Basic Organization Information
Bread and Water for Africa
- Physical Address:
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Alexandria, VA
22303 1400
- EIN:
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54-1884520
- Web URL:
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www.africanrelief.org
- NTEE Category:
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q33 International Relief
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q32 International Economic Development
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q31 International Agricultural Development
- Year Founded:
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1986
- Ruling Year:
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1985
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Mission Statement
Bread and Water for Africa seeks to promote positive change in Africa by supporting locally based grassroots initiatives for self-sufficiency, health and education.
Through vital funding, we support community-based organizations and leaders who address critical needs in their communities, such as orphan care, education, clean water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness, and access to healthcare services and information.
Bread and Water has partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon.
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Impact Statement
In the past year, Bread and Water for Africa
® supported programs in the following issue areas:
* Children's Outreach - Our programs in Sierra Leone, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe included five orphanages and orphan care programs, as well as infant feeding and children's general education programs, serving over 15,000 individuals each year.
* Community Development - In Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, we have programs that serve to improve the overall living conditions in very remote parts of these countries.
*Vocational & Skills Training - Bread and Water for Africa® funds women's micro-credit programs, vocational training and skills development, and general outreach assistance programs, assisting over 20,000 individuals this past year.
* Food Self-sufficiency - In Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique and Zambia, we run two women's heifer programs, eleven cooperative gardening programs, two farms to support and supply food for orphanage programs, and one program teaching nomads how to grow their own food, serving over 6,000 individuals in the year.
* Medical Care - Our programs in Sierra Leone and Zambia include nine maternal and children's health clinics and two general health clinics, serving over 40,000 individuals every year.
* Clean Water - In Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ethiopia and Zambia, we have constructed a large scale district-wide water system with over 100 taps, three large community water wells, two sanitary latrines, and the fortification of two local water sources, serving over 30,000 individuals every year.
* Education – Our programs have constructed fourteen primary and secondary schools in Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Mozambique.
Revenue and Expenses
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Mr. Bryan L. Krizek
Term:
Since
July
2002
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
By Bethelhem Tessema
Executive Director
Africa remains a continent where millions of people still struggle with poverty, poor health care, civil war, illiteracy and many other life-altering issues. Everyday too many African families are desperate to receive life’s most basic necessities, food and water, to survive.
Bread and Water for Africa® works with local grassroots African organizations to improve these unfortunate circumstances by providing communities, families, and orphaned children with the basic necessities they need to not only survive, but to succeed. We bring food, clean water sources, safe shelter, medical care, education and vocational training to those who need it most.
We have an excellent reputation, small overhead and do not depend on government funding. Most of our programs are run by volunteers (over 130 of them). Along with our independent auditors, our board members meet four times a year to go over finances and our budget, making sure that our programs are consistently running smoothly and we are using our funds to their full extent.
Financial accountability and efficiency are two of our core values. Our work in FY 2010 reflects these values as 99.5% of your donations went directly to our programs in Africa. Even a small donation has a large impact, especially since the dollar buys quite a lot in most African countries. Every day, we strive to accomplish what our donors have entrusted us to achieve – visible and valuable progress in the quality of life for African people in need.
Officers for Fiscal Year
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Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
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Program:
Bread and Water Program
- Budget:
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$9,341,576
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Female Children and Youth (infants - 19 years)
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
In the past year, Bread and Water for Africa supported programs have included: * children's outreach programs in Sierra Leone, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Uganda including the construction of six primary schools, five orphanages and orphan care programs, and infant feeding and children's general education programs, serving over 15,oooindividuals in the year; * community development programs in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo and African-focused charities in the United Kingdom and France, including funding of women's micro-credit programs, vocational training and skills development, displaced persons camps, and general outreach assistance programs, assisting over 20,000 individuals in the year; * food self-sufficiency programs in Burundi, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique and Zambia, including two women's heifer programs, eleven cooperative gardening programs, two farms to support and supply food for orphanage programs, and one program teaching nomads how to grow their own food, serving 6,000 individuals in the year; * medical programs in Sierra Leone and Somalia, including nine maternal and children's health clinics and two general health clinics, serving over 40,000 individuals in the year; * clean water programs in Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia, including a large scale district-wide water system with over 100 taps, three large community water wells, two sanitary latrines, and protection of two local water sources, serving 30,000 individuals in the year.
Program Long-Term Success:
Fund a new farm project in Makenne, Sierra Leone that will benefit 1259 local farmers.
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Funding Needs
KENYA
Bread and Water for Africa® has supported Phyllis Keino’s projects in Kenya for years. Bread and Water for Africa® has funded Lewa Children’s Home which houses 93 children and sponsors 197 additional children, Kipkeino Primary School with over 228 students, and Baraka Farm which produces food for both institutions.
The next step for the Lewa project is the construction of a new high school. The children of Lewa Children’s Home will attend the school in addition to other children from the community. We need funding for the construction of 6 classrooms, offices, two labs, and washrooms to continue to serve the community.
The lack of secondary schools in Kenya is so severe that 700,000 children do not have a school to go to. The aim for this high school is to take in 160 students in the first 4 years and then expand to 320 students. The school will also need dormitories, computers, a dining hall and kitchen equipment to reach its full potential as a secondary school.
Volunteer Needs
We are looking for volunteers to help us in grant writing and fundraising. Thanks
Request for In-Kind Contributions
We would like medicine, medical equipments, medical supplies, hygiene items, mosquito nets, school supplies, kids shoes and children videos . Thanks