In Tanzania, an estimated two million children between the ages of 7 and 13 years old are out-of-school,” according to UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund. In addition, “Almost 70 percent of children aged 14-17 years old are not enrolled in secondary education...
The rural Kalabo District in Zambia is a difficult area to work in as the terrain is mainly deep Kalahari sand resulting in most villages not having basic water supply infrastructure, according to Elisha Ng’onomo, executive director of one of our newest partners,...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) International Literacy Day is this Friday, Sept. 8, under the theme “Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies.”...
Elga Ochieng and Stephen Okoth want nothing more in life right now than the opportunity to continue to be able to complete their secondary school education. Elga and Stephen grew up in the Kenyan slum of Kibera – among the largest slums on the continent – on the...
The sad, tragic news is that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Sierra Leone, where our longtime partner Rural Youth Health Organization (RYDO) partners operate free clinics for the poor, has the highest death rate from disease in the world. The number...
Many years ago, our longtime partner, Angela Miyanda, founder and director of the Kabwata Orphanage and Transit Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, had a dream to open an early childhood center for the youngest of the orphaned, abandoned and destitute children in her care. That...
In Chad, one of the poorest countries in the world, the rate of illiteracy among youth is about 70 percent, which according to UNICEF (originally known as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), “which is about more than 2 million youth who do not...
On the morning of Thursday, July 6, the children of the Kabwata Orphanage & Transit Centre located in the heart of the capital of Zambia, Lusaka, who attend the nearby Eugene School were patiently waiting for “special guests” from halfway around the world. The...
We’ve long heard about humanitarian crises on the continent of Africa and while many organizations have taken action to alleviate critical issues like access to clean water, health epidemics, rural poverty, and more – the need is still great. When there is so...
A winner is a dreamer who never gave up. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela never gave up – and for that reason today, July 18, we at Bread and Water for Africa® are joining in the worldwide recognition of his life on the United Nations’ Nelson Mandela International Day....
In 2022, the founder and program director of Watoto Wa Africa (Children of Africa), Josephat Kirutu reached out to Bread and Water for Africa® for urgent help in preventing the orphanage he operates in Mwanza, Tanzania for 86 children from being closed by the...
It’s called “Farming God’s Way” (FGW) and more and more small farmers in rural regions of sub-Saharan African countries, such as Malawi, are turning to this method to increase their harvests and conserve their soil and, in fact, make more fertile with each growing...