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.
Read MoreBiking Out of Poverty
Members of a womens savings and loans group in Malawi are biking their way out of poverty!
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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 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 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 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 MoreTruTrade wins MIT innovation award
TruTrade, our partner organisation working on agricultural enterprise and trade development, was recently honoured with an award from MIT Solve, a US-based initiative that champions solutions to the world’s most pressing problems through innovation and partnership.
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