{"id":15,"date":"2015-06-22T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T11:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/new\/us\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:27:54","slug":"how-we-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/how-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 00px 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/RWE-article-crop.png); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 180px 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px 20px 50px;\" ><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">how<\/font><\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">we work<\/font><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-2\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px 90px; background-color: transparent;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 30px;padding: 0px 5%;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 30px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline man h3\" ><span>our approach<\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 30px 0 0 0;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p><span>Self Help Africa works sub-Saharan Africa,<\/span>\u00a0tackling poverty and improving the lives of local communities. The organisation works both with its own African staff, and through local partners to undertake a range of integrated development programs amongst rural communities. How we do it:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#enterprise\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/phone_650.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/phone_650.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap x-hide-xl x-hide-lg x-hide-md\" style=\"margin: 45px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#gender\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/gender.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/gender.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>GENDER<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap x-hide-xl x-hide-lg x-hide-md\" style=\"margin: 45px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#climatechange\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/climate-change.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/climate-change.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>CLIMATE CHANGE<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#agriculturenutrition\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/agricultureandnutrition.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/agricultureandnutrition.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>AGRICULTURE &amp; NUTRITION<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap x-hide-xl x-hide-lg x-hide-md\" style=\"margin: 45px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#microfinance\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/microfinance.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/microfinance.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>MICRO FINANCE<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap x-hide-xl x-hide-lg x-hide-md\" style=\"margin: 45px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#cooperatives\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/cooperatives.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/cooperatives.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>cooperatives<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-thumbnail\"  href=\"#wash\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: '8165:full'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/handwashing.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>WASH<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-3\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5% 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/enterprise-color-background.jpg); background-color: #f7f8fa;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2 id=\"enterprise\" class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">Enterprise Development<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">Rural enterprise development is at the core of our work. Linking small scale farmers, cooperatives and producer groups to the market is key to improving 'the bottom line'.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/e-vouchers-support-refugee-farmers\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;E-Voucher System Boosts Food Security for Refugee Farmers in Uganda&quot;\"><article id=\"post-9049\" class=\"post-9049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-enterprise-development category-news category-uganda tag-e-vouchers tag-refugees\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Village-Saving-Lending-Associations-copy-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">E-Voucher System Boosts Food Security for Refugee Farmers in Uganda<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">15th August 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/green-businesses\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Project will Support Hundreds of New Green Businesses in Zambia&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8988\" class=\"post-8988 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-enterprise-development category-featured category-news category-zambia tag-business tag-enterprise tag-entrepreneur tag-green tag-sme tag-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/greenjobs.2-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Project will Support Hundreds of New Green Businesses in Zambia<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">1st July 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/empowering-rural-women-entrepreneurs\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs To Drive Change&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8946\" class=\"post-8946 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-enterprise-development category-featured category-gender category-news tag-rural-women-entrepreneurs tag-womens-business-centres\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/RWE-article-crop-877x400.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs To Drive Change<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">21st June 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-4\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5% 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/gender-color-background.jpg); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2 id=\"gender\" class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">gender<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">African women produce up to 80% of the food on small scale farms yet receive just a fraction of the available support. Gender inequality is a major obstacle to improved outcomes. We are working to level that playing field.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/meet-our-experts-mary-sweeney\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Meet Our Experts: Mary Sweeney&quot;\"><article id=\"post-9572\" class=\"post-9572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gender category-news\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/mary-sweeney-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Meet Our Experts: Mary Sweeney<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">6th August 2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/empowering-rural-women-entrepreneurs\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs To Drive Change&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8946\" class=\"post-8946 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-enterprise-development category-featured category-gender category-news tag-rural-women-entrepreneurs tag-womens-business-centres\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/RWE-article-crop-877x400.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs To Drive Change<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">21st June 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/surplus-garden-produce\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Kenyan Women Using Facebook To Sell Produce From Their Gardens&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8492\" class=\"post-8492 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-enterprise-development category-gender category-kenya category-news\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/kenya.enterprise.mainpic-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Kenyan Women Using Facebook To Sell Produce From Their Gardens<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">16th January 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-5\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5% 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/climate-color-background.jpg); background-color: #f7f8fa;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2 id=\"climatechange\" class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">climate change<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">As farming depends on rainfall, a major part of our work is helping vulnerable communities adapt to climate change.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/weather-alerts\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Weather Information is Critical for Farmers Facing Changing Climate&quot;\"><article id=\"post-9976\" class=\"post-9976 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-ethiopia category-news tag-extension-services tag-farming-advise tag-weather-alerts\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Ethiopia.Weather.story_-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Weather Information is Critical for Farmers Facing Changing Climate<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">23rd June 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/natural-farming\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Natural Farming Methods the Key for Africa&quot;\"><article id=\"post-9959\" class=\"post-9959 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-news\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/blockade2.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Natural Farming Methods the Key for Africa<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">29th April 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/2-5-million-trees\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;\u00a0FARMING COMMUNITIES PLANT 2.5 MILLION TREES\u00a0&quot;\"><article id=\"post-9922\" class=\"post-9922 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-ethiopia category-kenya category-malawi category-news category-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/treeplanting2-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">\u00a0FARMING COMMUNITIES PLANT 2.5 MILLION TREES\u00a0<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">1st April 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-6\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5% 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/agriculture-color-background.jpg); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2 id=\"agriculturenutrition\" class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">Agriculture &amp; nutrition<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">It's not just the quantity of food but also the quality of food being produced that is important. A balanced diversified diet helps African families escape hunger and poverty.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/reviving-livestock-care-in-napak-uganda\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Reviving Livestock Care in Napak, Uganda&quot;\"><article id=\"post-9064\" class=\"post-9064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-news category-uganda tag-agriculture tag-livestock\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/build-vaccination-1-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Reviving Livestock Care in Napak, Uganda<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">26th August 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/for-a-world-where-refugees-are-welcomed\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Self Help Africa: Working For A World Where Refugees Are Welcomed&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8934\" class=\"post-8934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-featured category-news category-uganda tag-world-refugee-day\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/refugee-day-web-crop-877x450.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Self Help Africa: Working For A World Where Refugees Are Welcomed<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">20th June 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/tom-brown-supporting-nigerian-communities\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Tom Brown: Supporting Women, Children and Rural Communities in Nigeria&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8900\" class=\"post-8900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-news category-nigeria category-west-africa tag-nutrition tag-tom-brown\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/tom-brown-web-crop-877x450.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Tom Brown: Supporting Women, Children and Rural Communities in Nigeria<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">7th June 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-7\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5% 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/microfinance-color-background.jpg); background-color: #f7f8fa;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2 id=\"microfinance\" class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">micro finance<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">Access to affordable micro-finance is vital if smallholders are to invest in developing their farming businesses.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/village-loans\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Village bank provided loans to more than 72,000 (mainly) women members&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8408\" class=\"post-8408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-climate-change category-gender category-malawi category-microfinance category-news\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/Cumo.mainphoto-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Village bank provided loans to more than 72,000 (mainly) women members<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">21st August 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/trutrade-doubles-impact-in-2019\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;TruTrade Doubles Impact In 2019&quot;\"><article id=\"post-5892\" class=\"post-5892 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-microfinance category-news tag-africa tag-trade tag-trutrade\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/DSC_06161_11-scaled-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">TruTrade Doubles Impact In 2019<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">7th February 2020<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/cooperative-gives-mother-confidence\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Cooperative gives mother new-found confidence&quot;\"><article id=\"post-5035\" class=\"post-5035 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cooperatives category-ethiopia category-featured category-gender category-microfinance category-news tag-cooperative tag-empowerment tag-ethiopia tag-farming tag-gender tag-microfinance tag-small-loans tag-women\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/05\/kokebe-post-870x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Cooperative gives mother new-found confidence<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">21st May 2018<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-8\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5% 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/cooperative-color-background.jpg); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2 id=\"cooperatives\" class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">cooperatives<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">By working together in farmer cooperatives and producer groups, small scale farmers can access better prices for their crops. Together is usually better.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/supporting-a-future-in-ginger-production\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Supporting a Future in Ginger Production&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8248\" class=\"post-8248 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-cooperatives category-news category-uganda tag-ginger-production tag-uganda\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/IA.StellaAluko.SelfHelpAfrica1-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Supporting a Future in Ginger Production<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">6th April 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/community-saves-together\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Community Saves Together&quot;\"><article id=\"post-5558\" class=\"post-5558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-cooperatives category-enterprise-development category-news category-uganda tag-agri-business tag-agriculture tag-cooperative tag-development tag-farming tag-uganda\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Flavia-edit-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Community Saves Together<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">1st July 2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/better-education-through-local-field-school\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;&#8216;BETTER&#8217; school for Merinda&quot;\"><article id=\"post-5536\" class=\"post-5536 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-cooperatives category-development-education category-malawi category-news tag-agriculture tag-development tag-development-education tag-education tag-farming tag-malawi\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/IMG_2468-copy-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">&#8216;BETTER&#8217; school for Merinda<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">18th June 2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e15-e113 mf-0\" id=\"wash\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e15-e114 mf-1 mf-2\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e15-e115 mf-3\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h2\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">WASH<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><font class=\"whitetext\">Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are crucial to the health and well-being of farming communities.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"workstories\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/transforming-communities-in-malawi-with-solar-powered-water\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Transforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8881\" class=\"post-8881 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-malawi category-news category-wash\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/dalesi-web-pic-877x450.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Transforming Communities in Malawi With Solar-Powered Water<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">29th May 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/bringing-clean-water-to-dowa-district\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Bringing Clean Water to Dowa District: A Report from Malawi&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8751\" class=\"post-8751 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-malawi category-news category-wash\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Di-WASH-1-877x490.jpeg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Bringing Clean Water to Dowa District: A Report from Malawi<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">16th April 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post3 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/world-water-day-2024-water-for-peace\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;World Water Day 2024: Water For Peace&quot;\"><article id=\"post-8732\" class=\"post-8732 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-wash tag-water-for-peace tag-world-water-day\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/IMG_5875-1-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">World Water Day 2024: Water For Peace<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">20th March 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e15-e120 mf-3\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>howwe workour approachSelf Help Africa works sub-Saharan Africa,\u00a0tackling poverty and improving the lives of local communities. 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