More than 220 women and young people in North-Eastern Uganda are growing ginger as a cash crop to generate an income and support local market demand.
Read MoreSecuring Markets in a time of Lockdown
A Self Help Africa venture that links rural poor farmers to markets has helped growers in East Africa earn more than $110,000 for their crops in recent weeks, despite the market disruptions caused by COVID-19 to their supply chains.
Read MoreBiking Out of Poverty
Members of a womens savings and loans group in Malawi are biking their way out of poverty!
Read MoreCashew boost for West African women
A newly-launched cashew project will provide a valuable source of income for 2,800 women farmers in West Africa.
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 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
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