This Thursday, September 8, is UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) International Literacy Day, held annually since 1967 “to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance...
Relief after Cyclone Idai, a visit to our partners, and more!
Little Nyarai Finds a Family at the Kabwata Orphanage in Zambia
Little Nyarai was only two years old when she was brought to Bread and Water for Africa® partner in Zambia, the Kabwata Orphange and Transit Centre. She is too young to understand why she is there, but old enough to ask “where’s my mommy?” The sad and tragic fact is...
Little Nyarai Finds a Family, Planting Season off to a Good Start, and more!
Budding Bakers Get Support in Starting Their Own Cake Business in Zambia
In Zambia, Angela Miyanda takes in the country’s most vulnerable children and provides them with a loving home. But equally important is the fact that in doing so, she also prepares them for the day they will walk out when they must be ready to live on their own –...
Kabwata Fish Farming Projects Expands Generating More Revenue for Zambia’s Orphans
With the initial success of the fish farming project at the Kabwata Orphanage & Transit Centre in Zambia, thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, we were recently able to add two more ponds to the operation thereby enabling the orphanage to reap...
Photos from the Kabwata Orphanage and Zambia, Africa
Take a look our collection of photos from the Kabwata Orphanage, and Zambia, Africa.
One fish…One fish farm…can make a difference
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,...
Mothers to Those Who Need It
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...
Supporting Farmers and Agriculture Programs That Feed Communities
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,...
Thanksgiving is a much different experience for everyone
Every year on the fourth Thursday of November millions of Americans across the United States gather with their families and friends for a huge turkey dinner with all the trimmings and giving thanks for all the blessings they have received in life. In sub-Saharan...
A Bread and Water for Africa® Success Story: Fish Farm in Zambia Conducts its First Harvest
There is nothing we like more at Bread and Water for Africa® than to see a project we have funded come to fruition and be successful. Such is the case of the fish farm we constructed for the Kabwata Orphanage & Transit Centre in Zambia. For the past year, we have...