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Taking out a loan
It costs us
120 on average to support one ruralAfrican family to help them work their way outof poverty.
Ngist Ayere
from Bora in Ethiopia has built anew home and sent her three children to schoolsince receiving training through Self Help Africa.She has joined the womens’ savings and creditco-op and taken out a loan to begin fatteningoxen to sell in the future.Morethan 13,000 women have started theirown income generating activities, after takingloans from savings and credit co-ops (SACCOs)set up with the support of Self Help, in Ethiopia.
To read more about the people we areworking with, on our web-site atwww.selfhelpafrica.com.
How we work
Self Help Africa was formedin 2008 following theintegration of two agencieswith a long record of workingsuccessfully in Africa- theUnited Kingdom NGO HarvestHelp, and Irish NGO Self HelpDevelopment International.Self Help Africa deliverspractical, cost effective andsustainable solutions to thechallenges faced by Africa’srural poor.
Self Help Africa
Contact Us
Annefield HouseDublin RoadPortlaoiseCo. LaoisIrelandTel. +353- (0)57 8694034Fax. +353- (0)57 8694038E-mail :info@selfhelpafrica.comWebsite : www.selfhelpafrica.com
Growing Enough Food
More than 80% of Africans depend heavily ongrowing and producing their own food. Our workhelps them to do this on a sustainable basis.
Activities include:
improving productivity usinglocal resources, irrigation, management of water,crops & livestock; providing affordable local seedsupply; and protecting the environment.
Earning a Living
Developing new sources of income is essential forgreater economic security for any family.
Activities include:
access to savings & credit,training, supporting co-ops, and the sale andmarketing of surpluses.
Working Together
Farmers’ groups, village banks, water committeesand other groups are essential if a community is toprosper. We help rural communities to managetheir own development.
Activities include:
community led planning andmonitoring, training in group organisation andleadership, and co-operative development.
Accessing Basic Services
Access to water, healthcare and education is abasic human right.
Activities include:
provision of water andsanitation, improving access to healthcare andeducation, and HIV/AIDS support and awareness.
Self Help Africa works with local staff,partners and local communities in Ethiopia,Eritrea, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Ghana,Uganda, Togo and Burkina Faso -
Enabling people to grow enough food so thatthey can feed themselves all year round
Improving opportunities for people to earn aliving and support their families
Providing Africans with the skills they need tomove out of poverty, and manage their futures
Improving access to basic social services such asclean drinking water, health-care, and education
Supporting local communities to preserve andrehabilitate their natural environment
Through advocacy, partnerships, dissemination,and best practice, seeking to influence policiesand attitudes in both Africa and the West, toissues that affect the lives of rural AfricansSelf Help Africa has ambitious plans -to effect change, and deliver moresupport to more people. Supportus as we seek to provide moreAfricans with the training, the skills, andthe tools to lead a life free from hunger,poverty and need.
 
Self Help Africa is an international development agency that works toimprove the lives of rural Africa’s poorest people.
BURKINA FASO • ERITREA • ETHIOPIA • GHANA • KENYA • MALAWI • TOGO • UGANDA • ZAMBIABURKINA FASO • ERITREA • ETHIOPIA • GHANA • KENYA • MALAWI • TOGO • UGANDA • ZAMBIA
There are many ways to help. A contribution of :
12
will buy a bag of locally producedimproved quality seed.
55
will buy a treadle pump to help anAfrican farmer to irrigate his crops
100
will enable us to plant over 700mixed tree seedlingsYou can also
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Donations can be sent, marked ‘Freepost’ to : ‘Self Help Africa’, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland.
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How you can help
 
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