As a nonprofit and charitable organization, we partner with local African charities and NGOs to provide clean water, healthcare, food, education, orphan care, and more. Every project we support helps African children and families build a healthier, more self-sufficient future.
We’ve worked with partners to provide clean water across Africa for many years. Whether it’s for a school, clinic, or farm, these life-changing water projects improve health, reduce hardship, and offer hope for a better future. Thanks to our generous supporters, our work continues in 2026 and beyond.
We currently work with local organizations in these African countries: Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Our programs span across Africa through trusted partnerships with locally based charities and community organizations. Each partner leads projects that provide clean water, food, education, healthcare, and orphan care tailored to their communities’ needs. Together, we build healthier, more self-sufficient futures.
Christmas time at the children’s homes and orphanages supported by Bread and Water for Africa® in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe is a joyous time for all the children and youth living there, thanks in no small part to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®....
Hospitals in Ethiopia, while differing from those in the United States, have a significant impact on their communities by providing essential healthcare services. These facilities are crucial for delivering lifesaving medications and care to impoverished farmers...
In 1990, about half of the population in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds in East Asia and the Pacific were living in extreme poverty, according to the World Bank. However, in the three decades that followed, these three regions have followed...
In 2024, Sub-Saharan Africa was home to just 16% of the world’s population but accounted for 67% of all people living in extreme poverty (World Bank). These numbers show the depth of the crisis and why conversations about development, health, and opportunity on...
In 2019, Bread and Water for Africa® announced the development and implementation of a School Meal program in partnership with the Seed Foundation’s Seed School located in the Kenyan slum of Kibera on the outskirts of Nairobi to provide two nutritious, filling...
When Angela Miyanda witnessed the devastation in her country of Zambia in the 1980s caused by the AIDS epidemic, she knew she could not just stand by as hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of the country’s children were suddenly orphaned, and infants born...
Bread and Water for Africa
Bread and Water for Africa® is a BBB-accredited charity with a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency. Our mission is simple, provide a brighter future for Africa's Children! Learn more at africanrelief.org
🚨 FINAL DAY. FINAL HOURS. 🚨
⏰ Today is the final day to make a tax-deductible gift before the year ends.
In 2025, your generosity helped deliver real impact across sub-Saharan Africa:
💧 84 WASH projects completed, benefiting 70,300+ people in rural communities
🩺 114,109+ individuals received healthcare services
👧🏾 448 orphaned and abandoned children supported across three countries
📚 32,526+ students supported through our education program
🌱 27,000+ individuals benefited from agriculture & food self-sustainability programs
🍽️ 224 children at the Seed School in Kibera received two nutritious meals every school day
We’ve accomplished so much together—and your gift today helps carry this work into 2026.
🧡 Give before midnight: africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNREMSDZDV
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⏳ We’re in the final days of the year—and your support powered real impact in 2025.
Here are just a few highlights:
📚 Education: Supported 32,526+ students with school fees, uniforms, desks, books, and supplies—helping children stay in school.
🌱 Agriculture & food security: Reached 27,000+ people with training, tools, and resources that strengthen long-term stability.
This is only part of what you made possible. See more in our Year in Review—and help us start 2026 strong.
👉 Read the full Year in Review: www.flipsnack.com/christianreliefprofile/bread-and-water-for-africa-year-in-review-2025
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As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together.
Because of your support, this year we:
• Completed critical water projects
• Expanded school meal programs
• Provided essential medical supplies and care
• Supported thousands of students through education programs
These wins mean healthier communities, safer childhoods, and real progress—made possible by people who chose to care.
👉 Explore our full Year in Review: www.flipsnack.com/christianreliefprofile/bread-and-water-for-africa-year-in-review-2025
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Merry Christmas from all of us at Bread and Water for Africa®. 🎄✨
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I want to personally thank you—our donors, supporters, and partners—for standing with us and with the communities we serve across sub-Saharan Africa. Your generosity makes it possible to support long-term, community-led work through education, clean water, food self-sufficiency, healthcare, and care for children.
We also honor the legacy of our founders, Eugene and Addy Krizek, whose Christian faith and commitment to serving “the least among us” continue to guide this mission.
From my heart to yours, thank you for being part of this work. May the peace and joy of Christ be with you and your loved ones this season.
— Beth Tessema
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For nearly 15 years, Bread and Water for Africa® has partnered with Haramaya university's Community Outreach Program, supporting healthcare in eastern Ethiopia — a region where resources are limited but the need is immense.
This year, we’re preparing a major shipment of lifesaving medicines and supplies headed to four hospitals and health centers — Hiwot Fana Teaching Hospital, Haramaya Health Center, Bate Community Health Center, and Haramaya General Hospital — together serving more than 535,000 people. 🏥✨
Inside this shipment are essentials local doctors urgently need but often don’t have on hand:
💊 amoxicillin
🧴 antibiotic ointments
🍼 baby care items
💧 electrolyte solutions (critical for children with dysentery)
🤰 prenatal supplements
🌡️ acetaminophen
…and more items that can mean the difference between recovery and loss.
These supplies will support families facing illnesses that should never be fatal — but too often are when medicine is out of reach.
If you’d like to help us get these medicines into the hands of the people who need them most:
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What does life look like when $2 has to last all day?
For nearly 90% of people in the regions we serve in Ethiopia, $2 is what they live on each day — and medical care can be far beyond what that budget allows.
This is where tuberculosis, cholera, malaria, dysentery, and parasitic infections take root.
Where a child with dysentery has only a 50% chance of surviving without something as simple as an electrolyte solution.
Where prenatal vitamins can determine whether a baby makes it through its first weeks.
These aren’t rare emergencies — they’re everyday battles.
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