An ambitious new development project that is supporting 180,000 people to produce enough food and adapt to the effects of changing climate in an environmental ‘hot zone’ in Zambia has been started in the southern African country.
Read MoreSelf Help Africa Receives ‘Best in Agriculture’ National Award
Self Help Africa has been named the winner of a prestigious prize as the ‘Best in Agriculture’ at the annual international development awards in Kenya.
Read MoreDramatic Drop in Childhood Malnourishment
The introduction of kitchen vegetable gardens, promotion of enriched food crops combined with extensive awareness training delivered largely through womens’ groups has dramatically reduced childhood malnourishment in a remote part of northern Kenya. Studies carried out on the impact of Self Help Africa’s work with 60,000 households in Baringo County … Read More
Read MoreSupporting Communities on The Frontline of Climate Change
Successive years of drought have made it harder to produce food in Baringo – Self Help Africa are providing households with training & seeds.
Read MoreBIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2022
In recent months, the worst food crisis in a generation has struck eastern Africa. Millions of families have slipped deeper into poverty, facing starvation. In Baringo County in Kenya, the lack of rainfall has left farmers and pastoralists unable to grow sufficient food crop to meet the needs of the … Read More
Read MoreMaking Farming their Business
Self Help Africa has completed an historic merger with the international development charity, United Purpose. As a result, we will support close to five million people across 17 countries.
Read MoreReviving the Kenyan Cotton Industry
A once thriving local industry that collapsed in the face of cheaper alternatives from the West and the Far East is experiencing a revival in Kenya, and thousands of farming households in Western Kenya are reaping the dividend.
Read MoreAcacia Trees Create Income and Jobs in Kenya
Acacia trees are providing incomes and jobs for thousands of small scale farming households in remote parts of Kenya.
Read MoreAGRIFI – CREATING JOBS AND DEVELOPING MARKETS
Investment of more than €6m has been awarded in match-funding to 12 Kenyan agri-businesses, in a programme to strengthen markets and create farming jobs.
Read MorePrestigious Award for Kenya Business
Young Kenyan businesswoman wins prestigious international award for agri-enterprise.
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