In Zambia, they describe the wetlands as “the place where the water meets the sky.” It’s an environment that supports tens of thousands of small-scale farming households; communities who rely on what they can grow, to earn a living and support their families. The wetlands are also fragile – with … Read More
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This Christmas, help poor farmers in Africa with Self Help Africa’s charity gifts
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A new four year development project in Kenya’s Baringo region will support pastoralist communities to cope with and adapt their farming systems to cope with climate change.
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More than 220 women and young people in North-Eastern Uganda are growing ginger as a cash crop to generate an income and support local market demand.
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World Food Day 2020 will be celebrated on Friday, 16 October, with the theme Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together – thanking farmers and food system workers.
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Self Help Africa’s projects impacted the lives of 2.5 million people and worked directly with 275,000 households, last year.
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Lilian joined the Tutulane farmer field school in Malawi, where she learned about new farming technologies.
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Farming families working with Self Help Africa in Burkina Faso have become more resllient to extreme climate change events.
Read MoreSnapshots From The Field
Self Help Africa latest Newsletter In our latest supporter newsletter – Snapshots from the Field – you’ll get to read about how we’re helping communities braced for COVID-19 by distributing information and supplies, and how a simple home-made ‘tippy tap’ is an effective way to promote hand hygiene – even … Read More
Read MoreA Message From Our CEO On Black Lives Matter
We stand in solidarity with those calling for an end to systemic racism in the US and elsewhere.
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