The saying ‘knowledge is power’ may be a cliché but when it comes to supporting rural women in The Gambia, it’s never been more accurate. In Africa, 80 per cent of agricultural production comes from smallholder farmers, who are mostly rural women, yet they are often unable to meet their … Read More
Read MoreSupporting Nomadic Families Cope with Climate
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.
Read MoreWorld Food Day 2020: Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together.
World Food Day 2020 will be celebrated on Friday, 16 October, with the theme Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together – thanking farmers and food system workers.
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 MoreThey’re Family, and Friends!
Veronica Brown describes her teenage daughter Lynda as ‘my best friend.’
Read MoreOn Their Bikes out of Poverty
Members of a womens savings and loans group in Malawi are biking their way out of poverty!
Read MoreMary’s Mango Tree
Mary Banda earns almost half her annual income from a mango tree that grows in her front yard in Northern Malawi.
Read MoreCashew boost for West African women
Self Help Africa is involved in a three-way response to the locust crisis in East Africa, together with UN and government agencies
Read MoreResponding to East Africa’s Locust Invasion
Self Help Africa is involved in a three-way response to the locust crisis in East Africa, together with UN and government agencies
Read MoreCommunity Saves Together
For 25-year-old Flavia, onions are a business. The mother of three earns a living selling the vegetables that she grows in a small plot at her home inthe far north west of Uganda. Flavia Dritchelo is a member of a horticultural group being supported and trained by Self Help Africa … Read More
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