Angela Miyanda, founder and executive director of our longtime partner in Zambia, the Kabwata Orphanage and Transit Centre, just reported to us some troubling news about the situation in her country: “The numbers of the COVID-19 have been rising very fast, reaching...
We at Bread and Water for Africa® began to get to know him as a 2-year-old toddler when he was brought to the Lewa Children’s Home in Eldoret, Kenya, and into the loving arms of Lewa founder and executive director Phyllis Keino after being abandoned by his mother....
At Bread and Water for Africa® we know a good investment when we see it – and so does our partner in Zambia, Angela Miyanda, founder and executive director of the Kabwata Orphanage & Transit Centre. As with all our partners such as Lewa Children’s Home in Kenya,...
On December 9, 1988, the board of directors of Christian Relief Services agreed to provide support to a fledgling orphanage in the town of Eldoret, Kenya. And with that, Christian Relief Services, the umbrella organization of Bread and Water for Africa®, took the...
Ever since mankind made the transition from hunter-gatherer to agrarian society about 10,000 years ago, most of the world’s population relies on farming and other agricultural activities for food. In many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, Sierra Leone,...
It may be a cliché, but there’s no denying its truth – time flies. It’s hard to believe all that Bread and Water for Africa® has been able to accomplish in the past 18 years (since our inception in 1997) with our partner organizations in numerous countries throughout...
They say that knowledge is power, and thanks to Bread and Water for Africa®’s partner in Kenya, Baraka Farm , today there are some very powerful smallholder dairy farmers who are realizing great increases in their milk production. Philimon, Stanley, Raphael, Paul and...
The Baraka Farm, part of the Lewa Children’s Home in Eldoret, Kenya, is seeing its “roots” spread beyond Eldoret. The Practical Dairy Training Center at the Baraka Farm , which started just two years ago as an outreach program designed to help other local farmers in...
Water is life. It can sometimes be easy for us to take this precious resource for granted thanks to its ready availability here in the United States, but access to water is a daily concern and threat in many regions of Africa. In 2009, Kenya experienced its worst...
Mother’s Day has a particularly strong meaning here at Bread and Water for Africa® since so many of our programs are lead by strong women who become mothers to hundreds of children. Phyllis Keino is just one of these admirable women who has dedicated her life to...
April 22 is Earth Day, an occasion that marks the global concern for the environment. The connection to the land is particularly strong in Africa, where so many of the population are directly involved in agriculture. Bread and Water for Africa® recognizes the...
Sustainability. It’s the key to growth and stability in Africa. It ensures that African people will remain empowered with tools and resources to thrive in their communities and to build a better tomorrow for their children. Since 1989, the Baraka Farm has been an...