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...
Many people around the world want to make a difference but are unsure where to start. The good news is that helping kids in Africa does not require being on the ground yourself. With the right approach, you can create meaningful, lasting change from wherever you are....
Poverty in Sierra Leone is a complex issue shaped by history, geography, and ongoing social and economic challenges. Despite the nation’s natural beauty and cultural resilience, many communities continue to struggle with limited access to education, healthcare, and...
Years before there was a United Nations’ World Water Day — held on March 22 every year since 1993 — Bread and Water for Africa® was working to provide clean water to thousands of people living in sub-Saharan African countries. In fact, as it was in the first year of...
Last summer, thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, a total of 153 individuals in Malawi, including 71 women, 31 men, 25 elders, 15 girls, and 11 boys, were trained in a type of conservation agriculture known as Farming God’s Way (FGW). “In this...
Nafisatu Mansaray was happily married to her husband in their small village of Junctionla in the Bonthe District until she gave birth to two children. They had been living as farmers until he abandoned Nafisatu and their children. “All efforts to trace the husband to...
Joseph Benjamin grew up in a polygamous family and because his father could not care for all the children he bore from various women, Joseph dropped out of school at an early age and survived by becoming an “errand boy” in the community. About 10 years ago, Joseph...
Madam Musu Lelleh’s husband died five years ago in their remote village of Mondagba, “leaving nothing behind for the poor widow to fall back on for the welfare of her three children,” reported Pastor Rogers. Given her family’s dire circumstances, Madam Musu was among...
Five years ago, we partnered with the Faith Healing Development Organization (FHDO) in Sierra Leone, and together, we’ve been empowering smallholders to boost their harvests and build thriving small businesses each year. It’s rewarding to see such positive change in...
Mabinty, her husband and their three children were living together as a family in Mogbwemo Village until a misunderstanding between the couple led to a quarrel which ultimately led to a divorce. While the young children stayed with their mother, the husband left the...
WhenJanet lost her husband, the responsibility for caring for her two children in Gangama Village fell fully on her shoulders, reported Pastor Rogers. She tried to cope for a while, but eventually could not continue to feed her family because of the country’s...
In Sierra Leone, “Farming is the main source of sustenance and income for the rural people… and it is at subsistence level,” says Pastor Francis A.B Rogers, district coordinator for our in-country partner Faith Healing Development Organization, which operates an...
After months of experiencing unexplained weight loss, fatigue, and frequent urination, 55-year-old Brima Abdulai, a dedicated rice farmer from Mofwe Village, embarked on a three-mile journey to the Kaniya Health Center in search of answers. There, Nurse Francess...