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 2025 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.
In Zimbabwe, agriculture remains a cornerstone of the country’s economy, contributing about 17 percent to its GDP, and supporting more than 60 percent of its population of more than 16.6 million, which is roughly 9.96 million individuals. However, increasing...
Tanzania faces a significant orphan crisis, with an estimated one million children and youth living without one or both parents, according to the Tanzania National Census in 2022, a number that has likely only risen in the past three years, primarily due to...
I recently learned that in the United States, the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of four is expected to exceed $100 this year. That’s in comparison to less than 15 cents per meal for a child living in an orphanage or children’s home...
Thursday, October 16, is the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) World Food Day, which for 2025 is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. “By working together, across...
In July, Bread and Water for Africa® announced our intention to provide clean water for drinking, cooking, and washing not only to the orphaned and abandoned children and youth living at the Carilino Orphanage in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Right now, children are barely surviving against incredibly harsh conditions all across Africa in countries like Ethiopia, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, and in refugee camps in Kenya. These children simply need the basic necessities of life...
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At Lerato Children’s Home in Zimbabwe, solar-powered irrigation is more than a water system—it’s a step toward food security and self-reliance.
Children and volunteers helped prepare the soil, plant the first vegetables, and now tend to gardens that will provide the home with year-round food.
The next goal: selling surplus produce in local markets to generate income that sustains the home—and strengthens food access for nearby families.
As project director Margaret Makambira shared, “The local community is happy with the project as it is going to bring a consistent supply of farm produce. The project is aiming for self-sustainability. Farm produce from the agricultural activities shall be sold, and the generated revenue will grow the project in the short run until it can sustain the home in the long run.”
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At Lerato Children’s Home, children and local volunteers helped install and now maintain their new solar-powered drip irrigation system. They’re not just beneficiaries—they’re builders.
This is what sustainability actually looks like: skills learned, systems maintained, and outcomes owned by the people themselves.
💬 What do you think makes a development project truly sustainable?
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In Zimbabwe, drought has become the new normal. Instead of watching crops fail, the Lerato Children’s Home—with support from Bread and Water for Africa®—turned to solar-powered irrigation. Now, clean energy fuels food production, feeding children and stabilizing a community economy.
This isn’t just a story about survival—it’s about design, strategy, and resilience in action.
👉 Read the full story on how this system was built and what it means for the future of Lerato: africanrelief.org/turning-drought-into-hope-our-donors-bring-life-sustaining-water-to-lerato-chil... ... See MoreSee Less
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In Tanzania, nearly one in five children grows up without a biological parent.
Many are forced into hazardous child labor — mining, farming, or street work — just to survive.
At Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage, that reality is changing. Children here are safe, cared for, and given the chance to learn and dream again — with stable housing, daily meals, healthcare, and access to education.
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Look at what we’ve been able to do together: children in our partner orphanages are sitting down to meals, no longer going hungry.
This is the impact of your kindness. But millions of orphans across Africa are still waiting for that same chance.
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When 4-year-old Chris arrived at Kabwata Orphanage, he was suffering from severe malnutrition — fragile, withdrawn, and in pain.
But with consistent meals and loving care, his transformation has been “nothing short of remarkable,” says our volunteer spokesperson, Phyllis Keino.
Today, Chris is healthy, joyful, and full of the energy every child deserves.
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