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Bread and Water for Africa® is a BBB-accredited charity with a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency. Learn more at africanrelief.org

Our mission is simple, provide a brighter future for Africa's Children!

06/13/2026

A donation can provide food for a day.

A sustainable project can help support children for years. 🧡

That's why Bread and Water for Africa® is helping launch a poultry project at Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage in Tanzania.

The project will provide nutritious food for 118 children, create opportunities for local employment, teach valuable skills, and generate income to help support students pursuing higher education.

As the project grows, the goal is simple: help the orphanage become more self-sustaining while continuing to invest in the children who call it home.

❤️ Help us support projects that create lasting impact.

👉 Donate today: https://africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNCJQWBSKL

06/12/2026

🐣 Why does poultry matter across Africa?

It's about more than chickens.

Poultry helps provide nutritious food, supports livelihoods, creates jobs, and generates income for families and communities across the continent.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), village poultry production plays an important role in improving nutrition, generating income, and helping families become more resilient in the face of economic challenges.

That's one reason Bread and Water for Africa® is helping support a poultry project at Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage in Tanzania.

The project will help provide food for 118 children while creating a sustainable source of income to support their education and future opportunities.

💬 Did you grow up around chickens, gardens, or farms? Tell us in the comments!

06/11/2026

🐣 What if a poultry project could help feed children today and support their education for years to come?

That's exactly what Bread and Water for Africa® is helping make possible at Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage in Tanzania.

The new poultry project will provide eggs and chicken for the 118 children living at the orphanage while also creating a sustainable source of income to help cover educational expenses as students advance to high school and university. 📚

It's about more than food. It's about building something that can continue supporting children long after the initial investment is made.

👉 Read more about the project and the impact it could have for years to come: https://africanrelief.org/a-poultry-initiative-built-to-thrive-long-after-the-gift-is-given/

06/06/2026

When people think about clean water, they usually think about drinking water.
But clean water changes so much more than that. 💧

In the communities where these six new wells were installed, women and children used to spend hours everyday walking to collect water.

Now, that time can be spent in school, caring for family, earning income, or simply being together. ❤️

Clean water means healthier children.
It means fewer waterborne illnesses.
It means more opportunities for entire communities.

Today, 5,780 people have access to clean water because supporters chose to help.

👉 Help us bring that same opportunity to even more communities: https://africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZFGHJCSQ

06/05/2026

Climate action can take many forms. Sometimes, it starts with the soil. 🌱🌍

One way Bread and Water for Africa® is helping support that effort is through Farming God's Way in Malawi.

Also known as conservation agriculture, Farming God's Way teaches practices like no-till farming, crop rotation, and soil cover — methods that help reduce environmental stress on depleted soils while improving productivity. 🌱🌾

For farmers in Malawi, this work is about more than growing crops.
As one local partner explained, it helps support "the restoration of soil fertility and conservation of soil caused by the harm climate change is doing periodically in our area."

That's why we're proud to support programs that help communities care for the land, strengthen food security, and build resilience for the future. 💚

If you're with us in supporting climate action at the community level, drop a 💚 in the comments.

06/04/2026

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06/04/2026

We want to share some exciting news with you. 💧❤️

5,780 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who once struggled to access clean drinking water now have it right in their own communities.

Just a few months ago, many families were collecting water from contaminated ponds, rivers, and swamps. But today, six new wells are providing safe water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing.

And honestly... look at the difference.

None of this would have been possible without the generosity of Bread and Water for Africa® supporters. Because of our supporters, we were able to raise the funds needed to purchase construction materials and equipment, pay the wages of the drillers, plumbers, and trainers who did the work, host community capacity-building activities, as well as cover the continuing monitoring and evaluation costs.

Thank you to all who helped make this happen.

👉 Read more about this incredible clean water success story: https://africanrelief.org/from-despair-to-dignity-the-miracle-of-clean-water-in-the-dr-congo/

05/28/2026

Today is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. 💗

And for many women caring for orphaned and vulnerable children across Africa, health is deeply connected to the ability to continue showing up for the children who depend on them every day.

At orphanages like Watoto Wa Africa and Lerato Children’s Home, caregivers do far more than supervise daily routines. They provide meals, emotional support, guidance, stability, and care that helps children feel safe and supported. 👩‍👧🧡

When women have the support and resources to care for themselves and their communities, children feel that impact too.

👉 Support programs that help provide safe, stable care for vulnerable children and the caregivers who stand beside them every day: https://africanrelief.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZLZTJWKT

05/27/2026

For three days, three siblings had nowhere to sleep exceptexcept in a public park.
After relocating from South Africa to Zimbabwe, things quickly became unstable for the family.

Their father returned to South Africa for work, and their mother struggled deeply with the transition and her mental health. According to Lerato Children’s Home, the children experienced emotional and physical abuse before eventually ending up homeless with their mother in Mutare.

With little money, they relied on rides from strangers and sometimes walked long distances just to keep moving. Eventually, “well-wishers” helped connect them to local authorities, and the children were referred to Lerato Children’s Home. 🧡

One of the children later shared how much it meant to finally have “safe accommodation” after experiencing homelessness.

It’s hard to imagine carrying that kind of uncertainty as a child. But stories like this are also a reminder of how much a safe place and consistent care can change someone’s life. ❤️

Through Bread and Water for Africa®, children at homes like Lerato receive food, shelter, care, education, and the stability every child deserves.

05/22/2026

“I feel safe, cared for, and encouraged every day.”

That’s how 17-year-old Benson describes life at Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage in Tanzania. 🧡

Before arriving at the orphanage, Benson’s future was uncertain. Today, he’s focused on school, active in daily life at the home, and thinking seriously about the future he wants to build for himself. 📚

His caregivers say he’s grown into someone who participates, studies hard, and encourages others around him. Benson says the stability and supports he receives has helped him believe in himself and what’s possible ahead.

Sometimes the biggest change for a child is finally having a place where they can relax. A place where they know meals will be there, someone will check in on them, and they’re able to just be a kid. ❤️

👉 Share Benson’s story as a reminder of how much a safe and stable home can shape a child’s future.

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