Self Help Africa Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Self help africa's mission is to empower rural africa to achieve economic independence. On a continent where up to 75% of the people rely on small-scale agriculture for their survival, self help africa , inc. Believes that it is only by tackling the challenges faced by rural farming communities can real and sustained economic progress be made across sub-saharan africa. For over a quarter-century, self help africa, ir has sought to strengthen agricultural systems; improve access to services and inputs; and to provide rural african communities with the opportunities to market and sell their produce. Self help africa works with local staff and partners in nine countries to support communities to grow more food; diversify their farm production; develop new off-farm enterprise; and sell their farm surpluses. It supports rural micro- finance programs; assists producers to organize into farmers' associations and co-operatives; and enables farm families to access markets and add value to their produce. Additionally it promotes low-cost sustainable solutions to the management of natural resources; supports community adaption to a changing climate; and provides resources to communities to meet the challenges of gender inequality. Self help africa is also committed to advocating in support of the interests of african smallholder farmers, urging along-term commitment to aid and investment, to ensure the sustainable development of agriculture and food production in sub-saharan africa. This advocacy involves giving voice to smallholder farmers at national, regional and international levels, seeking to ensure that the unique position of smallholders in african agriculture is understood and that it is used to power economic growth in africa.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 61%; rating input score 61
• Program expense ratio: 61.5%; rating input score 62
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 21.4%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings