As 2025 drew to a close, the failure of the traditional ‘rainy season’ in Kenya, southern Ethiopia and neighbouring countries provided a worrying sign that a new wave of widespread crop failure and food shortage is looming in Africa.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa Receives ‘Best in Agriculture’ National Award
Self Help Africa has been named the winner of a prestigious prize as the ‘Best in Agriculture’ at the annual international development awards in Kenya.
Read MoreDramatic Drop in Childhood Malnourishment
The introduction of kitchen vegetable gardens, promotion of enriched food crops combined with extensive awareness training delivered largely through womens’ groups has dramatically reduced childhood malnourishment in a remote part of northern Kenya. Studies carried out on the impact of Self Help Africa’s work with 60,000 households in Baringo County … Read More
Read MoreHow Gum Arabic is Transforming Lives in Northern Kenya
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.
Hydroponics Boosts Yields for Kenyan Farmers
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
Read MoreClose to 200,000 farm families benefit from Kenya project
Almost 200,000 small-scale farmers are generating vital household income, thanks to a Kenyan agri-business investment support project run by Self Help Africa. Country Director Peter Okoth said this month that the AgriFI Challenge Fund had reached 192,000 farmers in six years. In total, 30 Kenyan producers, processors and service businesses … Read More
Read MoreKenyan Women Using Facebook To Sell Garden Produce
Enterprising women are using Facebook to sell garden produce, in Kenya.
Read MoreSupporting Communities on The Frontline of Climate Change
Successive years of drought have made it harder to produce food in Baringo – Self Help Africa are providing households with training & seeds.
Read MoreTechnical skills training empowers young people in Kisumu, Kenya
Self Help Africa & Designer Group have partnered on a project to increase informal employment opportunities for young people in Kisumu County.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa is Part of The World’s Biggest Community-led Land Restoration Project
The overall aim of the Global EverGreening Alliance’s Restore Africa project is to restore landscapes and improve livelihoods, while combatting the effects of climate change.
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