Throughout sub-Saharan Africa there are thousands of orphaned and abandoned children and youth who have much to be thankful for this upcoming holiday season thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®. They are the destitute and most vulnerable living in...
Infant Twins Levi and Lily Found a Loving Home in the Lewa Children’s Home
In the 1970s, Phyllis Keino, who would eventually become the international spokesperson for Bread and Water for Africa®, began fostering and taking in destitute and abandoned children in the surrounding communities around the town of Eldoret, Kenya. In December 1988,...
Water for Shinabeles villagers, a special thanks to our supporters, and more!
A gift to Kenyan Children- Thank you! Asante Sana!
For many years, Richard “Dick” Landis has been partnering with Bread and Water for Africa® to help improve the lives of Kenyan children. First was his support of the Lewa Children’s Home, the Kipkeino Primary School and Baraka Farm, all integrated under the direction...
Orphaned Children in Kenya Have Much to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Although Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, that does not mean that dozens of children living at the Lewa Children’s Home do not have plenty to be thankful for every single day. Thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, and of course “Mama”...
Relief after Cyclone Idai, a visit to our partners, and more!
Joseph Ekidor – Making His Way in the World with Educational Support
Joseph Ekidor is no longer a child at age 19, but a young adult looking to make his way in the world as he is on the verge of completing his secondary school education. It’s a bright future made possible only through his hard work and determination, the loving home he...
Ann Tiyaa – A Success Story 12 Years in the Making
18-year-old Ann Tiyaa is a Form Four (senior) at Sambut Secondary School in Eldoret, Kenya, who has made great strides in her life. For one thing, she has accomplished something only few children and youth are able to do in Kenya – attend 12 years of school and poised...
From Abandoned Toddler to College Student, A Poultry Farm in Full Swing, and more!
What a life it has been for Emmanuel!
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....
Wilson, Samuel and Joseph: Three Abandoned Brothers Find Love in Phyllis’ Arms
For one brief, heartbreaking period in their young lives all that the three brothers Wilson, Samuel and Joseph had was themselves after unbelievably being abandoned by their mother. And it was on a dark, rainy evening in Kenya when a neighbor heard their desperate...
Maize for Lewa
Corn, or maize as it’s known in Kenya, is a staple food for the residents of the East African country. The maize is grounded into flour to make ugali (imagine grits cooked to the consistency of Playdough). The ugali is eaten with sukuma wiki (collard greens braised...