Teso, in northern Uganda, is one of the most troubled places on Earth. People here are still recovering more than a decade on from years of violence and destruction at the hands of warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army. Many people were murdered, women raped, and countless villages … Read More
Read MoreGreen Businesses Sprout from Conservation Project
Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda is the site of an innovative conservation project that has created over 500 ‘green enterprises’
Read MoreGinger Growing
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.
Read MoreProjects Worked with Over 378,000 families
Self Help Africa’s projects impacted the lives of 2.5 million people and worked directly with 275,000 households, last year.
Read MoreTree Planting Reduces Flood Impacts
Tree planting and other work has protected communities in Uganda from the destructive effects of torrential rains.
Read MoreUganda’s Home of Honey Buzzing With Potential
A region of Uganda once known for violence and conflict is today being reshaped as the country’s ‘home of honey,’ and Self Help Africa is playing an important part.
Read MoreYour Support, Doubled – A Give2Grow Thank You From Teso
Support families like Angella’s to rebuild their lives in Teso, Uganda. Donate to our Give2Grow campaign between 15th February and 15th May 2019 and your donation will be matched by the UK Government.
Read MoreAward-winning TruTrade
‘TruTrade’ has received the ‘Award For Global Prosperity’ in the Rural Transformation and Zero Hunger category, together with a $100,000 cash prize, an award that celebrates innovation to tackle real-world problems.
Read More2.2m People Reached
Self Help Africa worked with approximately 2.2 million people across 33 development projects in 2018, its annual meeting heard last week. The organisation’s largest project was in Kenya, where more than €24m was being invested over a five-year period in strengthening agri-business and creating new markets for 100,000 small-scale farmers. … Read More
Read MoreShortlisted For Innovation Award
After a troubled childhood, young Francis is starting to rebuild his life thanks to support from Self Help Africa
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