A Help Up, Not A Hand Out |
Most Africans who are hungry live on farms. Most African farms can grow much more food.
Self Help Africa works with rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, helping them to grow enough food to feed themselves and to escape from subsistence agriculture.
Our efforts focus on smallholder farmers; in nine countries across the continent, Self Help Africa assists these men and women to grow more, while protecting their land’s resources, and begin to trade their way out of poverty.
We achieve this primarily by providing technical help to farmers – introducing new seed varieties or a second crop, helping them irrigate land or reduce soil erosion, or setting up small savings and credit cooperatives to help them start a business.
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Food Security
Climate Change
Women in Farming and Business
Developing entrepreneurs
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Farming is the key to real change |
Approximately 80% of Africans live in rural areas -their options to improve livelihoods largely restricted to agriculture.
Real and lasting change can only be achieved by enabling and empowering local people - so that they have the tools, the training, and the necessary supports to break the cycle of famine and need.
By applying innovative technologies and approaches we enable rural communities to tackle the challenges they face in cost effective, practical and sustainable ways. |
