Help Self Help Centre is committed to enhancing the living standard of forest adjacent communities in Kenya.

We support sustainable entrepreneurship amongst small-holder farmers and community groups by strengthening their capacity. Specific services, such as a micro-credit facility, complement our capacity building activities. We empower people so that they can meet their basic needs and claim their rights.

Mount Kenya Forest Management Project 2011 – 2012

A joint collaboration between Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Support Programme for African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP-FLEGT) and HSHC. The project is addressing  capacity gaps of local institutions (CFAs) aiming to reverse forest loss and degradation of Chehe and Ragati forest blocks of Mount Kenya. Read more

HSHC Partners with World Bank in Biomass Project

HSHC is currently expanding the Rural Biodiesel Project in partnership with World Bank under the Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA). The BEIA involvement further strengthens the organization's capacity in the biofuel sector, efficiency in utilization of local resources and diversification of livelihoods among forest adjacent communities. Read more

HSHC starts conservation campaign

Help Self Help Centre started the distribution of 1000 posters and 30 billboards as part of its advocacy campaign to protect the forests of Mt.Kenya.

The posters urge people to stop illegal logging, charcoal burning and poaching. On the posters it can be read in Kikuyu: “We don’t destroy life of tomorrow’s generation” and “If we destroy trees today, tomorrow belongs to who?”.Read more

President Kibaki congratulates HSHC with its bio-diesel project

HSHC presented the organisation and our projects at three fairs held in September and October 2008. From 18 until 20 September HSHC participated at the Agricultural Show in Nyeri. The show which was organised by the Agricultural society attracted a lot of people involved in agriculture. Amongst them also Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta who praised HSHC for our innovative work. Read more