In Malawi Self Help Africa has invested in materials worth over 200 million MWK ($250k) to support nearly 150,000 households in 10 districts in the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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Biking Out of Poverty
Members of a womens savings and loans group in Malawi are biking their way out of poverty!
Read MoreCoronavirus Message from the CEO
A message from Self Help Africa CEO on the Coronavirus outbreak, the impact on our organisation and the threat it poses to Africa.
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Cashew 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 MoreUS joins fight against desert locusts
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
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