› Home › About Self Help › Contact Us › Current Projects Burkina Faso Ethiopia Eritrea Ghana Kenya Malawi Togo Uganda Zambia › Activities in Ireland › Activities in UK Events Calendar › Technologies › Case Studies › History 20 Year Highlights › How You Can Help What Your Money is Doing Regular Giving Fund-Raising Suggestions One Click Donation Corporate Seed Fund Farmers Grow Fund Volunteering Tax Relief on Donations › Fund-Raising Field Visits 2007 Kenya 2006 Eritrea 2005 -Kenya-Uganda-Malawi 2001-2004 From the Archives › Africa Alive Schools Programme Recent School News School Visits Curriculum Publications Student & Teacher Impressions Pictures Download Young Scientists Exhibition School Profiles (coming soon) › Exhibitions Africa Framed Value of Rubbish › Testimonials › Media Centre Press Releases Articles on Self Help Activities Related Topics › Reports / Studies › Useful Links › Glossary of Terms › Secure Page › Recruitment › Forum Meki - Rural Development Programme Current Projects › Ethiopia › Meki               Location: 130km south of Addis Ababa Population: 100,000 Average Landholding size: 1.5 ha per household Commencement of Project: 1992 – 1998 Project Manager: Hailu Gebremariam               Background:          The Meki region was regarded a food deficit area with farmers surviving on relief grain. Vegetation and soil cover was being rapidly depleted leading to a severe problem of soil erosion which threatened the future productive capacity of the land.                   Project Aim:          To increase food production and farm income along with the conservation and restoration of the natural resources.                   Project Components:          › Afforestation & Conservation          › Capacity Building          › Crop Reproduction (rainfed & irrigation)          › Education          › Flour Mills          › Health          › Livestock          › Training          › Water          › Women's Development                                   Self Help Africa is a limited liability company. Company number: 105601 Charity No. 6663 (Ireland) The organisation has offices in Ireland at: Annefield House, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Tel: 00 353 (0)57 8694034 - Fax: 00 353 (0)57 8694038, and in the United Kingdom at : Second Floor Suite, Westgate House, Dickens Court, Off Hills Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1QU. Tel : 0044-(0)1743 277170        We welcome your comments: info@selfhelpafrica.com        Powered by: go2web