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Let There Be Light for Lerato
At the Lerato Children’s Home in Zimbabwe, schoolchildren do their homework in the evenings by the light of kerosene lamps which are widely used for lighting in rural areas of Africa where there is no electricity. Not only does the low light damage the children’s...
22,000 Books on the Way to Ethiopia to Provide Knowledge to Tens of Thousands Eager to Learn
In the Bahir Dar region of Ethiopia, there are 31,904 boys and girls attending primary and preparatory schools and are in desperate need of current text and reference books. And thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa® 22,000 books in a 40-foot shipping...
World Food Day, 22,000 books for Ethiopia, and more!
Executive Director Visits Partners in Kenya and Uganda; Seeks Potential Additional Ones
Bread and Water for Africa® Executive Director Beth Tessema recently returned from an extended visit to Kenya to meet with Phyllis Keino, our international spokesperson and founder and director of the Lewa Children’s Home, to evaluate its progress and conduct a needs...
Bread and Water for Africa® Supporters Provide Emergency Relief Following Cyclone in Zimbabwe
Last March, a catastrophic cyclone by the name of Cyclone Idai devastated portions of Zimbabwe leaving hundreds dead and many more missing. “In some parts of these regions whole families were swept away by the water that had flooded the rivers or were submerged in mud...
Bread and Water for Africa welcomes our new partner in Sierra Leone, The Rural Youth Development Organization
The Rural Youth Development Organization – Sierra Leone (RYDO-SL) operates the Mokoba Health Center in a rural region where most of the residents of the area are subsistence farmers with an average number of six children who struggle simply to survive on what they can...
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...
Borehole for Abomvomba Village, Cameroon: “Objective Achieved”
Abomvomba is a small village of about 650 residents about 22 miles from the much larger city of Ebolowa in Cameroon, places it’s likely very few Americans have ever heard of. Recently at Bread and Water for Africa® we first heard of Abomvomba from our partner in the...