Bread and Water for Africa

Mission

Bread and Water for Africa® (BWA) began in 1986 as a project of Christian Relief Services to promote positive change in Africa by supporting grassroots initiatives for self-sufficiency, health and education. Countries served include Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Programs

Projects that have been supported by Bread and Water for Africa® include:

-       The construction of a water pipeline serving over 30,000 resident in the rural districts of Uganda

-       Construction and operation of nine Maternal Health and under-five clinics in rural Sierra Leone

-       The construction of twelve clean water wells for communities in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Mozambique

-       The construction of six primary schools in Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe

-       The creation and support of women’s literacy programs in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe

-       The creation and support of agriculture self-sufficiency programs cultivating over 1,000 acres of land total in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Uganda

-       The creation of a computer training center in rural Ethiopia

-       The development of a 5-acre banana plantation as an innovative income-generation project in Zambia, which now supports the orphan care program

-       Development and support of vocational training programs in Ethiopia, Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe

-       Development of a livestock project to promote self-subsistence for women and the elderly in Ethiopia and Uganda

-       The planning and construction of a bakery project in Bangolan, Cameroon, which provides training and facilities to allow local widows to earn the income they need to support their families