Self Help Africa
PROJECTS
selfhelpafrica.org
2016
04. ETHIOPIA
22. UGANDA
06. Rural Savings & Credit Cooperatives II (RuSACCO II)
24. MANZO Youth Empowerment Project (MAYEP)
06. Building Opportunities through Seed Enterprise Transformation (BOSET)
24. Plant Clinics
07. Malt Barley Value Chain Development
25. Climate Adaptation through Beekeeping
07. Malt Barley in Amhara for Livelihood Transformation (MALT)
25. Seed Enterprise Development
08. Early Seed Generation II
26. Water & Livelihoods Project – Phase II
08. Community-Based Seed Production
26. Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation
09. Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR)
27. Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato
09. Livestock Growth Programme
27. Scaling Up Pineapple Production & Value Addition
10. Improving Honey Production & Quality
28. Community Economic Empowerment Project
10. Climate-Smart Agriculture
28. Improvement of Farmers’ Income through Sustainable Fruit Production, Value Addition & Marketing
11. Smallholder Support Scheme
30. Community Connector
11. Building the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers
30. Post-Harvest Innovations for Increased Access to Specialised Ware Potato Markets
12. KENYA 13. Sustainably Improving Smallholder Farm Productivity
31. WEST AFRICA
13. Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship
31. Burkina Faso - Building Resilience to Climate Extremes
14. Building Sustainable Livelihoods for Households affected by HIV/AIDS
32. Burkina Faso - Water & Sanitation
14. Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain
32. Burkina Faso - Improving Incomes & Food Security through Agricultural Production
15. Cassava Aggregation - Supporting Smallholder Agriculture & Value Addition
33. Burkina Faso - Development of Sustainable Smallholder Agricultural Entrepreneurship
in Western Kenya (CASSAVA) 15. Keringet Community Empowerment Project
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
33. Burkina Faso - Realising Agricultural Productivity Gains in the Sahel 34. Ghana - Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrition & Enterprise Development 34. Ghana - Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain
16. MALAWI 18. Developing Innovative Solutions with Communities to Overcome Vulnerability (DISCOVER) 18. Farm Enterprise Development for Food & Economic Security
35. Benin - Linking into the Future 35. Togo - Economic & Ecological Resilience
36. ZAMBIA
29. Crop Doctor
37. Kaoma Farm Development Project
29. Sustainable Livelihoods Improvement Project (SLIP)
38. Local Development Programme
20. Plant Clinics
38. Enhanced Livestock, Trade & Enterprise (ELITE)
20. Modernisation of Demand-driven Extension Services (MODES)
39. Enhanced Livestock, Trade & Enterprise II (ELITE II)
21. Shire Basin Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project
40. Integrated Natural Resource Management & Sustainable Agriculture Project
21. Tackling Malnutrition in Malawi through Mobile Phones
40. New Generation of Watershed Management 41. Community-Based Seed Enterprise & Participatory Crop Improvement
Cover, left to right: Medhanit Yilma (Ethiopia), Sanwogou Lalle (Togo), Mary Auma Otieno (Kenya), Showthem Sikombe (Zambia), Malidadi Chilongo (Malawi) and Flora Nyirangaba (Uganda).
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Donor
Total Budget
Rural Savings & Credit Cooperatives II (RuSACCO II) Completed
Irish Aid, Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation
€ 695,965
Scaling RuSACCOs
Irish Aid, Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation
€ 70,000
Irish Aid
€ 353,655
Malt Barley ValueChain Development
Time Frame 2013
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In 2015 the organisation was involved in implementing close
security, developing new enterprise and market
to a dozen development projects, all of which are being
opportunities for farmers, strengthening community-
undertaken in collaboration with local and/or international
based seed production and building climate resilience, are
partners. Four new projects are scheduled to commence
all key areas of Self Help Africa’s work in Ethiopia.
this year.
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Malt Barley in Amhara for Livelihood Transformation (MALT)
Irish Aid
Oromia & SNNP Regions
Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre, Farmer Cooperatives, Boset Woreda Office of Agriculture & Cooperative Promotion Office
Oromia Region
Farmer Cooperatives: Galema & Raya Kajema
Oromia Region
Kulumsa Agricultural Research Institute & Assela Malt Factory
Amhara Region
Koga Irrigation Water Users Service Cooperative
Amhara Region
2017
Hibret Fire, Halaba, Kenbata, Tegulet, Guna and Wemberma Farmers’ Cooperative Unions
SNNP, Amhara and Oromia regions
2012
SHA
Oromia Region
CNFA
SNNP Region
SHA
SNNP Region
SOS Sahel, Farm Africa, Vita
SNNP Region
Bako Bore Farmers Cooperative Union & Bako Research Centre
Oromia Region
Bureau of Finance & Economic Development (BoFED) & Cooperatives Promotion Agency, Tinsa’e, Bekelcha Selale, Fana Gudina & Agnot SACCO Unions & Primary SACCOs
Amhara, Oromia & SNNP Regions
2016
2016 2016
Early Seed Generation II
Vitol Foundation
€ 110,000
2012
2016 2016
€ 213,211
Programme Area
SACCO Unions: Awash, Keleta, Ifa Boru, Yenestanet Fana & Sidama Chalala
2017
caling up agricultural production, improving nutrition
Implementing Partner
2014 2017
ETHIOPIA PROGRAMMES
Shifada Gedama, Chair of Girfaya Seed Multipliers Cooperative.
2016
Programme
malawi
ETHIOPIA
zambia
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burkinafaso
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togo
SUDAN
05. Early Seed Generation II
04. Production & Marketing of Malt Barley in Amhara Gondar
08 Amhara GREAT RIFT VALLEY Addis Ababa
10. Climate Smart Agriculture
09 SOMALILAND
Butajira
SNNPR
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ETHIOPIA
3. Malt Barley Value-Chain Development
SOMALIA 06. Scaling Community Based KENYA Seed Production
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€€ 1,673,489
Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR)
Irish Aid, Community Foundation of Ireland
€ 400,000
Livestock Growth Programme
USAID
Improving Honey Production & Quality
Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Irish Aid
Smallholder Support Scheme
African Agriculture Fund – Technical Assistance Facility
€ 349,996
Building Opportunities through Seed Enterprise Transformation (BOSET)
Irish Aid
€€ 40,000
2016
01. RuSACCO II
2016
€561,860
2013 2016
07. STAR project
Oromia
09. Improving Honey Production and Quality
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06. Scaling Community Based Seed Production
Lake Tana
11. Smallholder Support Scheme
08. Livestock Growth Programme
Agricultural Transformation Agency
ERITREA
12. Building Opportunities through Seed Enterprise Transformation
02. Scaling RuSACCOs
Scaling CommunityBased Seed Production
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€ 103,836
2015 2016
€ 640, 071
2015 2018
2015 2018 2016 2016
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SCALING RURAL SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES
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MALT BARLEY VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT
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MALT BARLEY IN AMHARA FOR LIVELIHOOD TRANSFORMATION (MALT)
support is designed to assist with the development of on and
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support is designed to assist with the development of on and
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produce higher quality and quantities of malt barley. As a
high demand for quality malt barley grain. This could serve
off-farm enterprise as a means of generating income.
off-farm enterprise as a means of generating income.
result, farmers have secured higher prices for their grain,
as a source of cash income and would help to significantly
In 2016, SHA is building on the success of the RuSACCO
thereby improving household incomes and food security.
improve the livelihoods of highland farm households in the
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n over a decade Self Help Africa has supported a network of micro-finance cooperatives to distribute small loans to almost 40,000 people in two regions of Ethiopia. This
SHA’s RuSACCO (Rural Savings & Credit Cooperative)
or over a decade Self Help Africa has supported a network of micro-finance cooperatives to distribute small loans to over 53,000 people in Ethiopia. This
ince its launch in 2012, the Malt Barley Value Chain Development project has helped strengthen the capacity of 6,000 smallholder farmers in Oromia to
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he emergence of new brewery investments in Ethiopia, coupled with an increasing number of people consuming barley as a staple food, has created a
Amhara region. However, low productivity of malt barley,
programme by extending credit cooperative support to three
Programme has backed the formation of 310 Primary
new intervention areas. The Scaling RuSACCOs project is
However, due to a chronic shortage of quality malt barley
Cooperatives and five Cooperative Unions in 20 districts of
improving access to rural finance for smallholder farmers in
seed in Ethiopia, farmers have been unable to meet an
the area have hampered the ability of malt barley farmers to
three low-productive and drought-prone zones of Amhara,
increasing demand for grain. A second phase of the project
capitalise on this opportunity. Instead, the grain they produce
Oromia and SNNP regional states. This is enabling farmers
is planned for 2016 and is designed to tackle this issue by
is predominantly used for household consumption or sold at
These member-run RuSACCOs have a comparative
to save for leaner times and to invest in productive assets,
supporting 924 members of four farming cooperatives to
below market price.
advantage as microfinance providers, particularly in rural
allowing them to diversify their incomes and to improve their
produce quality, certified barley seed for distribution and sale
communities where less than 15% of households have
household food security.These member-run RuSACCOs
to 14,784 malt barley farmers in Oromia.
access to credit.
have a comparative advantage as microfinance providers,
Oromia and SNNP Regions.
poor market conditions and lack of access to resources in
In order to tackle these challenges, SHA is implementing a number of complementary interventions through its MALT
particularly in rural communities where less than 15% of
SHA is set to source and procure the barley seed from
project to support increased production and productivity. The
households have access to credit.
research institutions, before training farmers in seed
project is building on the capacity of farmers’ institutions,
multiplication and production, agronomy, seed quality and
enabling them to provide services to individual member
The project is contributing towards a RuSACCO movement
inspection. The project is also supporting the construction of
farmers. It also intends to build storage capacity to allow
SHA, in collaboration with the Irish League of Credit Unions
that promotes higher levels of financial inclusion through
grain stores, and building the marketing and financial capacity
farmers to store their grain until such a time as the market
Foundation and Terrafina Microfinance, commenced a new
sustainable, community-owned financial institutions, with a
of cooperatives so that they can negotiate the best prices for
offers the best price, as well as creating linkages between
number of specifically designed outputs developed to achieve
their members.
farmers’organisations and malt processors so that they have
They have also benefited from training, management support, mentoring and financial assistance.
phase of its RuSACCO programme in 2013.
this goal. The project is working to improve the operational
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The programme is promoting higher levels of financial
and management standards of the target RuSACCOs and
inclusion, helping rural families to access credit with which
unions. This is helping them to achieve self-sufficiency and to
they can develop enterprise and income-generating
serve the long-term financial needs of rural households, thus
opportunities.
contributing towards increased wealth and food security.
Total direct beneficiaries: 50,620
Total direct beneficiaries: 74,380
ETHIOPIA PROGRAMMES
ETHIOPIA PROGRAMMES
RURAL SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES II COMPLETED
Getachew Miko, Dirma Village, Oromia.
Kadiru Ahmadin, Berssa Village, SNNP Region.
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a predictable source of income.
Total direct beneficiaries: 924
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,200
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EARLY SEED GENERATION II
SCALING COMMUNITY-BASED SEED PRODUCTION
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SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES (STAR) PROJECT
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LIVESTOCK GROWTH PROGRAMME
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project entitled ‘Build Capacity and Operating Model for
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a result, farmers are extremely vulnerable to external shocks
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That project was one of the first of its kind in the country.
Community-Based Seed Production (CBSP)’. The goal of
such as extreme climatic events like drought and floods,
hide, skins, leather and dairy.
It demonstrated that farmers at community-level could
the project is to create community-based seed producers
as well as to diseases and volatile global markets. This
produce quality basic and pre-basic seed for sale and
that fulfil current unmet demands. Specifically, these include
project is addressing these problems as well as improving
Backed by the US Government’s Feed the Future (FTF)
distribution.
producing self-pollinating varieties, reaching remote regions
food security in one of the poorest and most food-insecure
Initiative, the project is also a component of USAID-Ethiopia’s
and promoting climate-smart seed production.
woredas (districts) of the Oromia Region.
Agricultural Growth Programme.
approach to farmer-led early generation seed production on a
The project is increasing the volume of improved seed
SHA is directly targeting 2,800 smallholders to increase
As part of a consortium led by US-based non-
wider scale. It extends the reach of farmer-led seed production
production by CBSPs for wheat, teff, barley and pulses in
their capacity to diversify livelihood activities, improving their
profit organisation CNFA, SHA is responsible for the
SNNP Region – enabling competent CBSPs to market their
wealth, food and livelihood security. The project is focussing
implementation of the project in the Oromia and SNNP
seeds to members and non-member farmers by improving
on improving the production and productivity of crops and
Regions.
The project aims to prove the viability of farmer-led seed
their technical capacities and by providing a set of pre and
livestock and creating better market linkages for farmers.
production as a means to address limited seed availability in
post-harvest seed technology packages.
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arly Seed Generation II Project follows a successful pilot that was undertaken to test farmer-led basic and pre-basic wheat seed production in Ethiopia.
uilding on its experience in seed sector development, SHA is supporting the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency’s (ATA)
thiopian agriculture is dominated by small-scale subsistence and rain-fed production systems using few inputs and characterised by low productivity. As
ETHIOPIA PROGRAMMES
ETHIOPIA PROGRAMMES
Birtukan Shura, Misraq Shewa Zone, Oromoia.
Ejigayehu Bekele and Gulilat Habtie with daughter Mebrat Gulilat, and sons Abiti Gulilat and Fikadu Gulilat, Garmama Village, Oromia.
elf Help Africa’s Livestock Growth Programme is a five-year project designed to reduce poverty by improving the productivity and competitiveness of
selected livestock value chains, including meat/live animals,
The second phase of the project is testing this innovative
to a new region – Amhara – and to a new crop – maize.
competitiveness of selected livestock value chains and
watershed and soil erosion problems. Rural savings and
on improving the quality and diversity of household diet
credit cooperatives are being linked in order to strengthen
through the intake of livestock products. Integrated into
in Ethiopia, but will also provide farmers with better market
the cooperatives, allowing farmers access to financial
these components are the crosscutting objectives of
access and a better price, thus enhancing economic growth
services.
engaging people living with HIV/AIDS, improving gender
Ethiopia. This will not only address the high demand for certified seeds
and development.
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,380
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SHA is focussing on increasing the productivity and SHA is introducing appropriate technologies to tackle
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,790
equity, promoting ICT solutions, environmental mitigation and
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,800
natural resource management.
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,000
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Begeshaw Biru, Dirma Village, Oromia. Amarech Tesfa and husband Tarku Desta, Bueezuria Village, SNNP Region.
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IMPROVING HONEY PRODUCTION & QUALITY
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CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
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BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SEED ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION (BOSET)
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Bore Farmers’ Cooperative Union, are being supported to
maturing crop varieties, along with conservation agriculture
As well as addressing the challenges presented by low
Developed to promote a CSA approach towards achieving
negotiate supply contracts, which uses maize and soybean
and improved agronomic practices, are crucial to improving
production, this project is addressing the current poor
food security, it is built on the three key pillars of: increasing
as its primary raw materials to produce a supercereal
resilience.
quality of honey that is produced.
productivity and incomes, enhancing resilience of
supplementary food.
thiopian beekeepers currently realise just 10% of their production potential, and meet less than 10% of the market demand within the country for honey.
collaboration with SOS-Sahel, Farm Africa and Vita, this ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project’ started in June 2015.
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SMALLHOLDER SUPPORT SCHEME
he project is supporting 800 smallholder farmers to increase their production and productivity of maize and soybean. The farmers, working through Bako
livelihoods, and reducing agriculture’s contribution to climate 95% of Ethiopian beekeepers use traditional beekeeping
change.
methods and do not have access to modern hives. By
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limate change is posing significant challenges to Ethiopian communities, affecting water and food security. The utilisation of drought-tolerant, early-
The primary aim of this project is to improve the economic, Along with technical assistance, SHA is delivering a
ecological and organisational resilience of smallholder
comprehensive package of smart subsidies to enable
farmers through on-farm disaster risk management
providing training and improving hive production, the honey
The project covers 15 districts categorised into four clusters,
farmers to increase production and capitalise on this market
interventions in drought-prone areas of Boset District in
harvest per hive can be increased by at least 30% - while
with each member of the consortium taking responsibility for
opportunity, thereby increasing their incomes and food
Oromia Region. The adoption of conservation agriculture
honey-producer cooperatives can assist beekeepers
implementation in a given district.
security.
techniques, together with increased availability and
The CSA Project is strengthening the resilience of
Through the cooperative union, farmers are gaining access
crop production, enhance food security and alleviate rural
in marketing their produce collectively to processing companies that buy in bulk.
utilisation of improved quality seed, is helping to increase individuals, households and communities by improving
to improved seeds, mechanical threshers and a revolving
poverty. Furthermore, by increasing the resilience of 3,880
Funded by Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, this project
and diversifying livelihoods, developing community-based
loan fund. Business advice and support is being provided
smallholder farmers, they will be less vulnerable to drought
works with farmers to increase production and returns from
management systems of resources (water, wetlands,
to the cooperatives to ensure the effective management of
and other climate risks and therefore better prepared to
beekeeping. Smallholders receive training in basic bee
farmlands, communal land and forests) and embedding
the smart subsidies, to build management capacity and to
bounce back.
husbandry, queen bee rearing, colony multiplication and
location-specific climate change adaptation and mitigation
promote the further development of the cooperatives.
nutrition. Seedlings for bees to forage, and hives are being
strategies into its development initiative.
procured and distributed, and six honey coops are being established.
Total direct beneficiaries: 7,750
The sustainability and scalability of the project is being
Total direct beneficiaries: 3,880
ensured through reinvestment of the profits obtained by the cooperatives, firstly investing in more seed and, in
Cooperative members are being trained in marketing,
later seasons, more threshing machines. This investment
business planning and quality standards. This is
will enable support to be extended to more of the 14,000
encouraging collective marketing, improving access to
members of the 27 cooperatives affiliated with the union.
markets and enabling farmers to invest in beekeeping to improve their livelihood security.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 130
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elf Help Africa in Kenya assists smallholder farmers
SHA works with smallholder farmers, farmer groups and
to move from subsistence to prosperity through a
associations in the arid and semi-arid lands to address food
malawi
range of projects from supporting those in extreme
security and nutrition, and link farmers to markets through a
poverty, to assisting enterprise development and business burkinafaso
Programme Area
SHA
€ 137,294
2014 2016
Appropriate Rural Development Agriculture Programme
Butula, Busia County
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Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development. Scholarship Scheme
SHA
€ 115,127
2013
Baraka Agricultural College
Molo & Nakuru County,
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Building Sustainable Livelihoods for Households affected by HIV/AIDS (APHIA plus)
Family Health International (FHI360) (USAID)
€ 393,906
2012 2016
SHA
Nakuru, Baringo, Laikipia, Narok & Kajiado
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Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain
Walmart Foundation
€ 308,000
2015 2017
USTADI Foundation
Kilifi, Coastal Region
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Cassava Aggregation Supporting Smallholder Agriculture & Value Addition in Western Kenya (CASSAVA)
Irish Aid & Walmart Foundation
€ 887,508
2016
SHA & Rheal Solutions
Western Kenya
Keringet Community Empowerment Project
SHA
Keringet Community Social Economic & Environmental Development
Keringet & Nakuru County
KENYA kenya
SOUTH SUDAN
Implementing Partner
Sustainably Improving Smallholder Farm Productivity Completed
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Time Frame
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farming as a business approach.
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partnerships.
Total Budget
Donor
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2017
KENYA PROGRAMMES
Susan Kamau, Kwa-Gitau Village, Nakuru County.
2016
Programme
2018
€ 2,116,261
ETHIOPIA
2012 2016
Lake Turkana, (Lake Rudolf)
01. APHIA plus 06. Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2014/2015 Class 07. Global Village
UGANDA
KENYA Mt. Kenya Nakuru
03. Improving small holder farm productivity through sustainable agriculture
Nairobi
SOMALIA
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02. Seed System & Bulking in Arid Lands
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05. Empowering women within the cashew value chain
SUSTAINABLY IMPROVING SMALLHOLDER FARM PRODUCTIVITY - COMPLETED
his project aims to increase productivity for households in four sub locations within Butula District, Western Kenya.
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AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
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cholarship programmes for students studying sustainable agriculture and rural development are being supported at Baraka Agricultural College (BAC).
The project intends to improve agricultural production and
The BAC programmes aim to improve knowledge,
productivity of smallholder farmers, promote sustainable
strengthening rural development and extension services in
utilisation and management of natural resources and
Kenya and across the border in neighbouring Uganda.
strengthen communities’ capabilities in these areas. Currently 50 students are invovled in the scholarship
TANZANIA 04. Sustainable Rainwater use for Promoting Food Security
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Farmer training, provision of quality seed, promotion of
scheme. Upon completing their studies, graduates will
kitchen gardening, improved cereal production and better
return to work within their communities - contributing to
agricultural extension support are all being carried out,
the transfer of sustainable agricultural knowledge and
along with support for the better use of natural resources,
techniques.
and support for village water use committees.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 2,218
Households benefiting: 1,250 13
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EMPOWERING WOMEN WITHIN THE CASHEW VALUE CHAIN
CASSAVA AGGREGATION SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE & VALUE ADDITION IN WESTERN KENYA (CASSAVA)
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KERINGET COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
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and Ghana. In Kenya the intiative will directly benefit 10,000
increasing their production to meet emerging demand for high-
women and youth groups underwent training in identifying
smallholder farmers.
quality cassava products.
needs for their community, and identified dairy and potato
Baringo, Laikipia, Narok and Kajiado counties. The
Two low-cost, community-based extension approaches
Self Help Africa will support the organisation of the 12,000
groups receive training in leadership and group dynamics,
- ‘lead farmers’ and ‘farmer field schools’ - are being
farmers into 300 producer groups and four cooperatives.
enterprise development and management. They also receive
employed, to empower communities with the skills they
The formation of the groups will facilitate the dissemination
In partnership with Keringet Community Social, Economic,
support through existing extension services.
need to improve agricultural practices.
of trainings using the Lead Farmer and Farmer Field School
Environmental Development Trust (KCSEED) this project
approaches. While the establishment of cooperatives will
is improving the food security, incomes and environment
The project aims to train cashew farmers on increasing
enable the farmers to bulk and better market their produce,
of the Keringet community while promoting improved
kitchen garden techniques and the promotion of drought-
their production of quality cashew nuts, empowering both
and reduce input costs.
health for 3,371 households in the area. The overall aim of
tolerant crops. In terms of enterprise development and
women and men within the cashew nut value chain.
his project is designed to increase access to economic security initiatives for marginalised, poor and disadvantaged groups (especially those families
affected by HIV/AIDS).
his project is funded by the Walmart Foundation and is being jointly implemented by Self Help Africa and the African Cashew Alliance in two countries - Kenya
ommencing in early 2016, this Irish Aid and Walmart Foundation funded project aims to improve the livelihoods of 12,000 farmers in Western Kenya by
Food security activities include crop production through
he Keringet Community Empowerment project was developed over years following community consultations. Local representatives, including
production activities, as well as opportunities (local
APHIA plus works with support groups from Nakuru,
construction activity) and needs (local clean water supplies).
this programme is a healthy community which is socially, To improve the availability of planting material, SHA will work
economically and culturally developed, living in harmony with
Cashew producers are being supported to diversify incomes
with the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation
their environment. The community is working together to
by utilising by-products of cashew farming and intercropping
(KALRO) to promote farmer production of quality cassava
promote food, economic, environmental and health security,
with legumes. Training of farmer associations in value
stems. 130 seed producers will be registered with the Kenya
as well as establishing the necessary institutions (e.g. the
These enterprises include dairy goat rearing, local goat
chain management is enabling them to engage in informed
Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), who will monitor
Trust, monitoring committees) to deliver the programme.
breeding, poultry production and rabbit keeping. A
relationships with buyers and to negotiate prices.
production and certify stems as appropriate.
management, group members are supported to choose from a range of enterprises based on their interests and context.
SHA provides specific support to implement aspects of the
successful element of this project has been the introduction The project is also addressing the unstructured organisation
Working alongside the Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock and
local development plan, including improving access to safe
both of which cut down on labour for vulnerable people and
of the cashew farmers involved. By doing so it is enabling
Fisheries, SHA will provide the farmers with training to address
drinking water, improving market access by developing local
allow for vegetable production, even in the dry season.
the farmers to institutionalise knowledge and best practices
limited knowledge of best-practice cassava production and
infrastructure, launching a range of enterprise development
and create platforms for sharing learning and experience.
sustainable agricultural intensification. Farmers will also be
initiatives surrounding dairy and potato production, and
trained on how to treat farming as a business; including farm
adopting solar energy practices for local households.
of roof water harvesting and drip irrigation technologies,
Total direct beneficiaries: 9,127
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KENYA PROGRAMMES
KENYA PROGRAMMES
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BUILDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS – APHIA PLUS
Rose Mutai, Semoi Village, Bomet County.
Bernard Kemei,Sonokwek village, Bomet County.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 10,000
planning, market planning, enterprise profitability, cashflow analysis, quality standards, aggregation and value-addition.
Total direct beneficiaries: 12,000
Households benefiting: 3,371 15
2016
Donor
Total Budget
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smallholder farming communities to achieve sustainable
directly implemented and partner-led projects
livelihoods, is in line with the government’s current Growth
in Malawi. The programme goal, to support
and Development Strategy II.
MALAWI MALAWI malawi
01. DISCOVER
The Department for International Development (DFID), Irish Aid, Norwegian Embassy
€ 2,100,840
2011 2017
Concern Universal, Goal, Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)
Karonga
02
Farm Enterprise Development for Food & Economic Security
Irish Aid
€€ 780,673
2012
Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS), Karonga Agriculture Development Division (KRADD)
Chitipa, Lilongwe
Crop Doctor
mAgri Challenge Fund
Airtel Malawi, Fhi360, Open Revolution
Nationwide
Blantyre Synod Health & Devt Commission (BSHDC), & Nkhadze Alive Youth Organisation
Nkaya & Balaka
2016
03
€ 101,657
togo
2014 2017
04
Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Resilience Project (SLIP)
Big Lottery Fund
05
Plant Clinics
Irish Aid
€ 143,556
2015 Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security, CABI, FDH & Media Houses 2016
06
MODES
USAID
€ 243,281
2014
€ 836,456
2015 2018
2017
ghana
ZAMBIA 02. Farm Enterprise Development for Food and Economic Security
08. Tackling Malnutrition in Malawi through Mobile Phones
Lake Malawi, (Lake Nyasa)
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MALAWI 04. MODES
Lilongwe 03. Crop Doctor
Programme Area
DISCOVER
zambia
burkinafaso
Implementing Partner
01
Ethel Khundi, Mkhonde Village, Kasungu.
elf Help Africa is engaged in a combination of
kenya
Time Frame
08
Shire Basin Sustainable Natural Resources Management Social Enhancement Project
Millennium Challenge Account - Malawi
Tackling Malnutrition in Malawi through Mobile Phones
GSMA - Oxfam
€ 548,493
2015 2018
€ 89,023
2015 2016
MALAWI PROGRAMMES
Programme
Lilongwe & Balaka
Catholic Relief Services, Human Network International, Mzuzu CADECOM
Balaka, Lilongwe
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Water Development, Department of Forestry, Department of Parks & Wildlife, Balaka district council.
Balaka
Department of Agricultural Extension Services – Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Water Development, Airtel & OXFAM
Lilongwe, Mchinji & Dowa
05. Plant Clinics 06. Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Reslience Project
07. Shire Basin Sustainable Natural Resources Management Social Enhancement Project
Blantyre
MOZAMBIQUE
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eveloping Innovative Solutions with Communities to Overcome Vulnerability (DISCOVER) is a consortium project seeking to support up to
900,000 rural people to adapt to and mitigate the effects of
FARM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FOR FOOD & ECONOMIC SECURITY
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shortage of quality seed when it is needed for planting is a major obstacle that hinders many smallholder farmers in Malawi from growing a year
round supply of food to support their families.
climate change. The project contributes towards reducing
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CROP DOCTOR
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mallholder farmers in Africa frequently lack convenient, timely access to information specific to the crops they grow. This information gap can lead
to reduced yields, poor quality crops, and restricted market
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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SLIP)
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his Big Lottery Fund backed project aims to significantly reduce poverty levels and sustainably improve the livelihoods of 2,000 poor smallholder
households in Balaka District, southern Malawi.
access.
poverty and vulnerability to climate variability through the
This project is directly addressing this challenge by
development and promotion of sustainable livelihoods
improving the access for smallholder farmers to quality
Similarly, lack of basic nutritional information contributes to
livelihood security through increased and diversified crop
management strategies.
seeds. Both the production and market constraints faced
malnourishment and other chronic negative health effects,
and livestock production; improved ecological resilience
by smallholder farmers are being addressed by ensuring the
as well as poor food preparation and consumption habits.
through improved natural resource management; increased
With 50% female beneficiaries, SLIP is promoting improved
DISCOVER focuses on building resilience and improving the
continuous availability of quality seed within communities;
lives of vulnerable people by enhancing the capacity of local
facilitating access to extension services to improve
The Crop Doctor Project is seeking to bridge this
through community-based rural enterprises; and improved
government to prepare and respond to climate variability.
production; and training on value addition skills to help
information gap through affordable Information
access to markets and financial services.
SHA is working with local government to achieve this
farmers access markets and obtain greater reward for their
Communication Technology (ICT) including live voice
through developing, updating and reviewing district disaster
produce.
response, interactive voice response – prompted navigation
risk management plans and hazard vulnerability maps; SHA and partners, FOCUS and KRADD, are implementing
community early-warning systems for flood and drought-
this project in the Central and Northern regions of Malawi.
prone areas.
climate change the project promotes crop diversification and
incomes and increased and diversified livelihoods options
and SMS via mobile phone.
training communities on disaster response; and establishing
In order to assist communities and individuals to adapt to
MALAWI PROGRAMMES
MALAWI PROGRAMMES
DISCOVER
Tchaka Zuluw, Mwamtawali TA, Wasambo.
Malidadi Chilongo, Kaphika Village, Wasambo.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 2,000
The project is providing farmers with convenient access to up to the minute agricultural information from experts,
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,900
and contribute to a reduction in crop failure, improved nutrition, as well as support that can help to improve food processing, preparation, preservation and consumption.
livestock production, together with sustainable and adaptive agricultural technologies.
Targeted smallholder farmers are benefitting from improved food and livelihood security, increased income, greater
In addition, SHA is working with communities to manage
awareness and improved decision-making.
their natural resources and reduce the environmental impacts associated with natural disasters and climate change.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 13,000 (SHA)
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PLANT CLINICS
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ne of the major problems negatively affecting agriculture production and productivity in Malawi is pest and disease attacks and lack of knowledge
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MODES
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he Modernisation of Demand-driven Extension Services (MODES) project is a partnership being led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), between that
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SHIRE BASIN SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOCIAL ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
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he Shire River is Malawi’s most important water resource, supporting key economic sectors including food production, transport, tourism, agriculture and
among farmers (smallholder and large-scale farmers) to ably
organisation and Self Help Africa, Mzuzu CADECOM and
fisheries. It plays a vital role in generating 98% of Malawi’s
diagnose such problems and treat the plants with necessary
Human Networks International, in collaboration with Airtel
electricity through hydropower.
practical treatment.
Malawi, Zodiac Broadcasting and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
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TACKLING MALNUTRITION IN MALAWI THROUGH MOBILE PHONES
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he goal of the project is to contribute to improving nutrition and food security for farmers and the rural population. In particular it is supporting women and
adolescent girls. The strategy adopted by the project to reach its goal is
Severe erosion is resulting in sedimentation of the Shire River
innovative and focuses on the use of mobile technologies to
Basin, reducing the effectiveness of Malawi’s hydropower
improve access to information on nutrition-specific behaviours
quantity of yields farmers are able to produce. This project
MODES is providing access to on-demand information
facilities. The same erosion negatively affects farmers by
as well as nutrition-sensitive health and agricultural practices.
introduces Plant Health Clinics at community level in order
to strengthen the seed sector and promote the
reducing soil fertility, yields, income and food security.
to facilitate easy diagnosis and provision of recommended
commercialisation, distribution and adoption of seeds and
treatment practices to all diseased plants.
related key technologies in order to increase smallholder
The objective of this project is to improve power generation
information specific to the crops they grow and to basic
yields and adaptation to climate change.
by reducing erosion and sedimentation. In order to achieve
nutrition best practices. The project is filling these information
Pest and disease attacks significantly reduce the quality and
Smallholder farmers lack convenient, timely access to
this, the project is focusing on improving local management
gaps through the provision of a service that blends live voice
the pest and diseases affecting their crops and get
The project is implementing a national suite of Information
of natural resources; improving community participation
response via dedicated Agriculture and Health Extension
prescriptions for practical treatment advice. The clinics are
Communication Technology (ICT)-enabled extension
in environmental and natural resource decision-making;
experts, Interactive-Voice Prompt (IVP) navigation and SMS.
set up at local meeting places, such as markets and operate
services. These services will provide an estimated 800,000
improving sustainable management and utilisation of forests
This suite of services is enabling smallholder farmers or their
on a fortnightly basis. Plant doctors are trained through the
smallholder farmers with access to critical production
and woodlots; promoting conservation agriculture, integrated
family members to receive and tailor information flows via
project to identify pests and diseases and provide farmers
advice when they need it to facilitate behaviour change and
soil fertility management and agro-forestry practices, and
their mobile handsets.
with diagnoses and information on how to treat the affected
encourage the adoption of new approaches.
engaging communities to promote joint decision-making of
The project is designed to help farmers to easily diagnose
men and women on the sustainable management of natural
plant. By partnering with both public and private sector
Total direct beneficiaries: 3,000
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MALAWI PROGRAMMES
MALAWI PROGRAMMES
Elcanah Tchongwe pounding molinga, Mwamtawali TA, Wasambo.
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Rucy Mwafuliwa feeding Linda Mtonga, Enes Zulu and Frank Zulu, Mwamtawali TA ,Wasambo.
resources at community and household level.
stakeholders and linking to ongoing value chain projects with closely aligned objectives, MODES is opening new lines
The project is also empowering farmers through a focus on
of communication with smallholder farmers in Malawi, and
business skills development, village savings and loan groups,
improving the access and dissemination of information to
marketing, natural resource-based businesses and ensuring
farmers.
the nutritional needs of the farmers are met.
Total beneficiaries: 800,000 (anticipated scale)
Total direct beneficiaries: 3,500
Total direct beneficiaries: 200,000 (anticipated scale)
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02
2016
Donor
Total Budget
MANZO Youth European Union Empowerment Project (MAYEP)
€1,000,000
Plant Clinics
€310,000
Irish Aid & CABI
Time Frame 2016 2019
2012 2016
Emmanuel Ngororano and Community Knowledge Worker Peace Ndongyereye, Kisoro.
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Climate Adaptation through Beekeeping
Irish Aid & ISSD
€600,000
2012 2016
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elf Help Africa works with and through local
We aim to be a catalyst, developing collaborative
community-based organisations, government
approaches to meet specific local needs through effective,
agencies, international NGOs, private sector
integrated and sustainable solutions.
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In this way initiatives can continue without our support and These diverse partners all have huge potential in addressing
have the potential to grow. Our programmes clearly link
the country’s hunger and poverty. We believe that the
with the national agricultural strategies produced under the
most effective role that we can play is in facilitating
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
partnerships that will bring them together to serve the needs
Development Strategy and Investment Plan.
zambia
burkinafaso
2012
Maracha, Nebbi & Zombo Districts
CABI, Local government, Transform Uganda & KADFA
Kayunga, Kumi, Bukedea & Ngora
Tunado, Local Government, Transform Uganda & KADFA
Kayunga, Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora & Nwoya
Local Government, Transform Uganda and KADFA
Kayunga, Kumi, Bukedea & Ngora,
SHA
€330,000
2014 2016
Literary Action and Development Agency
Rukungiri, Kanungu & Mitooma
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Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation
SHA
€275,000
2014
Twegatte for Health and Development
Wakiso, Mityana & Mubende
Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato
SHA
Excel Hort Consult
Kigezi Highlands,
Scaling Up Pineapple Production & Value Addition
SHA
Kyembogo Farmers Association
Kyenjojo
Community Economic Empowerment Project
SHA
Agency for Accelerated Regional Development
Zombo, Arua, Moyo & Yumbe (West Nile)
Rural Communities in Development
Mityana
2016
FHI360, Brac, Grameen Foundation, Unicef, Makere University, Gulu University, Mbarara University & CDFU
15 districts throughout Northern & SouthWestern Uganda
2015
BugiZARDI
Kapchorwa, Kween & Mbale
SUDAN
08
Gulu
Agency for Accelerated Regional Development
Water & Livelihoods Project
07 09. Community Economic Empowerment Project
€310,000
Programme Area
05
of underdeveloped rural communities.
UGANDA
Irish Aid
2016
partners and emerging social enterprises in Uganda.
malawi
Seed Enterprise Development
Implementing Partner
UGANDA PROGRAMMES
Programme
2016 €228,000
2014 2016
€92,000
2014 2016
ghana
10. MANZO Youth Empowerment project kenya
02. Plant Clinics togo
Lira
01. Community Connector
UGANDA
11. Post-Harvest Innovations for increased access to specialised ware potato markets
Kampala
Lake Victoria
06. Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation 12. Improvement of farmers’ income through sustainable fruit production, value addition & marketing
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07. Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato
2014 2016
03. Climate Change and Beekeeping
KENYA
Lake Albert
05. Water and Livelihoods Project
€454,000
04. Seed Enterprise Development
08. Scaling up Pineapple Production & Value Addition
DR CONGO
09
10
11 12
Improvement of Farmers’ Income Through Sustainable Fruit Production, Value Addition & Marketing Completed
SHA
2014 2016
Community Connector USAID Completed
Post-Harvest Innovations for Increased Access to Specialised Ware Potato Markets
€75,000
International Potato Centre
€3,629,164
€40,000
2012
2016
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MANZO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (MAYEP)
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AYEP is a €1 million EU-funded project that has been designed with local partners AFARD, to support youth empowerment and economic
development in the West Nile region.
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PLANT CLINICS
o combat crop reduction caused by pests and diseases SHA is working with partners to establish community-level plant clinics to encourage farmer’s
carry out early detection of pests and disease. Plant clinics are an extension model that empowers farmers to seek
The project is targeting 3,000 individuals under 27 in
agricultural advisory services from trained agricultural
Maracha, Nebbi and Zombo Districts. Placing youth
personnel.
participation and empowerment at its core, MAYEP is promoting wider opportunities for young people to gain
The model builds the capacities of local communities to
access to employment and to engage in dialogue with duty-
identify and report any diseases affecting their crops to
bearers at community, district and regional level.
trained personnel who can then advise on diagnosis and treatment. This creates a technical dialogue between
MAYEP is building the capacity, knowledge and work-
farmer agricultural extension staff and agricultural research
readiness skills of those involved as a means for initiating
institutes.
employment and driving successful self-employment and enterprise development.
The lessons learnt from implementation of plant clinics are being shared with a wide cross-section of stakeholders
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UGANDA PROGRAMMES
UGANDA PROGRAMMES
Flora Nyirangaba, Kazinga Village, Kamwenge. Agnes Katushabe, Kikyenkye, Ibanda.
A gender-transformative approach is being employed
through collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture,
throughout the project ensuring that 50% of those involved
Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Already part of local
are female and that female youth are supported and
government development plans, it is envisaged that the
encouraged to apply for leadership positions in the groups
Ministry will incorporate the Plant Clinics model into the
established.
development of national policy and practice.
To succeed, MAYEP is building local partnerships with
Additionally, Makerere University are set to incorporate
processors, traders and buyers. Linking youth to ongoing
project learning into future educational programmes. The
business networks and training/mentoring opportunities and
Plant Clinic project is being undertaken in partnership with
strengthening institutional and political support for youth
UK-based Centre for Bioscience International (CABI), who
development.
are co-implementing and co-funding activities.
Total direct beneficiaries: 3,000
Total direct beneficiaries:15,000
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CLIMATE ADAPTATION THROUGH BEEKEEPING
his project serves a triple purpose – combating environmental degradation, increasing incomes and boosting food security amongst 4,000 households.
04
SEED ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
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his project works with seed grower associations to produce high-quality seed on a commercial basis. The seed sector is still under-developed in Uganda and
this initiative addresses the challenge of increasing farmers’
Insects are the earth’s chief pollinators, by increasing
access to quality seed by developing local seed enterprises
local bee populations, the project is helping to boost crop
and supporting their integration into seed value chains.
productivity and thereby increase food security. Through this the project is improving access to superior Earnings from honey production are providing an alternate
varieties of maize, groundnuts and cassava in sufficient
source of income and are encouraging local communities to
quantities, at the right time and at an affordable price. This
conserve forest resources.
is resulting in greater crop productivity and diversification, increasing smallholder farmers overall production, promoting
As beekeeping does not require land ownership and is not
adaptation to climate change and improving livelihoods.
a labour-intensive activity, women and people with reduced mobility or compromised health (e.g. people with disability or
Local seed enterprises are increasing the incomes of farmers’
those affected by HIV) can actively participate. Beekeeping
involved. Seed security and seed sovereignty are being
also complements other farming activities.
enhanced, contributing to community resilience, with wider effects including increased social organisation, economic
Smallholder farmers are being supported with access to
development and entrepreneurship.
seedlings, while farmers are being assisted to establish producer enterprises and sustainably integrate into value
Working with the Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD),
chains.
SHA is establishing Local Seed Businesses. Local Seed Businesses are farmer groups that are technically equipped,
Training is being provided to ensure farmers’ skills are
professionally organised, market-oriented and strategically
enhanced, so they can produce high quality, high value
linked to source basic seed, extension and credit to achieve
products, and can negotiate directly with potential buyers.
commercial sustainability in seed business. The seed class they produce is Quality Declared Seed (QDS).
Total direct beneficiaries: 4,000
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,320 25
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WATER & LIVELIHOODS PROJECT – PHASE II
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INTEGRATED RURAL WATER SUPPLY & ENVIRONMENT SANITATION
ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIVITY & UTILISATION OF IRISH POTATO
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SCALING UP PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION & VALUE ADDITION
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Kanungu and Mitooma districts with increased access to
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and hygiene practices in schools and in rural communities
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clean and safe water.
and increase the coverage of clean and safe water.
Kigezi region in general and Kabale district in particular are saved from the previous crop. Low yields are primarily due to
This, scaling up pineapple production & value addition
Building on previous work the project protects shallow wells
Working through our local partner, Twegatte for Health and
poor quality seed potato, inadequate soil fertility management
two-year project, implemented by our partner Kyembogo
and springs and is constructing three Bukunga Gravity
Development (THAD), this three-year project constructs
practices, diseases, primarily late blight and bacterial wilt,
Farmers Association (KYEFA), in Kyenjojo district has a goal
Flow schemes. 41 catchment areas are being protected
boreholes, shallow wells, improved pit latrines and assists in
limited diversification of potato products as well as lack of
of improving food and income security for 510 smallholder
and conserved, by planting over 225,000 watershed and
the establishment of sanitation clubs in schools.
well-developed markets and marketing options.
farmers in the pineapple value chain.
Local water committees are being established and trained in
This project aims to improve the income security of targeted
The project aims to increase pineapple production of
the operation and maintenance of facilities for the continued
farming households in South-Western Uganda by promoting
smallholder producers by 75%, improve post-harvest
sustainability of project activities.
organised potato seed production.
handling of pineapples, facilitate access to credit and link
his project is being undertaken in collaboration with the Literacy Action and Development Agency (LADA), and aims to provide 3,600 households in Rukungiri,
his project aims to strengthen service delivery to marginalised, vulnerable and rural poor households, intensify awareness on basic environment sanitation
otato farmers often face challenges in the production and productivity of Irish potato, including a lack of quality seed in addition to limited market access. As
with most other crops in Uganda, seed potatoes used in
UGANDA PROGRAMMES
UGANDA PROGRAMMES
Justine Tumwesigye, Kazinga Village, Kamwenge.
Patrick and Evas Kakuru with Arthur Nuwatubangira, Kikyenkye, Ibanda.
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ineapple producers in Uganda often face limited access to improved planting materials, limited knowledge of appropriate production practices and
inadequate storage facilities.
woodlot trees. Focus is being given to the promotion of climbing and coco yams over 500 acres. The project is training communities on sanitation and hygiene, water catchment conservation and on booster
farmers to newly trained pineapples processors. The project
fund acquisition procedures. Water user committees are
The interventions overall aim is to reduce diarrhoeal diseases
Working with our partner, Excel Horticulture, the project builds
is improving farmers’ income through increasing production
being established and/or strengthened with committees
particularly in children under five years, reduce the distance
on a market driven approach, focusing on the development
and productivity and enabling smallholders access to new
establishing savings and credit schemes.
to water sources and time taken while collecting water
of competitive value chains and farming systems that lead to
markets as well as negotiating with existing ones.
and increase knowledge on practical skills for water and
marketable surpluses, contributing to increased incomes and
environmental sanitation at household level.
greater food security in the project area.
Total direct beneficiaries: 6,355
The project focuses on building and strengthening capacities
The project is also supporting the establishment of eight eco-schools and the installation of water boilers and tree nurseries in schools.
Total direct beneficiaries: 3,600
Total direct beneficiaries: 510
of partner organisations such as farmer organisations, agroinput dealers, agribusinesses and business service providers to ensure institutional sustainability.
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his two-and-a-half year project seeks to address the poverty of communities within the West Nile region. The project, implemented with our partner,
Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD),
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IMPROVEMENT OF FARMERS’ INCOME THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FRUIT PRODUCTION, VALUE ADDITION & MARKETING - COMPLETED
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n partnership with Rural Community in Development (RUCID), Self Help Africa is implementing a two-year project promoting smallholder economic development
through the fruit value chain.
targets 32 farmer organisations with the Community AgroEnterprise Development approach that pivots on farming
The project aims to increase farmers’ abilities to earn more
as a business as a pathway to building a self-sustaining
income from fruit production, both the sale of fresh produce
economic-resilient community. The primary purpose is to
and planting material. Farmers often experience a number
contribute to reducing hunger and poverty, and developing
of production constraints, which are affecting their ability to
an economically prosperous community.
increase incomes and access markets. Poor soil quality, lack of access to improved seeds, lack of skills in improved
The overall aim of the programme is increased wealth
agronomic practice, inability to access credit and limited
and food security of 1,800 smallholder households in the
extension services to farmers are some of the issues faced
districts of Nebbi, Zombo, Arua, Yumbe and Moyo. This is
by smallholder farmers in Mubende District who rely on fruit
being realised through household economic empowerment
production for approximately 20% of their income.
and environmental conservation and enhancement. This project is organisng farmers into groups and training The key programme interventions include improved
the groups in the principles and practices of organic
extension systems, utilising the lead farmer approach,
production and management, including post-harvest
linking organisations to specialists, facilitating market access
handling and the management of pests and diseases. Six
and expanding access to improved inputs. The project is
pineapple multiplication centres are being established with
also transforming farmer associations into viable business
groups being trained in the management of the centres and
entities with own farmer-to-farmer extension system and
facilitated to access improved clean planting material. In
sound governance and financial management systems.
addition to pineapple production, farmers are being trained
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,800
in the production and management of apple bananas, mangoes, jackfruit and passion fruit.
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COMMUNITY CONNECTOR - COMPLETED
POST-HARVEST INNOVATIONS FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO SPECIALISED WARE POTATO MARKETS
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FHI360 and includes local NGOS, UN bodies, universities,
harvest techniques in response to the diversified market
research institutes and government ministries.
opportunities created by the overall project.
This project is reducing poverty and under-nutrition
The project’s goal is to contribute to improved food security
through integrated nutrition and livelihood interventions
for RTB (roots, tubers and banana) producing communities,
at the community and household level. The project seeks
including both the producers and other stakeholders along
to reinforce existing state support, or, where necessary,
the chain in the East African Community. It is envisaged
establish structures such as food security and nutrition
that 100,000 value chain stakeholders (50% women) will
committees.
have access to the improved storage through stronger value
elf Help Africa is the technical agriculture lead on a USAID-funded programme worth $25 million that is working with 81,000 households. The Community
Connector is being implemented by a consortium led by
UGANDA PROGRAMMES
UGANDA PROGRAMMES
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
Gastone Ndisasirwa, Kikyenkye, Ibanda.
Ronald Kahima, Kikyenkye, Ibanda.
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elf Help Africa has been contracted by the International Potato Centre (CIP) to assist 5,000 commercial potato producers and dealers (45%
women) to directly utilise improved ware potato post-
chain linkages and a structured ware potato market. SHA is taking the lead on the establishment of baselines through a mix of Household Economy Approach/Individual
Number of farmer-led organisations: 4
Household Method (IHM) methodologies. Furthermore through our partner, Evidence for Development (EfD), SHA is assisting universities in developing courses in IHM studies. Working in 15 districts throughout North and South-West Uganda, the project is utilising a number of innovative techniques and approaches for reaching 81,000 households, and ensuring greatest impact and sustainability. These approaches include: Collaborative Learning and Adaptation; Family Life Schools; the Family Life Model; Community Promoters; and Learning Sites.
Total direct beneficiaries: 81,000
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zambia he West Africa programme operates in four countries:
The focus of the programme is increasingly on value addition
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo and Benin, with the
and creating linkages with private sector opportunities for
Regional office based in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
agricultural producers.
burkinafaso
malawi
and country offices in Tamale, Ghana, and Dapaong, Togo. ghana zambia
kenya
01
burkinafaso
Building Resilience to Climate Extremes and Disasters
BRACED Programme – DFID
€1,100,000
Improved Access to Water & Sanitation
European Commission, Electric Aid, Jersey Overseas Aid Commission & Private Trusts/Foundations
€1,599,050
Improving Incomes & Food Security through Agricultural Production
Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
€286,527
Smallholder Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Electric Aid, Anton Jurgens Fond & SHA
burkinafaso
kenya
ghana
05
togo
kenya
WEST AFRICA
05.Realising Agricultural Productivity Gains in togo the Sahel
01. Building Resilience to Climate Extremes
02.Water and Sanitation 03. Improving incomes and food security through agricultural production
MALI Ouagadougou
BURKINA FASO
Accra
O ué m
Lake Volta
é
Tamale 08. Linking into the Future
NIGERIA
€102,000
€649,110
Wend Yam, SOS Sahel International, Organic
Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre Nord & Centre Sud (Burkina Faso)
ADECCOL
Kourittenga Province & Centre-East Region (Burkina Faso)
2015
Association de Projet Ecologie et Reforestation (PER)
Bam Province & Central North (Burkina Faso)
Comité Interprofession de Céréales
Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso)
Trax Ghana
Upper East & Northern Regions, (Ghana)
SHA
Bole, Wenchi, Kintampo & Brong-Ahafo (Ghana)
Sustainable Agriculture, Food-Based Nutrition & Enterprise Development Completed
SHA
Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain
Walmart Foundation
08
Linking into the Future
Intersnack, African Cashew Initiative & SHA
€194,561
2014 2016
Tolaro Global & DEDRAS
Tourou, Daringa, Bonkpo & Komi in Parakou, Djougou & N’Dali Districts (Benin)
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Economic & Ecological Resilience
Jersey Overseas Aid Committee
€288,903
2014
Rafia, Gadib & Code Utile
Savannah Region (Northern Togo)
07
2015 2017
€57,102
2015 2016a
€ 777,125
2015 2017
2016
BUILDING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS, BURKINA FASO
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through sustainable access to drought-tolerant seeds, improved soil fertility and a specific focus on enterprise development.
his project seeks to strengthen the ability of
The project is also working closely with the government to
smallholder farmers to cope with the impact of climate
strengthen agricultural extension services and early-warning
variability by diversifying agricultural production and
weather systems.
increasing household income. Evidence from the resilience-building approaches is being
Lome
Porto Novo
Working with Welthungerhilfe, local government and local
used for embedding climate adaptation approaches in local,
partners in Burkina Faso the project is building the economic,
regional and national plans and generating best practice
ecological and organisational resilience of 620,000 women,
guidelines on climate adaptation in the Sahel region.
children and men. The project is promoting the diversification of agricultural
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Kourwéogo, Oubritenga, Plateau Central, Sanmatenga & Bam Provinces, Centre Nord regions. (Burkina Faso)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
01
GHANA
2015
Programme Area
Welthungerhilfe, PER, Wend Yam & CABI
2017
09. Economic and Ecological Resilience
Volta
07. Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain
2011 2016
Dapaong
TOGO
COTE D´IVOIRE
BENIN
Implementing Partner
Realising Agricultural Productivity Gains in the Sahel
06 NIGER
06. Agriculture, Food-based Nutrition and Enterprise Development
2014
2016
zambia
ghana
Time Frame
2017
malawi
togo
04.Development of Sustainable Smallholder Agricultural Entrepreneurship
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Total Budget
Donor
WEST AFRICA PROGRAMMES
Sana Matata, Lioulougou Village, Burkina Faso.
2016
Programme
production of smallholder farmers and improving incomes
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his is an EC-funded project providing safe drinking water, latrines and hygiene awareness training to 30,000 people in the Boucle Mouhoun, Centre Nord
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IMPROVING INCOMES & FOOD SECURITY THROUGH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, BURKINA FASO
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ocated in the Centre East Region of Burkina Faso, this Jersey Overseas Aid Commission supported project is improving household income and food security for
and Centre Sud regions of Burkina Faso. The provision of
1,240 farmers by increasing production and returns from rice
safe drinking water and sanitation remains a major challenge
and vegetables.
in rural Burkina Faso.
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his project is seeking to support 420 rural poor farming households in 12 villages in Kongoussi and Nasséré departments, two of the most arid areas of Bam
Province, Burkina Faso.
REALISING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GAINS IN THE SAHEL, BURKINA FASO
elf Help Africa is collaborating with Context Global Development (CDG) on a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) funded pilot project in the Centre
Nord Region of Burkina Faso.
Self Help Africa is working with its local partner Association
The Centre Nord Region is an area characterised by a short
Farmers are being trained in rice and vegetable production,
de Projet Ecologie et Reforestation (PER) in building the
growing season, high rainfall variability, under-diversified
Two types of latrines are being provided: basic family
seed multiplication, in establishing irrigated market
capacity of poor smallholder farmers to use proven low-cost
agriculture and is highly vulnerable to food insecurity.
Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines and ECOSAN latrines,
garden plots for vegetable production, and in improved
soil and water conservation agriculture practices with the
designed to transform faecal matter into a safe, natural
management of wetlands for rice production. Improving
aim of increasing agricultural productivity; contributing to
In Burkina Faso, sorghum and millet, on which the project
fertiliser. Agriculture inputs such as chemical fertilisers
access to irrigation enables farmers to produce vegetable
improving biodiversity; supporting healthy soils and clean
focuses, make up the staple food of around 70% of the
are expensive, often beyond the means of most rural
crops during the dry season, and help diversify diets and
water; combating land degradation; and contributing to long-
population. Through this pilot, Self Help Africa proposes
households, and can be damaging to the environment, so
improve nutrition. Drip irrigation reduces labour demands,
term environmental stewardship.
to test whether strengthening the capacity of the Comité
an additional benefit of this project will be an increase in crop
and farmers can spend more time on other income-
yields through access to natural fertiliser.
generating activities.
Water points are being rehabilitated or constructed
The project is also supporting the establishment of strong
according to the availability of boreholes and wells in
producer and processor cooperatives that will enable
returns from crop and tree sales.
villages. The project is working with three local partners
farmers to increase returns through processing and
and local governments to ensure careful maintenance and
improved market access. Additionally, training is being
By supporting smallholder farming households to adopt new
traders, processors, input suppliers and transporters. SHA
management of the latrines and boreholes is continued.
provided to lead farmers and work is being carried out in
crop varieties and proven low-cost improved agronomic
will test whether it is a suitable and sustainable mechanism
close cooperation with government extension staff to ensure
techniques SHA aims to sustainably increase and diversify
to address a range of constraints in the sorghum and
that skills and knowledge are embedded at community level.
their agricultural production by at least 25%. Increased
millet value chain. The learning generated from testing this
production will in turn lead to improved income generation.
approach will be widely applicable as CIC-B structures are
Total direct beneficiaries: 30,000
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,240
WEST AFRICA PROGRAMMES
WEST AFRICA PROGRAMMES
Yenegba Anne Marie cooking for Yameogo Safariti, Yameogo Marie and Yameogo Biba, Burkina Faso.
Interprofession de Céréales – Burkina Faso (CIC-B) and In addition, the project is strengthening the capacity of 12
stimulating local demand will transform the sorghum and
farmer organisations to provide ongoing support for their
millet value chains in the country, improving productivity,
members in the use of new techniques to maximise their
income and nutrition of smallholder farmers in dryland areas. CIC-B is an umbrella organisation representing producers,
Total direct beneficiaries: 420
already established in a number of West African countries and cover a range of crops.
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WEST AFRICA PROGRAMMES
Kombate Bigale, Tonte Village, Dapong, Togo.
Yendoukoa Assibi & Kolani Anne (with goat), Nassiete Village, Togo.
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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, GHANA COMPLETED
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he overall aim of this project is to improve soil fertility and a food-based approach to nutrition, to increase food security and wealth creation
amongst smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana.
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EMPOWERING WOMEN WITHIN THE CASHEW VALUE CHAIN, GHANA
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his Walmart Foundation funded project is being jointly implemented with the African Cashew Alliance in two countries – Ghana and Kenya.
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uilding on an earlier pilot project, this initiative is seeking to increase by 25% the cashew production of close to 2,500 small-scale farm producers working in
the cashew sector.
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his Jersey Overseas Aid Commission-funded project aims to improve the food security and income of rural smallholder farmers in the isolated and poor Northern
Savannah region of Northern Togo.
Through the use of two low-cost community-based Over 2,000 farmers (350 households) in the Upper East
extension approaches, ‘lead farmers’ and ‘farmer field
1,770 cashew producers are being assisted, along with
Building on earlier work with partners RAFIA, GADIB and
and Northern Regions of Ghana are being assisted.
schools’, communities are receiving skills to undertake
520 women being supported with inter-cropping, and 120
Code Utile, the project is focusing on training farmers in
improved agricultural practices.
smallholder farmers with beekeeping. The project is working to
natural resource management, improving soil fertility and
strengthen community-based extension services, strengthen
on increasing the production of soybeans, maize, millet,
The principal target group of the nutrition component of the project are poor, rural women and young children
The project is training cashew farmers on increasing
farmer organisations and provide assistance in value chain
sorghum and rice. The project is particularly targeting female
(6 months-5 years of age). A key crop being promoted
production of quality cashew nuts and empowering
development. All with a particular focus on gender inclusion.
smallholder farmers and taking an integrated approach to
to support this goal is the nutrient-rich orange-fleshed
producers within the cashew nut value chain. Cashew
sweet potato.
growers are being assisted to diversify incomes by utilising
A further objective is to improve the organisation of cashew
by-products of cashew farming and inter-cropping with
producers and their cooperatives through training in operational
Self Help Africa is working closely with producer and
legumes.
and financial management and by linking them to micro-finance
processing farmer-led organisations and cooperatives to
institutions.
strengthen management practices and to secure improved
The project is seeking to increase crop production and and income through adoption of Low External
ensure sustainability.
Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) techniques and
Training of farmer associations in value chain management
the diversification of income sources for participating
and ‘farming as a business’ is enabling them to engage in
By partnering with Tolaro Global processing plant, and the
households.
informed relationships with buyers and negotiate prices.
German snack company Intersnack, the cashew farmers are
Seed grower associations are being supported and trained to
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,100
receiving training in quality control and have a ready market for
produce certified, drought-tolerant varieties of staple crops,
The project is also addressing the low and unstructured
their crops. There is also a contract with the African Cashew
to ensure that farmers have ongoing access to affordable,
organisation of cashew farmers. Organising farmers
initiative (ACi) for this initiative to provide training materials and
appropriate, quality seed.
will enable them to institutionalise knowledge and best
support.
prices for members through bulking.
practices and create a platform for sharing and multiplying learning and experiences.
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By working with producer, processing, seed multiplication The project is working in the Tourou, Daringa, Bonkpo and
and tree nursery groups, skills and techniques will be retained
Komi Districts in Parakou, and in Djougou and N’Dali Districts.
at community level and farmers can support each other.
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,410
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The country programme works primarily with and through
two key areas: Rural Enterprise Development and
commodity producer groups, seed producer groups,
Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Livelihoods.
research stations, local NGOs, civil society organisations and local government to reach smallholder farmers. SHA also provides support and capacity building to local
production of improved varieties of seed, rural enterprise
government departments in planning, monitoring, evaluation
development and income generation, and environmental
and training.
Implementing Partner
Programme Area
Kaoma Farm Development Project
Alan Kerins Projects & SHA
€ 211,780
2015 2017
Cheshire Homes Orphanage
Kaoma District, Western Zambia
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Irish Aid Local Development Programme
Irish Aid
€ 10,000,000
2013
SHA, Households In Distress (HID) & Local Government
Luwingu & Mbala Districts. Northern Zambia
Enhanced Livestock, Trade & Enterprise Completed
SHA, Heifer Int & Send a Cow
Heifer International & SHA
Chipata & Katete Districts. Eastern Zambia
Enhanced Livestock Trade and Enterprise II
World Bank & SHA
Heifer International & SHA
Chipata, Katete & Chadiza, Eastern Zambia
Integrated Natural Resource Management & Sustainable Agriculture Project
SHA
Community Oriented Development Programme (CODEP)
Chipata, Eastern Zambia
Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Kafue Sub-Basin
African Development Bank (AfDB)/Ministry of Finance
€232,189
OPAD, SRDA, SASS & Local Government
Central, Southern & Lusaka Provinces
Community-based Seed Enterprises & Participatory Crop Improvement
Be One Percent & Tullamore Credit Union
€ 206,086
ZARI, MARI & SHA
Kafue, Chinkakata, Siavonga, Mpika, Chipata & Lundazi Districts
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€ 640,000
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rehabilitation.
2013 2016
€ 93,000
2015 2016
Projects address a selection of integrated issues: sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, research into and
Time Frame
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Total Budget
Donor
€ 229,148
2015 2016
ZAMBIA PROGRAMMES
Willie Phiri, Chinini Village, Zambia.
2016
Programme
malawi
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05. Integrated Natural Resource Management & Sustainable Agriculture Project
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02. Local Development Programme
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Lac Moeru (Lake Mweru)
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2015 2016
sustainable agricultural practices on the farm; (ii) Develop
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Mongu
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Chipata
KAOMA FARM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
and buyers to enable marketing of surplus produce (and
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04. Enhanced Livestock Trade and Enterprise II (ELITE II) 03. Enhanced Livestock, Trade and Enterprise (ELITE)
value-added products); (iii) Increase access to water
elf Help Africa is working with Cheshire Homes, an
for farming purposes; (iv) Develop food processing,
orphanage in Karoma, to increase production and
preservation and storage capacities.
seed multiplication on underutilised farmland owned
by the orphanage.
Lusaka
links between the farm and private sector service providers
This project introduces conservation agriculture techniques to Cheshire Homes and the nearby farmers and provides
Cheshire Homes Orphanage cares for orphans who have
access to improved seeds and value added products for
lost one or both parents because of AIDS.
local farmers and consumers.
The project has four objectives: (i) Adopt improved
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ENHANCED LIVESTOCK, TRADE & ENTERPRISE (ELITE) - COMPLETED
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particular focus on women and vulnerable groups.
The purpose of ELITE is to promote sustainable agricultural,
stakeholder coordination and access to market information.
year programme with the overall goal of improving the livelihoods, health status, and food and nutrition security
of 16,000 poor households in Northern Province with a
LITE is a livestock and enterprise development project supportin 1,500 farming households in the Chipata and Katete districts of Zambia’s Eastern Province.
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uilding on the work of the ELITE project in the Eastern Province, ELITE II aims to facilitate a more conducive business environment at community and district
level for smallholder livestock producers by improving wider
strengthen the capacity of farmer groups and strengthen
This is being achieved by establishing and strengthening
The programme is being implemented in Luwingu and Mbala
value chains and access to market, specifically in the area of
Livestock Producer Groups and District Livestock Associations
districts and aims to increase market-oriented sustainable
goat meat, groundnut production, sunflower and other cash
in Chipata, Katete and Chadiza districts who can provide
agriculture production and productivity; improve the
crops.
coordination, training opportunities, links to potential buyers
nutrition and health status of vulnerable households; and
and a collective voice to their membership.
strengthen District Authorities with increased planning and
A collaboration with Heifer International and Send a Cow, the
implementation capacity and improved service delivery.
project has pooled resources and learning in Eastern Province
At community level, key components include: providing
to pilot and scale up a plan built around the livelihood
organisational and technical training and training manuals to
The project is establishing an integrated livelihood programme
strategies of smallholder farmers. These households rely on
new and existing Livestock Producer Groups (105 in total)
addressing agricultural productivity, diversification and
agriculture for their income along with a variety of informal
and providing opportunities for learning exchanges between
marketing, and health and nutrition. It is supporting farmer
income-generating activities that tend to be short-term,
groups.
producer groups to increase production and marketing
seasonal, and poorly rewarded.
of crops, poultry, goats and fish farming. It is supporting
At the broader district level, the project is facilitatating the
Community Health & Nutrition Groups to increase knowledge
Market opportunities for livestock products are increasing in
establishment of three District Livestock Associations and
of HIV and AIDS, malaria prevention, nutrition, and water and
the region, as a result of rising demand for animal products in
providing training in organisational development and strategic
sanitation. It is also establishing Accumulated Savings and
urban areas. These new markets have created opportunities
planning. The associations are also receiving training in
Credit Associations.
for poor rural farmers to benefit from ready markets for meat,
advocacy and entrepreneurship so they in turn can support
dairy products, eggs and other livestock by-products.
their members, and develop a database of products and
As further support to the local administration, the project is
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rish Aid Local Development Programme (IALDP) is a five-
services available to farmers.
also supporting district authorities to identify and implement
The ELITE project works with farmers groups to increase
community-initiated projects; deliver capacity building training
production, improve quality of produce and find sustainable
and support the Northern Province Provincial Planning Unit.
markets for their produce, while at the same time addressing
Total direct beneficiaries: 16,000
ZAMBIA PROGRAMMES
ZAMBIA PROGRAMMES
Purity Mulenga, Malela, Northern Province. Blandina Nkandu and Emmauel Musondo, Malela, Northern Province.
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,130
the annual food deficit many of them face.
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500
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he project, implemented by local partner Community Oriented Development Programme (CODEP), is helping farmers to adapt to the effects of
climate change and contribute to the conservation of the
STRENGTHENING CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN THE KAFUE SUB-BASIN
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elf Help Africa is providing consultancy services to the AfDB and the Ministry of Finance as part of a project to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable rural
communities to adapt to climate change.
surrounding water and soil resources on which they depend. As a Climate Risk and Adaption Facilitator (CRAF), SHA is Chiparamba area in Chipata District suffers from low
assisting communities in highly vulnerable areas to identify
agriculture productivity which is the main source of livelihood
and address the impacts of climate change in their local
for the local population. Factors that contributed to the
development plans and their community development
deterioration of the agriculture productivity include erratic
projects.
rainfall, poor agriculture practices, mono cropping and
COMMUNITY-BASED SEED ENTERPRISES AND PARTICIPATORY CROP IMPROVEMENT
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elf Help Africa is a recognised leader in Zambia on
3) Increasing the production of identified landraces: SHA is
participatory seed research. This project introduces
working with Misamfu Regional Research Station to develop
innovative models of working between seed
morphological descriptors to allow farmers to distinguish/
breeders, researchers and seed growers in order to improve
characterise their landrace population of common bean
and build partnerships in the seed value chain and seed
(Phaseolus vulgaris) from others and thereby register their
markets.
landrace as a breed and obtain breeders rights.
The main project components are:
4) Testing improved farming methods: Demonstration plots are a proven approach to trial new farming methods
1) Addressing the lack of access by rural farmers to early
in a way that other farmers can learn from and observe.
generation seed varieties: SHA has been working with
In this instance the plots are being used by researchers
limited ground cover, as well as limited access to inputs
Working with local government and three community-
Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) and Seed
and farmers to test a variety of indigenous seeds and
such as quality seeds and fertilisers.
based organisations, communities are being supported to
Control and Certification Institute (SCCI) to address this
to experiment with how well various crops respond to conservation agriculture techniques.
contribute to district climate change adaption plans, so that
challenge. SHA will work with six Seed Grower Associations
A range of environmental conservation and livelihood
their concerns and needs are addressed. Communities are
who have the responsibility of multiplying ‘basic seed’ for
diversification strategies are being promoted with 1,500
also being given the opportunity to select priority projects
beans, groundnuts and cowpea to produce first generation
The project is targeting 400 individuals, half of whom are
smallholder farmers. These include small livestock rearing,
within the plans and receive advice and financial support to
seed, making these seeds commercially available to other
women, who will facilitate demonstrations of technologies
crop diversification and promotion of drought-resistant
implement and manage the projects themselves.
small-scale farmers including the seed growers.
that will indirectly benefit more than 2,000 households.
Additionally, the project is also creating better access to
2) Increasing access to new varieties through Participatory
early warning weather information and improving public
Variety Selection (PVS): PVS is a participatory way of
Total direct beneficiaries: 400
awareness of climate adaption strategies.
selecting new seed varieties for introduction into farmers’
maize, reforestation, rainwater harvesting and basic value addition to raw commodities.
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500
Total direct beneficiaries: 23,000
ZAMBIA PROGRAMMES
ZAMBIA PROGRAMMES
INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT
Boniface Chatu, Malela, Northern Province.
Teresa Mutondo and Francis Chate, Malela, Northern Province.
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cropping systems. Since farmers are ultimately the ones who decide whether or not to adopt a certain variety it is imperative to include their knowledge during the selection process. This work is a collaboration between SHA and Msekera Agricultural Research Institute.
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