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Susan Jua fled conflict in South Sudan in 2006 and escaped with her family to Uganda. As a refugee, she arrived homeless and penniless. She had no land and limited ability to earn a living. Self Help Africa’s Sustain Project has helped to change that.

More than 450 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more remain missing after Tropical Cyclone Freddy pummeled southern Malawi. The country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera, has declared 14 days of national mourning following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy. The cyclone has also made hundreds of thousands of people in … Read More

Kapelebyong, Uganda – The ‘Teso Youth and Women’s Livelihoods Programme’ was created to improve the lives of mainly women, young people, and people with disabilities, through training in climate-resilient agricultural practices, livestock support, advocacy, and village savings and loans associations, to enable the communities to increase their production, diversify their diets, and raise their income levels.

Self Help Africa will be hosting a webinar titled ‘Innovation and Technology for Gender Equity’ in celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March at 10am GMT. Join us for this special one hour event and hear from women across Africa on the approaches to integrating more women into technology and … Read More

Supporting African small scale farming families is more important than ever