An award-winning star of hit TV show ‘Orange is the New Black’ will be the special guest at Self Help Africa’s gala Change-Makers’ Ball in New York, next month. Uzo Aduba – star of the acclaimed ‘Orange is the New Black’ – will join up to 600 guests at the 5th annual black tie event in Manhattan on Friday, 14th November next.
Read MorePhones spread farm information
Mobile phones are now being employed by Self help Africa in an innovative new project to spread farming information. For many years, Self Help Africa has helped farmers to access information on how they can improve their farming practices.
Read MoreDINE AROUND THE WORLD
Tuesday October 14th: Three fantastic restaurants, three corners of the world….one unforgettable evening. Food-lovers! You’re invited Dine Around the World on Tuesday 14th October without even leaving Shrewsbury.
Read MoreSoprano star muscles in for Africa
Self Help Africa’s US team have some serious muscle in their corner, to paraphrase the hit American TV show.
Read MoreGoats for Good
We’re delighted that St Helen’s farm, the home of fresh goats milk, has confirmed a twelve-month partnership with Self Help Africa. The Yorkshire-based farm supplies a range of goats’ milk products across all major supermarkets.
Read MoreSupporting enterprise in Africa
Helping rural African farming communities to earn more from their work is central to Self Help Africa. It’s at the heart of what a recently created subsidiary, Partner Africa, does too. A pioneering social enterprise established to enable African farm businesses, flower growers and others to access new markets, Partner Africa also supports businesses to earn more from their work.
Read MoreWorking together for greater impact
Self Help Africa has always believed in the value of partnerships and working with others to deliver better results. It’s the very foundation of how we deliver our projects in Africa. That’s why we are so pleased to be able to announce our merger with Ireland’s longest established development agency, Gorta.
Read MoreMusical farmer strikes the right chord
Misheck Mwanza struck just the right chord when his band topped the Zambian charts with their single “Lazy people run away from farming” a quarter century ago. But the song didn’t last and a career in music didn’t last either for Misheck, who made the long journey home from capital city Lusaka to take up farming again.
Read More100% success for Ethiopian seed cooperative
A pioneering project that helped an Ethiopian farmers union to produce the quality wheat seed that it’s members needed, has received national recognition in the country.
Read MoreUN group backs climate work
;A Self Help Africa (SHA) project that supports rural communities in Ethiopia to cope with the effects of changing climate has received the approval of a national forum convened under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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