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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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
Angela didn’t just respond to a crisis — she transformed it.
With early support from Bread and Water for Africa®, she founded Kabwata Orphanage in Lusaka at the height of the AIDS epidemic, giving children stability, safety, and a place to grow.
Her impact can be seen today in young people like:
✈️ Taonga, 14 — “I believe I can have a future… I want to become a pilot.”
🍽️ Natasha, 16 — “I’m grateful for the balanced meals that help me take my medication safely.”
With Thanksgiving tomorrow, we’re reflecting on the real lives strengthened by compassion — and on the many children still in need of that same steady support.
❤️ Join us in continuing this work: africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNGWGMGVDE
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In Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum, many children go hungry each day. At the Seed School, they can count on two meals a day - often the only food they have all week - thanks to our school fees initiative launched in 2019.
But how much does it cost to provide breakfast and lunch for one student? 🤔 Vote in the poll!
Giving Tuesday is just one week away. Will you help us feed children?
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In the slums of Kenya, many children live in severe poverty and go days without food. At the Seed School, more than 300 students receive education and two hot meals a day—the only meals many will ha...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
We’re one week away from Giving Tuesday — and this year, we’re coming together for 300 children at the Seed School in Kibera, Kenya.
Kibera is one of the largest slums in Africa, where families live in small mud-walled shacks and children often go hungry. But inside the Seed School, there’s something different — a safe space where students can learn and receive two nutritious meals a day.
For just 56 cents, you can feed a child both meals for an entire day.
Next week, we begin our work to feed all 300 children at the Seed School and your support could help a child learn without hunger holding them back.
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When the AIDS epidemic swept through Zambia in the 1980s, it didn’t just take lives — it tore families apart.
That’s when one woman, Angela Miyanda, refused to look away. She opened her doors… and her heart… creating Kabwata Orphanage in Lusaka, a sanctuary for children who had lost everything.
Bread and Water for Africa® began supporting Angela’s work in 1988 — and we’ve stood with her ever since.
Today, as HIV continues to affect more than 10% of adults in Zambia, children still arrive at Kabwata seeking safety, stability, and hope. Young people like Lute, who came as a newborn and grew into a thriving young adult — proof of what love + support can do.
💛 Want to understand the full journey — and this issue?
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You know who the real heroes are?
The teachers and volunteers in Kibera who show up every single day — even when resources are stretched thin, even when everything around them says “no.”
People like Patrick Odongo and his team at the Seed Foundation, who’ve built a school from hope and determination in one of Nairobi’s toughest places.
They’re the reason 300 children get to eat, learn, and dream again this year — but they can’t do it alone.
Stand with us to feed and support these bright young students.
💛 Donate now: africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNGWGMGVDE
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This year’s World Toilet Day theme — “Sanitation in a changing world” — reminds us that no matter what the future holds, we’ll always need the toilet.
Yet 3.4 billion people still live without safe sanitation. And as climate change, growing populations, and fragile infrastructure put added pressure on communities, the need for future-ready toilets has never been greater.
At Bread and Water for Africa®, we’re helping meet this need through our WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) programs, which provide:
✔️ Clean water through wells, boreholes, and spring protection
✔️ Repairs to aging or damaged water points
✔️ Safe, sanitary school latrines that protect health, dignity, and opportunity
From building new toilet facilities in Malawi to expanding sanitation projects across rural communities, we work alongside trusted local partners to strengthen health, safety, and resilience for everyone — children, families, and entire villages.
💛 Sanitation is a human right.
And in a changing world, investing in strong, safe, climate-ready toilets and clean water systems is essential for protecting lives, supporting education, and empowering communities to thrive.
👉 Learn more about our WASH and sanitation programs at:
africanrelief.org/project/clean-water/
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