This Friday, April 22, is UNESCO’s (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 52nd annual Earth Day celebration with this year’s theme being “Invest In Our Planet.” “Earth Day 2022 is focused on accelerating solutions to combat our greatest...
As of right now, there are just over 100 orphaned and abandoned children living at the Karen Baird Children’s Home (KBCH) in Sierra Leone who know exactly how fortunate they are to receive three healthy, filling meals a day, have a roof over their head and a warm bed...
Today, Thursday, April 7, is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Day with this year’s theme of “Our planet, our health” was chosen “in the face of the current pandemic, a polluted planet, and an increasing incidence of diseases.” This call from the WHO...
Today, Tuesday, March 22, is the United Nations’ World Water Day with this year’s theme being Groundwater – Making the Invisible Visible, something Bread and Water for Africa® has been doing for decades since digging our first well in sub-Saharan Africa. “Groundwater...
The village of Bakaba in rural Chad is not easy to get to notes Kingsley Mbushou, project manager of our partner, Hope Services, headquartered in Cameroon. “It has a difficult road path that’s only easily accessible with particular car models and strong motorbikes,”...
In rural central and western Uganda, there are more than 200 villages where residents have no choice but to get their water from unprotected springs that are more often than not contaminated by human and livestock waste where bacteria, viruses and parasites breed. In...
Since 1997, Bread and Water for Africa® has been working to provide people living in remote rural villages throughout sub-Saharan Africa with ready access to clean water for drinking, cooking, bathing and washing, and saving them (especially young girls) with the...
In the United States this year, Monday, February 21 is Presidents’ Day, but around the world it is also the United Nations’ International Mother Language Day. The day was established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to...
At the Kabwata Orphanage and Transit Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, orphaned and abandoned are cared for in a loving environment, and thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, are ensured of getting three healthy meals every day. Founder and director Angela...