Earlier this year, one of our newest partners, the Our AIM Foundation (OAF), requested grant funding from Bread and Water for Africa® to assist the organization in the construction of seven boreholes (water wells) in rural villages in Malawi. OAF program manager...
COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: Tragically Getting Worse Before it Gets Better
As is the case in the United States, in the past few months, countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been seeing an uptick in the numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases. In July, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reported that, according to the...
A Tribute to Addy Rose Krizek: A Mother to Many Africa’s Children
Dear Bread and Water for Africa® Inc. Family, The passing of Adeline “Addy” Rose Krizek this past weekend has brought messages of grief from not only those who knew her well in her community of Alexandria, Virginia, where she was revered for her selfless service to...
We Strive to Close the Digital Divide and Illiteracy Gap in sub-Saharan Africa
Since 1967, the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) International Literacy Day has taken place on September 8 to remind the public of the importance of being able to read and write as a matter of dignity and human rights, and...
Young Alusine Selling Surplus Rice in the Sierra Leonean Community He Loves Thanks to the Supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®
At Bread and Water for Africa®, we don’t just want to give a man (or woman) a bag of rice to eat for a week or two and then go hungry again, we want him to learn to grow it, and how to sell it, in order to build a life of self-sufficiency for himself and his family....