Any school needs classrooms, a library, and a laboratory. It also needs a kitchen to prepare the food for hungry students, as well as a place for them to gather to sit and enjoy their meal break in between their classwork. Such as the Kebeneti Secondary School in...
For one brief, heartbreaking period in their young lives all that the three brothers Wilson, Samuel and Joseph had was themselves after unbelievably being abandoned by their mother. And it was on a dark, rainy evening in Kenya when a neighbor heard their desperate...
In Zambia, Angela Miyanda takes in the country’s most vulnerable children and provides them with a loving home. But equally important is the fact that in doing so, she also prepares them for the day they will walk out when they must be ready to live on their own –...
While many organizations that help orphans in Africa work to address critical issues like clean water, healthcare, poverty, and education, millions of children remain highly vulnerable. When there is so much to do, it can seem like a long-enduring uphill battle. We...
“When small farmers are able to produce more while preserving the land’s fertility for future generations, they can improve their families’ nutrition and become self-sufficient for the long term.” So stated the Gates Foundation in 2011 upon U.S. philanthropist Bill...
Access to basic healthcare is something many of us take for granted. But for countless families across Africa, especially in remote villages, it remains an ongoing struggle. The healthcare initiatives of Bread and Water for Africa® strives to change that reality....
The overall objective of the Rural Youth Development Organization – Sierra Leone’s (RYDO-SL) Farmers Training and Capacity Building Project, supported by Bread and Water for Africa®, (BWA) is to improve the farming and business skills of participants in the areas of...
“Today’s youth are tomorrow’s family farmers, and maintaining interest in farming as a profession is vital to future food security.” So says Joseph Kobba, program director for our partner Rural Youth Development Organization – Sierra Leone (RYDO-SL), our in-country...