Empowering Farmers Through Sustainable Agriculture Programs
We support programs that assist small farmers, who are frequently women, by teaching them best practices, providing them with seeds and seedlings, and in some cases purchasing their crops which gives them a steady source of income.
OUR WORK
OUR IMPACT IN 2024
11,600
Individuals in Tanzania, Malawi, and Sierra Leone benefited both directly and indirectly from food self-sustainability development programs.
How to Help Starving Children in Africa
Across Africa, millions of young lives hang in the balance as families struggle to find enough nutritious food. According to a 2024 UNICEF report, nearly one in three children under age five in Eastern and Southern Africa (30%) and West and Central Africa (32%) live...
Investing in Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa Lays a Foundation for Prosperity for Hundreds More Every Year
Earlier this year, the World Bank released its Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) which shows that “acute hunger has grown in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year… around 295 million people are now facing high levels of acute food insecurity.” The GRFC provides...
Bread and Water for Africa® Food Self-Sufficiency Program Ensures Thousands Have Enough Food to Eat All Year Long, Year After Year
“When small farmers are able to produce more while preserving the land’s fertility for future generations, they can improve their families’ nutrition and become self-sufficient for the long term.” So stated the Gates Foundation in 2011 upon U.S. philanthropist Bill...