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.
What began as an urgent appeal in January has become a life-changing reality for 5,780 men, women, and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thanks to the generosity of Bread and Water for Africa® supporters, six new wells have been completed in some...
At Bread and Water for Africa®, our mission centers on the comprehensive care and support of the most at-risk children, including those who have lost their parents, been abandoned, neglected, or abused. This commitment is not only integral to our organizational...
This week, in recognition of Mother’s Day, May 10, we at Bread and Water for Africa® are paying tribute to our “Mothers of Africa” – Phyllis Keino, Angela Miyanda, Margaret Makambira and our newest, Rosemary Kirutu, who are giving of themselves so selflessly to...
At the Kabwata Orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia, there are 106 orphaned and abandoned children and youth (62 girls and 44 boys) living there who call it home, for many, their first “real” home. With grant support from Bread and Water for Africa®, Kabwata provides...
At Bread and Water for Africa®, we are dedicated to enhancing healthcare in remote villages by providing essential mobile health services. Many of these communities face significant challenges due to their geographical isolation and the pervasive poverty that...
In 2021, Bread and Water for Africa® began a partnership with the Our Aim Foundation (OAF) to construct seven boreholes (deep water wells) in rural villages in Malawi. Today, those wells are providing clean, safe water to approximately 1,500 individuals....
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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
Climate action can take many forms. Sometimes, it starts with the soil. 🌱🌍
One way Bread and Water for Africa® is helping support that effort is through Farming God's Way in Malawi.
Also known as conservation agriculture, Farming God's Way teaches practices like no-till farming, crop rotation, and soil cover — methods that help reduce environmental stress on depleted soils while improving productivity. 🌱🌾
For farmers in Malawi, this work is about more than growing crops.
As one local partner explained, it helps support "the restoration of soil fertility and conservation of soil caused by the harm climate change is doing periodically in our area."
That's why we're proud to support programs that help communities care for the land, strengthen food security, and build resilience for the future. 💚
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We want to share some exciting news with you. 💧❤️
5,780 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who once struggled to access clean drinking water now have it right in their own communities.
Just a few months ago, many families were collecting water from contaminated ponds, rivers, and swamps. But today, six new wells are providing safe water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing.
And honestly... look at the difference.
None of this would have been possible without the generosity of Bread and Water for Africa® supporters. Because of our supporters, we were able to raise the funds needed to purchase construction materials and equipment, pay the wages of the drillers, plumbers, and trainers who did the work, host community capacity-building activities, as well as cover the continuing monitoring and evaluation costs.
Thank you to all who helped make this happen.
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Today is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. 💗
And for many women caring for orphaned and vulnerable children across Africa, health is deeply connected to the ability to continue showing up for the children who depend on them every day.
At orphanages like Watoto Wa Africa and Lerato Children’s Home, caregivers do far more than supervise daily routines. They provide meals, emotional support, guidance, stability, and care that helps children feel safe and supported. 👩👧🧡
When women have the support and resources to care for themselves and their communities, children feel that impact too.
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For three days, three siblings had nowhere to sleep exceptexcept in a public park.
After relocating from South Africa to Zimbabwe, things quickly became unstable for the family.
Their father returned to South Africa for work, and their mother struggled deeply with the transition and her mental health. According to Lerato Children’s Home, the children experienced emotional and physical abuse before eventually ending up homeless with their mother in Mutare.
With little money, they relied on rides from strangers and sometimes walked long distances just to keep moving. Eventually, “well-wishers” helped connect them to local authorities, and the children were referred to Lerato Children’s Home. 🧡
One of the children later shared how much it meant to finally have “safe accommodation” after experiencing homelessness.
It’s hard to imagine carrying that kind of uncertainty as a child. But stories like this are also a reminder of how much a safe place and consistent care can change someone’s life. ❤️
Through Bread and Water for Africa®, children at homes like Lerato receive food, shelter, care, education, and the stability every child deserves. ... See MoreSee Less
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“I feel safe, cared for, and encouraged every day.”
That’s how 17-year-old Benson describes life at Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage in Tanzania. 🧡
Before arriving at the orphanage, Benson’s future was uncertain. Today, he’s focused on school, active in daily life at the home, and thinking seriously about the future he wants to build for himself. 📚
His caregivers say he’s grown into someone who participates, studies hard, and encourages others around him. Benson says the stability and supports he receives has helped him believe in himself and what’s possible ahead.
Sometimes the biggest change for a child is finally having a place where they can relax. A place where they know meals will be there, someone will check in on them, and they’re able to just be a kid. ❤️
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