More than three billion people around the globe do not have access to diets that provide the essential vitamins and minerals they need. This “hidden hunger” is driven largely by extreme poverty. In many cases, people rely on a limited diet made up of staple crops like maize. While these … Read More
Read MoreRebuilding Lives Devastated By Cyclone Freddy in Malawi
Our Cyclone Freddy Recovery Project is rebuilding lives in Mulanje district using a ‘Food for Assets’ approach to support participants and enhance the resilience of their communities to climate change.
Read MoreEl Niño Weather Patterns Causing Severe Food Insecurity in Malawi
Dry weather caused by the 2024 El Niño have meant that 4.4 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity from June 2023 – March 2024.
Read MoreTransforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water
After a cholera outbreak in Malawi’s Mtungwi village killed seven people and affected 280 others, Self Help Africa worked with the local district council to help prevent and protect the communities from further outbreaks of disease.
Read MoreBringing Clean Water to Dowa District: A Report from Malawi
Providing universal access to clean and sustainable water is a key priority for Self Help Africa’s Di- WASH programme in Malawi.
Read MoreBountiful backyard ‘sack gardens’ in Malawi
Women in Malawi are establishing ‘sack gardens’ in order to grow vegetables at home
Read MoreLighting The Path to Progress: Bringing Solar-Power to Rural Malawi
Self Help Africa has installed Malawi’s first smart-metered, solar-powered mini-grids in a project bringing electricity to two remote villages.
Read More750,000 Fuel-Saving Stoves in Malawi
Self Help Africa has distributed three quarters of a million fuel efficient stoves in Malawi in the past decade, generating hundreds of thousands of euro for producers and sellers.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa Malawi Launches New Five-Year Strategy
Self Help Africa has launched an ambitious new five-year country strategy in Malawi which will support the government’s ‘Malawi Agenda 2063.’
Read MoreBank supports over 70,000 (mainly) women members in Malawi
CUMO Microfinance bank provided loans and other services to over 72,000 rural poor householders in Malawi, last year.
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