Mary Banda lives in a village close to Karonga in Northern Malawi.
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A newly-launched cashew project will provide a valuable source of income for 2,800 women farmers in West Africa.
Read MoreA BETTER life for Alice
Since joining a village savings and loans group (VSLA), Alice used a small loan to build a piggery and buy a breeding sow that soon provided her with five piglets that she could fatten and sell.
Read MoreNew EU-funded project to create environmentally sustainable jobs in Uganda
Self Help Africa are the lead partner in an innovative new EU-funded project that aims to create a sustainable ‘green economy’ in the Lake Bunyonyi region of Uganda.
Read MoreNew EU-funded project to benefit 100,000 farmers in Kenya
EU funded program will help thousands of small farmers and entrepreneurs in Kenya to scale up their business and move away from subsistence farming.
Read MoreCooperative gives mother new-found confidence
In Ethiopia, Kokebe Ababa says joining her local savings and credits cooperative boosted her confidence and transformed her life.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: Press for Progress
For International Women’s Day, we talk gender equality and celebrate the women who press for progress in their communities.
Read MoreYoung Mum Changes Future for Her Family
In Northern Malawi, Malidadi Chilonga is farming to provide a better future for her young family
Read MoreFuture blooming brighter for Loveness
The Deputy Director of Zambia’s Ministry of Agriculture paid tribute to Self Help Africa for leading the way in improving access to quality seed for farmers in the country.
Read MoreWhere Nothing Grows
Self Help Africa supports a women’s horticultural group in Burkina Faso’s scorching central plateau.
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