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...
Providing a Brighter Future
for Africa’s Children
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.
WATER IS LIFE.
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.
Featured Programs
Education Program

Health Care Program

Orphan Care Program

Agriculture Program

School Meal Program

Income Generation Program

Where We Work
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 Partners

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.
Poverty in Africa: A Comprehensive Look at Causes, Progress, and Solutions
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...
Hope on a Plate: Bread and Water for Africa® Changes the Course of Children’s Lives
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 the Epidemic Stole Parents, She Became One: The Story of Kabwata Orphanage and Bread and Water for Africa® Orphan Care Program
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...
Eat. Grow. Study. Hope Begins with a Meal
This Christmas, 300 children and youth (141 girls and 159 boys) attending the Seed School in the Nairobi slum of Kibera have a special reason to be joyful – thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, one year of free education and a daily meal of...
Ending the Silent Crisis: Bread and Water for Africa® Brings Sanitation and Safety to Schools
November 19 is World Toilet Day, an official United Nations (UN) international observance day to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, with the UN noting, “In a changing world, o“ Ending the Silent Crisis: Bread and Water for Africa® Brings...







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
According to the World Bank, nearly one-third of people in sub-Saharan Africa are facing food insecurity right now — and drought keeps pushing that number higher.
That’s why our food and agriculture programs matter so much. We’re helping families grow more of their own food, strengthen local farming, and build real self-sufficiency that lasts beyond one season.
Read more: africanrelief.org/answering-the-call-combating-extreme-poverty-with-bread-and-water-for-africa/
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💛 Thank you. Truly. 🧡
Because of your generosity this Giving Tuesday, the 300 children at the Seed School in Kibera will have something they can count on every day — a full meal, a focused mind, and the chance to simply learn like every child should.
Most of you will never meet the students you’ve helped. But today, your support reached across the world and made a real difference in a community where hunger is part of daily life.
Your gift meant something — to a child, to a family, to a school doing its best with what little it has.
And we are deeply grateful for every single person who chose to give.
Thank you for being part of this work. 🧡
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As Giving Tuesday winds down, we’re so grateful for everyone who has helped us support the Seed School in Kibera.
There’s still time to feed a child before midnight — and it takes so little to make a real difference.
For 56 cents, you can provide two meals to a student who might otherwise go hungry.
Let’s finish strong together.
💛 Give before midnight: africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNJCHNXSAF
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We’re making amazing progress today — thank you!
We’re getting closer to making sure all 300 children at the Seed School have meals they can count on.
If you haven’t had a chance to give yet, even a small gift today goes directly toward feeding a child who may otherwise go hungry.
A full stomach means a child can learn, participate, and just enjoy being a kid.
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Today is Giving Tuesday — and you can change a child’s life for just 56 cents.
The Seed School sits in the heart of Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa. Most families live in one-room homes made of mud and tin, and many children arrive at school hungry.
But inside the Seed School, students receive two meals a day — porridge for breakfast and ugali, beans, and vegetables for lunch — giving them the strength to learn, grow, and stay active and engaged.
Today, you can help feed all 300 students for the school year.
💛 56 cents = two meals
💛 $11.20 = a month
💛 $36.44 = a full year
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On World AIDS Day, we pause to remember the millions of lives forever changed by HIV/AIDS — and the children still living with its impact today.
Across Africa, too many kids are growing up in communities where HIV has taken parents, affected health, and made everyday life harder than it should be. We honor them by continuing to show up: for children living with HIV, for children who’ve lost parents to HIV/AIDS, and for every child who deserves the chance to grow up healthy and hopeful.
As Giving Tuesday approaches, we’re reminded that care looks like action. Supporting children means standing with them for the long haul — with nutrition, education, clean water, and the basic stability every child needs to thrive.
Thank you for being part of this work, and for keeping these children in your heart
today. ❤️
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