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 MoreSingle mum becomes a businesswoman
Single mum Jescah learned how to grow cassava commercially, and is now earning her own income for the first time in her life.
Read MoreKenya agri-business call gets huge response
Close to 200 agri-businesses responded to the first funding call issued by a new project seeking to create profitable new markets for over 100,000 rural poor farming families in Kenya.
Read MoreRefugee mum gets fresh start
A refugee for half her life, young mum Janet has created a small business in her refugee camp, transforming the life of her children.
Read MoreWidow rebuilds her life after tragedy
Maimuna from Teso, Uganda, is no stranger to tragedy. She lost her home and her farm to Joseph Kony’s rebels. With Self Help Africa’s help, she is rebuilding her life.
Read MoreSeed security and success for Sisay and Kelemua
In Uganda, we are training refugees to produce quality graisn and crops that they can sell to the World Food Programme, biggest buyer in the region.
Read MoreThank You for your support in 2018
In 2018, Self Help Africa achieved more work thanks to public support
Read MoreTruTrade receives innovation award
Self Help Africa’s inventive new farmers trading platform TruTrade has been presented with a prestigious award for innovation.
Read MoreTruTrade boosting incomes for rural African farmers
As a TruTrade agent, Agnes Mutisya links farmers to markets and allows them to get a better price for their produce, increasing incomes and financial security.
Read MoreYoung farmers benefit from innovative skills
Alice Nyariaro, who participated in the Marshal Papworth programme, passes on her new skills to young farmers
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