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El Niño Weather Patterns Causing Food Insecurity in Malawi

Self Help Africa30th May 2024Climate Change, featured, Malawi, News

Picture of woman with her maize harvest

Dry weather caused by the 2024 El Niño have meant that 4.4 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity from June 2023 – March 2024.

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Transforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water

Self Help Africa29th May 2024featured, Malawi, News, WASH

Dalesi is pictured with two buckets and her children in the background

After a cholera outbreak in Malawi’s Mtungwi village killed seven people and affected 280 others, Self Help Africa worked with the local district council to help prevent and protect the communities from further outbreaks of disease.

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Bringing Clean Water to Dowa District: A Report from Malawi

Self Help Africa16th April 2024Malawi, News, WASH

Providing universal access to clean and sustainable water is a key priority for Self Help Africa’s Di- WASH programme in Malawi.

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Innovative ‘sack gardens’ being established in Malawi

Self Help Africa19th March 2024Malawi, News

Women in Malawi are establishing ‘sack gardens’ in order to produce more food for their families

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750,000 Fuel-Efficient Cooking Stoves in Malawi

Self Help Africa10th October 2023Malawi, News

Self Help Africa has distributed three quarters of a million fuel stoves in Malawi in the past decade.

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Village bank provided loans to more than 72,000 (mainly) women members

Self Help Africa21st August 2023Agriculture & Nutrition, Climate Change, Gender, Malawi, Microfinance, News

CUMO Microfinance Bank provided loans and other services to more than 72,000 rural poor members in Malawi, last year.

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Aspiring to a Better Life – Manesi’s Story

Self Help Africa18th July 2023Agriculture & Nutrition, Malawi, News

The clue is in the name… our ASPIRE (Achieving Sustainable Poverty Reduction through Increased Inclusive Resilience and Empowerment) project has enabled hundreds of women in Malawi to make their small business aspirations come true.

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Tomatoes Recipe for Couple’s Success

Self Help Africa18th July 2023Agriculture & Nutrition, Malawi, News

This Malawian couple have built their economic success on a business growing and selling tomatoes.

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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Making Menstruation a Normal Fact of Life by 2030

Self Help Africa26th May 2023Malawi, News

Menstrual Hygiene Day takes place on the 28th of May with the purpose of breaking taboos surrounding menstruation and menstrual hygiene.

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KULIMA BETTER: Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Malawi

Self Help Africa31st March 2023Agriculture & Nutrition, Gender, Malawi, News

The Kulima BETTER project promoted sustainable agricultural growth to increase incomes, food & nutrition security for small farmers in Malawi.

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