Self Help Africa is ‘ahead of the game’ in its focus on smallholder farmers and promoting a ‘climate smart’ approach to agriculture, according to one of leading facilitators of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Self Help Africa is ‘ahead of the game’ in its focus on smallholder farmers and promoting a ‘climate smart’ approach to agriculture, according to one of leading facilitators of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read MoreAs the elected leader of her local farmers’ group, 38-year-old Samada Masanda embodies the change she says is happening across her community. ‘Before, parents here didn’t bother to educate girls. But now they’ve seen that women can be leaders, so they educate all their children.’
Read More24-year-old farmer Florence Turyahebwa from Kamwenge in Uganda has big plans for the future and they don’t require a husband.
Read MorePart of the Shrewsbury Food Festival, this special dining experience will take you to three secret restaurants where you will be treated to a fabulous starter, main course and dessert. The locations of the restaurants will not be revealed until the night!
Read MoreA problem shared became a problem halved for potato farmer Pelegia Anybembeire when she joined a farmers group in Nyambale, Uganda. The 46 year old is now seeing her produce command a good price, and being sold to markets as far away as the capital Kampala thanks to the negotiating power that the group has, as a result of their collaboration.
Read MoreHave you considered setting yourself a great charity challenge in 2015? If so, we might just have a proposition that will interest our Shropshire supporters.,Self Help Africa is currently recruiting volunteers to join us at a series of great challenges that are taking place in the coming months.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day takes place on Sunday, 8th March next, and to mark the occasion we’re inviting friends and supporters to join us in celebrating Africa’s hard-working women farmers. We’d love you to mark the occasion by hosting a Coffee Morning, large or small, to support our work with African women.
Read MoreBwalya “Emma’ Kangwa is a mother of two young children she is also proud of her role as a voluntary community adviser. Using the skills she has learnt from Self Help Africa she travels the district mentoring others.
Read MoreA series of pictures and stories of Malawian women who are working with four Irish international organizations in the country are the subject of “16 Days of Activism” on gender equality which was launched recently in the southern African country. This exhibition offers a glimpse of some of the gender work of being undertaken by Self Help Africa and by three other development organizations – Concern Worldwide, Goal and; Trócaire in Malawi in recent years.
Read MoreWould you like to double your money and help more farmers escape hunger and poverty? Donate online through the Big Give Christmas Challenge, and your donation to Self Help Africa could be doubled. To make your money go further for African farmers, please donate online on 4th, 5th or 6th December on our Big Give page.
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