In 2024, Sub-Saharan Africa was home to just 16% of the world’s population but accounted for 67% of all people living in extreme poverty (World Bank). These numbers show the depth of the crisis and why conversations about development, health, and opportunity on the...
In 2019, Bread and Water for Africa® announced the development and implementation of a School Meal program in partnership with the Seed Foundation’s Seed School located in the Kenyan slum of Kibera on the outskirts of Nairobi to provide two nutritious, filling meals...
When Angela Miyanda witnessed the devastation in her country of Zambia in the 1980s caused by the AIDS epidemic, she knew she could not just stand by as hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of the country’s children were suddenly orphaned, and infants born every...
This Christmas, 300 children and youth (141 girls and 159 boys) attending the Seed School in the Nairobi slum of Kibera have a special reason to be joyful – thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, one year of free education and a daily meal of...
November 19 is World Toilet Day, an official United Nations (UN) international observance day to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, with the UN noting, “In a changing world, o“ Ending the Silent Crisis: Bread and Water for Africa® Brings Sanitation...
In Zimbabwe, agriculture remains a cornerstone of the country’s economy, contributing about 17 percent to its GDP, and supporting more than 60 percent of its population of more than 16.6 million, which is roughly 9.96 million individuals. However, increasing climate...
Tanzania faces a significant orphan crisis, with an estimated one million children and youth living without one or both parents, according to the Tanzania National Census in 2022, a number that has likely only risen in the past three years, primarily due to factors...
I recently learned that in the United States, the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of four is expected to exceed $100 this year. That’s in comparison to less than 15 cents per meal for a child living in an orphanage or children’s home supported...
Thursday, October 16, is the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) World Food Day, which for 2025 is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. “By working together, across governments,...
In July, Bread and Water for Africa® announced our intention to provide clean water for drinking, cooking, and washing not only to the orphaned and abandoned children and youth living at the Carilino Orphanage in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
Right now, children are barely surviving against incredibly harsh conditions all across Africa in countries like Ethiopia, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, and in refugee camps in Kenya. These children simply need the basic necessities of life like...
Poverty in Kenya remains a persistent challenge in 2025, affecting millions of people despite notable gains in the national economy. While Kenya has experienced steady growth over the past decade, many families and communities continue to face daily hardships, from...