GB Site | IE Site Home About us Where we work News How you can help Shop Development Education Contact Us Horticulture farming success in Malawi As you can see by the size of his cabbages, Bvumbwe Chatuluka (left) has seen huge benefits since becoming involved in a farming group at Self Help Africa’s project in Masumba, Malawi. With your support, we could help thousands of other farmers like Bvumbwe who have enthusiasm but lack the tools and education to become successful farmers. Find out how Bvumbwe went from a struggling subsistence farmer to a supplier of vegetables. First charity shop opens! Self Help Africa Marie Gray has opened a shop in mid-Wales to raise funds for Self Help Africa. The official opening was held on November 6th when Marie was joined at the shop by Elia Manda, our Eastern Province Manager in Zambia. The shop stocks clothing, household items, paintings and decorative items, vintage hats and accessories. Opening times are 10am - 2pm Monday to Saturday. The shop's address is 26 Station Road, Knighton, Powys. Donations can be made by contacting Marie Gray in Knighton during the week (tel 01547 520455 before hand) or in Brecon at weekends (01874 611455). Volunteer as an ambassador Our network of Ambassadors across the UK helps to raise awareness about our work by giving talks and presentations to local groups and schools and organising events. Find out more about the role of our ambassadors here Thanks to everyone who donated on 1st and 2nd December though The Big Give website. Our supporters donated £12,846 which was generously matched by the Reed Foundation, making a grand total of £25,693. If you made a donation and passed your details on to us, We will acknowledge your support once we receive a breakdown from The Big Give. Visit The Big Give website Keep this in mind for all those unwanted Christmas presents! Sellers can choose to donate 10% to 100% of their sale price to Self Help Africa. Buyers can find and buy items knowing they are supporting Self Help Africa's work. Ebay for Charity website BUPA London 10k run 2009 This fantastic 10 kilometre run starts and finishes in St. James’s Park and takes in some of London's most famous landmarks. It's really easy to sign up on the BUPA 10k website. It costs £25 and there is no minimum sponsorship level. The BUPA London 10k takes place on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009. Find out more about the run More Aid for African Agriculture Self Help Africa has contributed to a new report by the UK Food Group. After decades of decline, aid to African agriculture is back on the international policy agenda in the context of climate change, the current food and energy price crises and the consequent demands for hundreds of billions of dollars in new investment in agriculture. The evidence presented in this report shows that donors have been using Agriculture Aid to promote globalisation and the production of food and fuel, primarily for more affluent markets, with safety nets for the poor who lose out. Download the full report (PDF 756 KB) Read more about the report on the UK Food Group website Innovative ideas help farmers’ dreams become a reality A group of employees from the Zurich Financial Services were tasked by their bosses to come up with ideas to grow the company. The company then generously rewarded the best ideas with a donation to a charity of the winner’s choice. Gill Summers from Zurich presented Clare Wearden, SHA Funding Manager, with a cheque for £745 in December. Employees from Zurich are also holding a carol singing collection for Self Help Africa. Gill Summers said: "On behalf of Self Help Africa I am delighted that the innovative ideas created by the Zurich employees could be of benefit both to Zurich and to the families in Zambia who will be using the funds raised for sustainable growth in their local communities." Request our latest project reports Email us to request the latest reports from the following projects: Mpika rural livelihoods project, Northern Province Zambia Rural livelihoods and HIV/AIDS proejct in Chipapa, Lusaka, Zambia FOCUS HIV/AIDS project in Karonga district, Malawi Rural livelihoods project in Northern Togo Support from Dragonfly Self Help Africa is Dragonfly Teacher Training agency’s nominated charity. Dragonfly is raising the profile of Self Help Africa by highlighting our work at their training sessions and featuring our work in their training brochure and website. In September 2009 Steve Chapman, MD of Dragonfly Training is going on a sponsored bike ride to raise money for Self Help Africa Visit Dragonfly's website