Social Support Projects

Self-reliance is a cornerstone of ARHF’s vision. We believe strongly in Africa’s capacity to care for its own people. The continent is rich in both human potential and natural resources. Although the Source Resonances originate in Europe and are supplied by ARHF, it is African volunteer teams who bring them to their brothers, sisters, elders, and children.

Because amma4africa teams operate entirely with volunteers, the cost of treating or protecting an individual from disease is minimal. Over the years, treatment protocols have become increasingly cost-effective—now costing less than 10 cents per person.

To strengthen financial independence, Social Support Projects have been launched with the aim to:

  1. Ensure food security for volunteers—no one can serve on an empty stomach.
  2. Generate income to support projects, reducing reliance on external funding.
  3. Provide income opportunities for communities while supporting the livelihoods of volunteers and their families.

As amma4africa teams become more self-sufficient, the initiative can expand further across Africa, reaching more people and saving more lives.

AN EXAMPLE – Amma4kuku Project in Goma (DRC) – a small chicken farm

Eastern Congo has endured decades of armed conflict. Since 2009, ARHF volunteers have been treating trauma and illnesses under these challenging conditions.

Ongoing violence has disrupted the food supply in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. To address this, the amma4kuku project (“kuku” means “chicken” in Swahili) established a small chicken farm to produce both chicken and eggs locally, as well as vegetables grown with nutrient-rich chicken manure.

Because meat is a luxury for many Africans, and chicken is an affordable source of high-quality protein, this project helps combat hunger and malnutrition.

Project benefits include:

  1. Fighting undernourishment and malnutrition.
  2. Reducing dependence on low-quality imported chickens and eggs.
  3. Creating jobs for local caretakers of the chickens.
  4. Supplying hens and eggs to around 100 unemployed people who sell them at local markets—income they use to feed their children and pay school fees.
  5. Strengthening neighbourhood food security against disruption by rebels.
  6. Providing chicken manure for local amma4africa volunteers to grow vegetables alongside the coop.
  7. Generating funds to support free health services offered by volunteers in schools, orphanages, churches, and clinics.

ARHF projects often have a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of around 40, investing 1 euro generates 40 euros!