Self Help Africa is involved in a three-way response to the locust crisis in East Africa, together with UN and government agencies
Read MoreTruTrade Doubles Impact In 2019
TruTrade, the innovative sourcing and trading initiative for Africa’s smallholder farmers, doubled its trading volumes in 2019 over the previous year. “We’ve experienced continued growth in both the Kenyan and Ugandan markets,” said CEO Jenny Rafanomezana. “And we’re confident that we’ll see further strong growth in 2020, with significant new … Read More
Read MoreSupporting women traders on Africa’s land borders
Africa’s land borders can be busy, chaotic and, for the many thousands of women who operate as small-scale cross-border traders, dangerous. In East Africa, Self Help Africa’s social enterprise subsidiary Partner Africa has been working with 2,000 of these operators, providing women along four of Burundi’s borders with the skills … Read More
Read MoreResponding to the hunger crisis in Zambia
The unseasonal drought in Zambia has plunged the country into crisis. Maize production has declined dramatically, leaving tens of thousands of families hungry, forced to ration their households to just a single meal a day. Self Help Africa are currently working in some areas that have been severely affected by … Read More
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 MoreTCS New York City Marathon 2020
Enter the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon, on behalf of Self Help Africa and make your race count.
Read MoreRecord-Breaking Reforestation
Self Help Africa is proud to have played a part in Ethiopia’s world-record breaking reforestation initiative, by planting tens of thousands of new trees in Ethiopia. Our country team joined the Government-led initiative that is aiming to plant four billion trees in the country by the end of 2019. In … 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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