Annual Report 2024

Self Help Africa works with smallholder farming families across Africa to grow more, earn more and build climate resilience. Their 2024 annual report covers 96 active projects, crop insurance for 53,000 Ethiopian households, and ongoing cooperative, microfinance and women's empowerment programmes. The report also addresses a strategic restructure — consolidating from 17 to 10 programme countries — to strengthen focus and financial sustainability.

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📋About

Smallholder farming support, cooperative development, microfinance, climate-smart agriculture, WASH, enterprise development, women's empowerment, global citizenship education

📊Key Metrics

96 projects across Africa in 2024; active in up to 17 countries Key Metric 1
53,000 households enrolled in crop insurance scheme with WFP in Ethiopia Key Metric 2
Consolidated from 17 to 10 programme countries; transitioning Bangladesh and Brazil to local NGO models Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Zambia farmers achieved reasonable yields despite widespread maize failures through climate-resilient crop advice
  • Dairy cooperatives in Ethiopia increasing incomes and improving local nutrition levels
  • 25 years of work in Nigeria marked; new WASH programme launched; Rural Women's Empowerment project training women entrepreneurs

📍Geography

International

2024 Enhanced

Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts 2024

438,000 pets treated across 49 Pet Hospitals, equivalent to 4,700 pets every working day
Key Metric 1
Over 2 million treatments provided; veterinary services cost over £85 million, funded entirely by donations
Key Metric 2
327,000 children reached with pet education messages; Pet Health Hub received over 4 million online visitors
Key Metric 3
Veterinary care provided to the pets of over 360,000 people in financial hardship across the UK, with 46% of clients disabled or living with a serious health condition
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report and Accounts 2024-2025

2.4 million benefits calculations completed via free Benefits Calculator
Key Metric 1
1.5 million people identified new benefits worth an average of £5,396 each (£12.9bn total)
Key Metric 2
£3 million in grants awarded, supporting 2,164 people across the UK
Key Metric 3
4.8 million people accessed the Turn2us website for information on claiming support they are entitled to