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In Africa, a little can go a long way.
Our range of practical gifts equip some of the poorest families in rural Africa with the skills and resources they need to escape poverty.
Livestock, poultry and beehives allow families to improve their diet and earn an income, whilst seeds, vegetable gardens and tree seedlings allow people to make the most out of their farming activities. We will use your gift to find our work wherever the need is greatest. You can find out more about how the funds are used here.
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| A clutch of chicks: £8- Buy |
 | This gift provides a pair of chickens or guinea fowl to help an African family to begin poultry rearing. The eggs improve family nutrition and generate additional income. The manure makes great compost and the family will pass on chicks to others in the village.
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| Bag of seed: £10- Buy |
 | Finding good quality seeds that grow well in the local soil can be hard for farmers in Africa. We provide improved seed and train community members as seed growers so there is always a good quality supply available locally.
Your gift will provide seeds and training for local people to grow certified seed. |
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| Trees: £12- Buy |
 | Woodlots, that include wood for fuel and fruit trees are invaluable - saving time, providing food, and helping to restore the environment. |
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| Pigs & goats: £25- Buy |
 | Improved-breed goats and pigs are valuable on an African farm. Milk and meat provide nourishment, and manure can be used to improve crops. This gift keeps on giving as families pass on the young to others in their village.
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| Book-keeping: £25- Buy |
 | Ledgers, calculators and stationery are the tools of the trade for Self Help Africa's women's savings and credit co-ops. Support them with these practical gifts. |
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| Bicycle: £55- Buy |
 | Bicycles enable community volunteers (farm, vet, HIV/AIDS or business based) to reach many more families and projects in a working day.
Your gift will buy one bike. |
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| Vegetable gardens: £125- Buy |
 | Veg gardens help families increase not only the quality but also the quantity of food produced. This is especially important for those families affected by HIV/AIDS.
You gift will provide 10 families with vegetable seeds, tools and training in sustainable farming techniques, nutrition and food processing skills. |
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| Water for life: £220- Buy |
 | Getting water to the fields means African farmers can produce a second harvest. This gift could be treadle pumps, rain water harvesting, boreholes, wells or furrows.
Your gift will buy an irrigation project and training. |
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| Farmer tool kit: £70- Buy |
 | Growing food in sun baked soils or digging irrigation channels to get water to crops is back breaking work and virtually impossible without the right tools for the job.
Your gift will provide a farmer’s kit which could contain picks, shovels, wheelbarrows and other tools. |
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| Beehive: £25- Buy |
 | Beekeeping provides rural Africans with a valuable source of income and bees play an important role in pollinating other crops.
Your gift will allow one family to start bee keeping. |
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| Plant a forest: £750- Buy |
 | Tree planting helps to halt erosion, mitigate the effects of climate change, and improve rainfall patterns. Plantations provide communities with wood for cooking, fruit trees and feed for livestock.
Your gift will allow a community to plant 6,000 tree seedlings and establish a woodlot. |
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