Self Help Africa (SHA) is an expanding and vibrant international development organisation headquartered in Ireland and the UK, with operations in nine countries across East, Southern and West Africa. In Kenya, SHA’s track record stretches over 15 years working with smallholder farmers based on facilitating increased food security through increased … Read More
Read MoreAward-winning TruTrade
‘TruTrade’ has received the ‘Award For Global Prosperity’ in the Rural Transformation and Zero Hunger category, together with a $100,000 cash prize, an award that celebrates innovation to tackle real-world problems.
Read More2.2m People Reached
Self Help Africa worked with approximately 2.2 million people across 33 development projects in 2018, its annual meeting heard last week. The organisation’s largest project was in Kenya, where more than €24m was being invested over a five-year period in strengthening agri-business and creating new markets for 100,000 small-scale farmers. … Read More
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 MoreEnterprising roots!
Cassava businesses are to receive mentoring and skills training in a wide range of areas, to improve the productivity and profitability of the crop in the country.
Read MoreArtificial intelligence in African agriculture
Meet Nuru – an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant at the forefront of agricultural technology that’s changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa.
Read MoreCassava farmers to get business advice
Cassava businesses are to receive mentoring and skills training in a wide range of areas, to improve the productivity and profitability of the crop in the country.
Read MoreSingle mum becomes a businesswoman
Single mum Jescah learned how to grow cassava commercially, and is now earning her own income for the first time in her life.
Read MoreKenya agri-business call gets huge response
Close to 200 agri-businesses responded to the first funding call issued by a new project seeking to create profitable new markets for over 100,000 rural poor farming families in Kenya.
Read MoreTruTrade receives innovation award
Self Help Africa’s inventive new farmers trading platform TruTrade has been presented with a prestigious award for innovation.
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