francis is starting to rebuild his life thanks to support from Self Help Africa
Read MoreFarming brings a brighter future for Francis
After a troubled childhood, young Francis is starting to rebuild his life thanks to support from Self Help Africa
Read MoreEU funding providing drinking water access for 5,000 in Togo
In Naki Est, northern Togo, more than 25% of the population doesn’t have access to drinking water. But a recent Self Help Africa project has changed all of that, facilitating the construction of six new boreholes in the region, including one in Nadjoungou village.
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