Agri-businesses involved in the production and processing of coconut, sorghum, soya, mango and dairy were amongst the recipients of over €4.1m in business expansion support, in Nairobi recently. The businesses joined the manufacturers of solar powered irrigation systems, providers of agri-transport leasing and the producers of bio-fertilisers, to receive grant … Read More
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. A newly-launched project is set to build on Karamoja’s buzzing potential, to create employment and income opportunities for more than 2,000 … Read More
Read MoreTCS New York City Marathon 2023
Enter the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon, on behalf of Self Help Africa and make your race count.
Read MoreRecord-Breaking Reforestation
Self Help Africa is proud to have played a part in Ethiopia’s world-record breaking reforestation initiative, by planting tens of thousands of new trees in Ethiopia. Our country team joined the Government-led initiative that is aiming to plant four billion trees in the country by the end of 2019. In … Read More
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 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
Read More‘BETTER’ school for Merinda
Merinda receives farming education through EU funded BETTER project at local ‘field school’ in Malawi
Read MoreShortlisted for innovation award
TruTrade has been nominated for €100,000 prize for their innovative digital platform, which has increased profits for African farmers and transformed trade.
Read MoreArtificial intelligence in African agriculture
Meet Nuru – an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant at the forefront of agricultural technology that’s changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa.
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