Self Help Africa
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Young Scientist: Cork student wins with programme to detect ‘deepfakes’
- Science
- January 8, 2021, 17:11
A new software programme that could make the internet a safer place has culminated in its developer Greg Tarr winning the 2021 BT Young Scientist &(...)

Charities hope gift-giving campaigns will help fill fundraising gap
- Sponsored
- November 28, 2020, 00:00
When you are drawing up your Christmas gift list this year, make sure to include a charity. “This time of year is always one of the most important po(...)

Six Irish charities form alliance to respond to Covid-19 in vulnerable communities
- Social Affairs
- September 22, 2020, 00:00
Six of Ireland’s leading international charities have formed a new alliance to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and assist some of the most vulnera(...)

How are Irish charities responding to the fundraising collapse from Covid-19?
- Irish News
- June 26, 2020, 11:32
Charities operating in Ireland are among the many sectors struggling due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Many have been forced to cancel k(...)

Shifting rainfall patterns a growing threat to farming in sub-Saharan Africa
- Science
- April 23, 2020, 06:00
One of the more ominous indicators of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa has been the dramatic recent shifts in rainfall patterns. With rain-fed agr(...)

The tree whisperer who has helped plant a million native trees across Ireland
- People
- March 14, 2020, 06:00
Melanie Wrynn knows horses, and is beginning to learn about trees. When the horse trainer and her husband Neil moved to a 21-acre farm near Newcastle (...)

Entrepreneurs in Uganda are taking control of their own destiny
- Economy
- November 23, 2019, 01:00
On a sweaty afternoon in a facility about an hour north of Ugandan capital Kampala, Richie Rugaya and his colleagues are busy showing off their coffee(...)

Irish NGO plants 300,000 trees in Ethiopia’s reforestation drive
- Environment
- August 26, 2019, 20:50
An Irish NGO is playing its part in an ambitious plan to plant four billion trees in Ethiopia in one year. Self Help Africa, an agricultural developm(...)

Former Operation Transformation contestant walks 10,000 miles for charity
- Irish News
- August 17, 2019, 16:41
A former Operation Transformation contestant will bring the distance he has walked for charity over the past 27 years to 10,000 miles in the coming we(...)

Charitable Irish trading platform shortlisted for prestigious award
- Innovation
- June 17, 2019, 06:36
A cashless trading platform developed by an Irish organisation giving African farmers substantially better prices for their crops has been shortlisted(...)