Right now, in Kenya, there are 42 primary school graduates, including the Seed School, located in the heart of the Nairobi slum of Kibera, who want nothing more than to continue their education onto secondary school where upon graduation they will realize their dreams...
Bread and Water for Africa® Hopes to Restore Banana Plantation for Flooded Orphans Home in Uganda
In the summer of 2020, the Kyasira Home of Hope for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, was flooded by heavy rains and the lake’s rising waters leaving 62 children and their caregivers stranded, according...
The Making ‘A Nurse With a Difference’ in Chad Thanks to the Supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®
In August, we reported on the success of our school fees support program in Chad which in cooperation with our longtime partner, Hope International Foundation (HIF), headquartered in Cameroon, was making it possible for 183 underprivileged children and youth (99 males...
Providing a ‘Ray of Hope’ for Our Seed School Scholars on Their Way to Completing Their Education
Elga Ochieng and Stephen Okoth want nothing more in life right now than the opportunity to continue to be able to complete their secondary school education. Elga and Stephen grew up in the Kenyan slum of Kibera – among the largest slums on the continent – on the...
Kebeneti Secondary School Library Project Completed: ‘The Best Place to Be’ Says Grateful Student
Even in this increasingly digital age, students of all ages all around the world still rely on the printed page and the books they’re contained in for much of their educational growth and progress – especially for those in sub-Saharan African countries where...
Bread and Water for Africa® Recognizes Ms. Fidence for Her Efforts in Educating Students in Nairobi Slum on This World Teachers’ Day
Wednesday, October 5, is UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Teachers’ Day, proclaimed in 1994 with the focus on appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the world. The theme for 2022 is “The Transformation...
Supporters of Bread and Water for Africa® Open Doors for Zimbabwean Student Now Attending University
Taremeredzwa was an 18-years-old secondary school student at Dora High School in Zimbabwe with good grades, ambition and determination with hopes of graduating soon and attending college. But she was also on the verge of dropping out. Taremeredzwa, whose name means...
Thousands of Children and Youth Benefit from Bread and Water for Africa® Education Programs Year After Year
At Bread and Water for Africa® we believe that education is THE KEY out of a life of dire poverty for millions of children throughout sub-Saharan African, especially for orphaned, abandoned and destitute children and youth whose fondest wish is to be able to attend...
Textbooks Desperately Needed in Ugandan Schools Where 10 Students Share One Book
In schools, in the United States and elsewhere in developed countries around the world, more and more students are using tablets, Chromebooks and other electronic devices in their classrooms replacing traditional textbooks, but in Third World countries, such as...
Bread and Water for Africa® Programs Support Mission of United Nations’ International Day of Education
Today, Monday, January 24, is the United Nations’ International Day of Education designed to be a platform to showcase the most important transformations that have to be nurtured to realize everyone’s fundamental right to education and build a more sustainable,...
John: From Life on the Streets as a Toddler to Promising High School Student
John was abandoned by his own mother to fend for himself on the streets of Lusaka, Zambia at the tender age of just 3 years old. Authorities rescued him from an uncertain future (to say the least) and brought him to the Kabwata Orphanage and Transit Centre, supported...
Education Is THE Key That Opens the Door for a Brighter Future for African Children
At Bread and Water for Africa® we believe that education is not just a key to success, but THE key which opens the door to a brighter future. And that is certainly the case in sub-Saharan African countries where for millions of children their greatest wish – to attend...