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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...
Bread and Water for Africa® Joins With World in Celebrating Earth Day 2021
What started as an idea at an UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) conference in 1969, became what we know today, Thursday, April 22, as Earth Day, is now observed -- 51 years following the very first celebration in 1970 -- in...
Rokel Clinic: Treats and Heals Severely Burned Young Boy
We at Bread and Water for Africa® fear what would have happened to 7-year-old Usif when he was severely burned over 70 percent of his small body without the nearby Rokel Clinic where he received free treatment for his injuries. Rev. Francis Mambu, executive director...
Bread and Water for Africa® Applauds WHO’s World Health Day Mission
Today, April 7, Bread and Water for Africa® supports and applauds the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Day, which has been held every April 7 since 1950 to draw worldwide attention to the major importance of global health. This year’s theme, “Building a...
Medicines Shipped to Sierra Leone Reduced High Blood Pressure for Nyanwo
Bread and Water for Africa® partner Rural Youth Development Organization - Sierra Leone (RYDO-SL) has the primary goal “to provide free and affordable health services for rural people, including community-based health education, and services to families and...
Bread and Water for Africa® Providing Clean Water in sub-Saharan Africa on World Water Day, and Every Day
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, every single day there are millions of Africans who have no choice but to fetch untreated water from contaminated sources for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing. But thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®, for more...
Providing Clean Water in Ugandan Villages, One Spring at a Time
In the Mityana, Luwero, Kiboga, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Mubenede, and other districts in Uganda, a year ago there was an estimated 3,000 people living in 15 villages who had no source of clean, safe water for all their daily needs, reported David Ssagala, manager of...
Bread and Water for Africa® To Support Water Well Restoration Project in Tanzania
Action for Ngono Basin Reforestation (ACT-NGONO) operates in the Muleba District in Tanzania with the goal of refurbishing non-functional water wells in the district this year. ACT-NGONO learned of Bread and Water for Africa® online and approached us about the...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Urgent Need
Access to clean, safe water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing is a key determinant for infectious disease control and prevention, however, a 2020 study reports that in sub-Saharan Africa nearly 300 million people live there in water-stressed environments....