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Supporters of Bread and Water for Africa® School Fees Assistance Program Described as ‘Guardian Angels’ by Zimbabwean Student
For children living in sub-Saharan African countries such as Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe and elsewhere, nothing is more important for them to build a successful life than for them to get an education – a fact they know well! Unlike...
Keeping Kenya’s children learning through COVID-19
For far too many children in Kenya, the opportunity to attend school is a privilege, not a guarantee, and during the worst of the COVID-19 and schools were closed throughout the country last year and the first part of this year, they were devasted in a myriad of ways,...
COVID-19 Vaccination: Facing the 3rd Wave and The Unknown Next Waves in Africa
While we in the United States are seeing hope that the COVID-19 pandemic is waning throughout the country – particularly in states with high vaccination rates – sadly, that is not the case in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. And today it is with heavy hearts that...
Bread and Water for Africa® Thanks Combined Federal Campaign Donors for Sponsoring Spring Protection Project in Uganda
On behalf of hundreds of residents of the small villages of Lukaaka and Mawonvu in central Uganda, we at Bread and Water for Africa® want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the federal employees who supported our spring protection program through their Combined...
Bread and Water for Africa® Supports Food Self-Sufficiency Agricultural Program to Help Ease Hunger Posed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa
If something works, such as how for years the Baraka Farm has been providing support to our longtime partner, the Lewa Children’s Home in Eldoret, Kenya (founded by our international spokesperson Phyllis Keino), we strive to replicate it elsewhere in the sub-Saharan...
Bread and Water for Africa® Orphan Care Programs Support Vulnerable Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
From the earliest days of Bread and Water for Africa® our primary focus has been providing safe, loving homes for thousands of orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and most recently, Sierra Leone. Thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for...
Tanzania: Combating the Coronavirus Without Clean Water… Impossible
We know the coronavirus crisis spreads throughout the world, it is increasingly clear that people in Muleba, Tanzania with the least access to clean water will feel the most dramatic effects. Action for Ngono Basin Reforestation (ACT-NGONO) in Muleba, Tanzania is...
Bread and Water for Africa®: Fighting Poverty and Saving Lives During the COVID-19 Pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa
In the 46 countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) there are just over 1 billion people (14 percent of the world’s population), the vast majority in dire poverty which has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was confirmed...
Pay Tribute to Phyllis, Angela, and Margaret – ‘Mothers’ to Thousands
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, on this Sunday, May 9, sadly there are millions of children who do not have a mother to thank for bringing them into the world, feeding them when they’re hungry and comforting them when their sick, and most importantly, loving them with...
Seed School Meals Program Keeps Students Fed, and Focused
A year ago, schools throughout Kenya were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that included the Seed School located in the largest slum in East Africa — Kibera on the outskirts of Nairobi. For more than 100 students who attend the Seed School not only were their...