We have been: feeding, clothing, paying for schooling, medical bills, staff and all things child related for around 30 children now for just over 2 years. Not all of the children are orphaned, some of them have parents but their parents had their houses destroyed and they have no means to live. Our goal was never to create a welfare village. Aid isn’t really useful in Africa, it creates dependancy and stifles progress, making a poverty industry. No African country ever developed from aid.
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Benefits
I Heart Africa was co-founded by Chaka (@Chakabars), Ranes and Theodore, after a successful fundraising campaign to keep open an at-risk orphanage in DRC, and subsequent key role in the LoveArmySomalia campaign (raising $2,000,000 in 24 hrs) in 2016. Spurned on by these successes, I Heart Africa charity was born, with a mission “ to promote holistic self-sustainable development in Africa and its Diaspora, building optimal environments for thriving communities. I Heart Africa is now building capacity to deliver more of it’s own core work after 5 years mainly voluntary delivery utilising social media influence to build partnerships with local charities and grassroots organisations. Fundraising has been delivered through a combination of no-cost crowdsourcing and by Chaka’s incredible network of private individual donors. Core Staff: USA, UK & DRC Trustees, Global General Manager, & a Global Creative Director. Project Staff: Two Project Managers based in DRC. https://www.iheartafrica.org/
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