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 ethos...
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 “holistic...
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 limits...
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. Following...
Tuesday, April 7, is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Day, celebrated annually to draw attention to a specific health topic of concern to people worldwide and to mark the anniversary of WHO's founding in 1948. On World Health Day 2026, WHO aims to...
In February, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that “cholera cases in the Southern Africa region have risen by over seven times in the first six weeks of 2026 compared with the same period the year before due to severe flooding triggered by cyclones,...
In 2025, Bread and Water for Africa® provided grant funding to our partner in Uganda, Bega Kwa Bega (BKB-Shoulder to Shoulder), to protect 15 spring water sites, which today serve 1,438 households and benefit a total of 7,190 individuals. In addition, these...
“In the heart of Bumpe Ngao Chiefdom in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone, access to safe and reliable drinking water remains one of the most urgent and painful daily struggles.” So says Joseph Kobba, program director of our in-country partner, Rural Youth...
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...
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...