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.

Two young African children drink clean water from a community hand pump.

Featured Programs

Education Program

African students in uniform raise their hands during a lesson in a classroom.

Health Care Program

Mothers with infants wait at a rural health clinic in Africa.

Orphan Care Program

African children eat a shared meal at an orphan care center.

Agriculture Program

Two farmers tend crops in a field supported by an agriculture program in Africa.

School Meal Program

Smiling schoolchildren enjoy a nutritious meal as part of a school feeding program in Africa.

Income Generation Program

A farmer sorts freshly harvested bananas as part of an income generation project in Africa.

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

Group of smiling children in Africa.

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.

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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

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🐣 What if a poultry project could help feed children today and support their education for years to come?

That's exactly what Bread and Water for Africa® is helping make possible at Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage in Tanzania.

The new poultry project will provide eggs and chicken for the 118 children living at the orphanage while also creating a sustainable source of income to help cover educational expenses as students advance to high school and university. 📚

It's about more than food. It's about building something that can continue supporting children long after the initial investment is made.

👉 Read more about the project and the impact it could have for years to come: africanrelief.org/a-poultry-initiative-built-to-thrive-long-after-the-gift-is-given/
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When people think about clean water, they usually think about drinking water.
But clean water changes so much more than that. 💧

In the communities where these six new wells were installed, women and children used to spend hours everyday walking to collect water.

Now, that time can be spent in school, caring for family, earning income, or simply being together. ❤️

Clean water means healthier children.
It means fewer waterborne illnesses.
It means more opportunities for entire communities.

Today, 5,780 people have access to clean water because supporters chose to help.

👉 Help us bring that same opportunity to even more communities: africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZFGHJCSQ
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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. 💚

If you're with us in supporting climate action at the community level, drop a 💚 in the comments.
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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.

👉 Read more about this incredible clean water success story: africanrelief.org/from-despair-to-dignity-the-miracle-of-clean-water-in-the-dr-congo/
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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.

👉 Support programs that help provide safe, stable care for vulnerable children and the caregivers who stand beside them every day: africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZLZTJWKT
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