Self Help Africa

Good afternoon Malawi! Here filming w/ @selfhelpafrica.org

We're proud to be part of SustInAfrica - an ambitious EU-funded research project.

SustInAfrica tackles challenges facing farmers in North & West Africa:
🌳 Land degradation
💦 Water scarcity
🌱 Plant health

SustInAfrica will produce a framework on ag practices focussed on resilience & sustainability.

As members of the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV), we play our part in these collective efforts.

We integrate training on reducing gender-based violence, including FGM, at a practical level, across our programmes.

To learn more about the work of the ICGBV, visit www.gbv.ie

An image of the bottom part of a girl's face, with a shadow opposite. The Self Help Africa gender equality logo is pictured.

On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), nearly 4.4 million girls around the world are at risk. 200 million+ women & girls today have undergone FGM, in over 30 countries.

There is no health benefit. FGM is a violation of human rights & must be eliminated.

Pictured here are members of Yidibisha Rural Savings and Credit Cooperative administering the affairs of their group - disbursing loans and collecting savings on behalf of their members.

Now, we're further strengthening the SACCO sector with a smartphone app to identify gaps in skills & services + coaching plans & training modules.

Transforming lives through access to finance!

📸 Members of Yidibisha SACCO, disbursing loans & collecting savings.

For almost 20 years, we've worked to bring financial services to rural communities in Ethiopia through our SACCO (Savings & Credit Cooperatives) programme, with:
✅ Access to banking for 150,000 households through 260+ SACCOs
💰Tens of thousands of small loans to support income-generating activities.

Paul Wagstaff: Small-scale farmers are the key to ending intractable problem of hunger in Africa As we enter a new year, it’s fair to say we’re entering a period of uncertainty around the world. However, there appears to be one constant: hundreds of millions hungry in a world of plenty.

In 2025, let’s redouble our efforts to support small-scale farming families, who provide the key to lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty in Africa. Read more in the Irish Independent from Self Help Africa's Paul Wagstaff:
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

Africa Adapting exhibition Africa Adapting is an exhibition that illustrates how women and girls in communities across Africa are adapting to a challenging world.

Our 'Africa Adapting' exhibition illustrates how women & girls in communities across Africa are adapting to a changing, challenging world - mobilising their communities in response to the #climatecrisis & other pressing challenges.

Learn more: selfhelpafrica.org/ie/africa-ad...

Hi bluesky! We’re Self Help Africa - a quick intro:
Across rural Africa, we’re working with communities to ensure:
🍠 Nutritious food
💰 Decent incomes & employment
🚰 Clean water & basic services
All while sustaining natural resources.

Look forward to sharing more here - please give us a follow!

Great work! 🍠💚