In Ethiopia, amid food shortages, a mother provides for her family thanks to the sale of improved breeds.
Read MoreMalawi savings groups supporting hundreds of small businesses
Savings programme is supporting thousands of rural poor villagers in Malawi
Read MoreZambia director named one of Africa’s most influential women
Zambia Director has been named as one of Africa’s most influential women
Read MoreFarm support for Kenya’s HIV households
Farm support is being provided to thousands of rural households ini Kenya, affected by HIV
Read MoreSupporting Zambian women in business
A forum is being convened in Zambia next week to look at the challenges and obstacles facing women in business in the country.
Read MoreChampioning Ethiopia’s women farmers
Aster Molammo is a voice for change in her local community.
She dreams that one-day women will have the same rights as men in Doya Gena district of Ethiopia’s SNNPR, and as a member of a local farmers’ cooperative is working to make that change a reality.
Read MoreTraining proves fruitful for Anita
Having relied on her husband for money her entire married life, at the age of 49, Zambian Anita Sitatanga is finally enjoying a newfound financial independence thanks to her fruit.
Read MoreFemale farmer leading by example
As the elected leader of her local farmers’ group, 38-year-old Samada Masanda embodies the change she says is happening across her community. ‘Before, parents here didn’t bother to educate girls. But now they’ve seen that women can be leaders, so they educate all their children.’
Read MoreInternational women’s day for Africa
International Women’s Day takes place on Sunday, 8th March next, and to mark the occasion we’re inviting friends and supporters to join us in celebrating Africa’s hard-working women farmers. We’d love you to mark the occasion by hosting a Coffee Morning, large or small, to support our work with African women.
Read More16 days of activism on gender
A series of pictures and stories of Malawian women who are working with four Irish international organisations in the country are the subject of “16 Days of Activism” on gender equality which was launched recently in the southern African country. This exhibition offers a glimpse of some of the gender work of being undertaken by Self Help Africa and by three other development organisations – Concern Worldwide, Goal and; Trócaire in Malawi in recent years.
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