Life has improved for Jessy. Her only regret is that it wasn’t like that when her family were young.
Read MoreCoping with Blindness a Family Affair
Minus has been helped by her grandchildren to run the farm since she went blind a few years ago. She is also receiving support from Self Help Africa.
Read MoreMalawi savings groups supporting hundreds of small businesses
Savings programme is supporting thousands of rural poor villagers in Malawi
Read MoreMiddle Farm to Malawi
Shropshire farmer and writer travelled to Malawi this year to see for herself how small-scale farmers live off the land in this southern African country.
Read MoreQuarter million use farm phone service
A mobile phone information service established by Self Help Africa in 2014 to provide timely information to rural poor farmers, has been used almost a quarter of a million times within its start. Launched in Malawi late last year, the ‘321’ voice activated service provides subscribers to the country’s largest mobile phone network with a suite of farm information services that they can access at the push of a button.
Read MoreDambos
Water supply and management is one of the key challenges facing most African smallholders. It’s a challenge made all the more testing by the impact of climate variability. But it’s a challenge that can yield a healthy dividend, as has been witnessed with wetland management efforts in Malawi and Zambia that have resulted in crop yields increasing by between 30-60%, as a direct result of work that local village committees have carried out in collaboration with Self Help Africa.
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