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Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs To Drive Change

Self Help Africa21st June 2024Enterprise Development, Gender, News

Doris outside her hair salon

Our Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWE) pilot, funded by GIZ and active in Nigeria, Kenya, and Malawi, enhances digital capabilities, health literacy, and economic independence through the establishment of Women’s Business Centres (WBCs)

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Self Help Africa: Working For A World Where Refugees Are Welcomed

Self Help Africa19th June 2024Agriculture & Nutrition, News, Uganda

Farmers exhibiting their produce at a refugee settlement

World Refugee Day raises awareness of the rights of refugees and highlights the plight of those fleeing conflict or persecution. This year’s theme is ‘For a world where refugees are welcomed’.  

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Self Help Africa Responding to Ongoing Crises in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region

Self Help Africa11th June 2024Ethiopia, featured, News

Transportation of Plumpynut and Life Saving kits to 2 hospitals & 11 woredas

A deadly combination of conflict, drought and crop failure has plunged millions of people in Ethiopia into crisis.

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Tom Brown: Supporting Women, Children and Rural Communities in Nigeria

Self Help Africa7th June 2024Agriculture & Nutrition, News, Nigeria, West Africa

Nigerian women holding a plate of Tom Brown

Tom Brown is a traditional Nigerian food supplement made with a combination of different cereals and locally sourced products. It’s especially beneficial for infants, young children and breastfeeding women to prevent malnutrition.

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El Niño Weather Patterns Causing Severe Food Insecurity in Malawi

Self Help Africa4th June 2024Agriculture & Nutrition, Climate Change, Malawi, News

Picture of woman with her maize harvest

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.

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World Environment Day 2024 – Our Land, Our Future

Self Help Africa30th May 2024Climate Change, News, Senegal

Women ploughing a field, Malawi.

The World Environment Day 2024 theme is ‘Our Land, Our Future’. The focus is on land restoration, drought and desertification.

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Transforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water

Self Help Africa29th May 2024Malawi, News, Wash

Dalesi is pictured with 2 buckets and her children in the background

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.

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Secret Supper Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Another Successful Sellout

Self Help Africa19th April 2024Fundraising, News

Self Help Africa’s Secret Supper series celebrated ten years this April with another sell-out event, sponsored by law firm Aaron & Partners. 

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Earth Day 2024 – Self Help Africa’s Sustainable Agriculture Solutions

Self Help Africa18th April 2024Climate Change, News

Earth Day 2024 takes place on 22 April to highlight and promote environmental issues, conservation and the protection of our planet.

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Bringing Clean Water to Dowa District: A Report from Malawi

Self Help Africa16th April 2024Malawi, News, Wash

Providing universal access to clean and sustainable water is a key priority for Self Help Africa’s Di- WASH programme in Malawi.

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