PARTNER | EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Community Support Center / CSC-Asbl
Uvira, South Kivu | Founded 2016 | 3,724 lives reached in 2025
A partnership to expand women’s economic empowerment programming, building the skills, entrepreneurship capacity, and financial stability of displaced and conflict-affected women in one of the world’s most underserved regions.
Why This Structure
HUMANDREAM Foundation and Community Support Center / CSC-Asbl operate as two organizations with distinct and complementary roles. CSC-Asbl is a civil society organization based in Uvira, South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with eight years of documented program delivery serving displaced women, children, and youth. HUMANDREAM Foundation is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3), EIN# 39-2867584, and a minority- and woman-founded strategic partner dedicated to amplifying locally led civil society in Eastern DRC, providing the monitoring and evaluation infrastructure, financial accountability systems, and international fundraising capacity that organizations closest to conflict-affected communities require to sustain and scale their work.
CSC-Asbl retains full authority over program design and community implementation. HUMANDREAM provides the institutional architecture that connects that work to international philanthropic capital, without imposing external priorities or displacing local leadership.
Financial Architecture
HUMANDREAM operates through a fiscal sponsorship arrangement with Fiscal Sponsorship Allies (FSA), a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, which holds and approves all institutional grant disbursements before funds are transferred to CSC-Asbl. For European and international individual donors, the Amicale Caritative des Quakers de Nouvelle Aquitaine, an independent French charitable association, serves as the European fiscal host for contributions. HUMANDREAM and CSC-Asbl operate under signed formal agreements governing program objectives, financial accountability, reporting obligations, and audit rights. Documentation is available to institutional funders upon request.
In December 2025, at least 32 schools in Uvira halted classes to shelter families who had nowhere else to go (UN News/OCHA (December 2025). The World Food Program suspended operations across South Kivu, cutting 25,000 people from food support (WFP), and armed conflict had reached the city itself. South Kivu’s subnational Human Development Index stands at 0.532 (UNDP Subnational HDI), placing it in the low human development category according to the UNDP, and by March 2025 UNICEF had documented more than 850,000 people displaced across the province (UNICEF DRC (March 2025), with nearly half of them children, as verified grave violations against children rose by approximately 150 percent since January 2025. This is not background context. This is the environment in which Community Support Center, known as CSC-Asbl, does its work every day.
Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Community Support Center / CSC-Asbl
Founded: 2016
Legal structure: Asbl — DRC- registered civil society organization
Registration Number: 112/SKV/6937 in South Kivu
Executive Director: Byolenganya Olo Bernoulli (Read Olo’s Story)
Website: www.csc-drc.org
CSC-Asbl’s mission revolves around Healing Hearts and Building Futures. We work primarily with women and children who have been affected by conflict, discrimination, and natural disasters in the DR Congo. CSC-Asbl provides a safe space for individuals to share their experiences and to learn new skills. Our holistic approach fosters resilience and autonomy. Every heart that is healed means a brighter future is possible for the individual, the family, and everyone in the community.
EmpowerHer
Leadership, and life-skills training for women and girls in displacement.
PAFA — Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture and resilient farming training for displaced and host-community women.
Healing for Peace
Group therapy, safe dialogue, and psychosocial support for IDP women and youth.
Co-implemented with Collective Leadership Institute. Funded by German Federal Foreign Office through ifa (zivik)
Seed the Future
Agroforestry Fruit tree planting generating harvest income and restoring degraded land.
Camp-Based Services
Kitundu IDP Camp Education support and child protection for displaced families.
Play4Peace and Mental Health (P4PM)
Sports-based psychosocial support and community peacebuilding for youth. In 2025, the program reached 785 participants with 56% female enrollment, up from 38% in 2024, achieved entirely through volunteer-led programming.
CSC-Asbl’s interventions have empowered over 3,724 women, children, and youth in 2024, with 2025 programs already reaching 785 participants in Play4Peace alone. By 2025, CSC-Asbl’s operating budget grew to $50,236 without institutional grant support. 96 cents of every dollar was directed to program delivery. Source: Annual Report
Impact Stories
Safi, 14
EmpowerHer
“Before joining EmpowerHer, I thought certain opportunities were only for boys. Now I’m not only learning leadership but also teaching my younger sister to aim high.”
Birimwana – Farmer
PAFA Program (Women Farmers in Kitundu Camp)
“PAFA has transformed my approach to farming. I now understand how to protect the soil, and my harvests have improved. This project is a lifeline for us women farmers.”
Bukuru, 15
EmpowerHer
“EmpowerHer has taught me that my voice matters. The mentorship and training have given me hope, and I’m excited to keep growing.”
Sahidati, Farmer
PAFA Project (Women Farmers in Kitundu Camp)
“Thanks to PAFA’s training, I can now grow enough to sell in the market. My income has increased, and I can better provide for my children. It’s a real blessing.”
Local Farmer
PAFA Program
“Thanks to CSC-Asbl’s agriculture project, I’ve learned sustainable farming techniques that have transformed my small plot of land into a thriving source of food for my family. I am grateful for their unwavering support and commitment to improving our livelihoods.”
Local Farmer
PAFA Program
“We didn’t know if there were simple techniques for making fertilizer adapted to our economic conditions. This method is impressive. I no longer have to worry about setting up a small garden at home. Thank you very much, CSC-Asbl.”
Real work. Real impact. Eastern DR Congo.
Healing for Peace program
A collaborative initiative co-implemented by Community Support Center (CSC-Asbl) and the Collective Leadership Institute (CLI), with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office through the ifa (zivik) program.
H4P provides structured, community-based trauma healing through:
- Group therapy sessions and guided dialogue
- Safe and confidential spaces for expression
- Psychosocial support and peer connection
- Integration of sports and collective activities (P4PM approach).
Healing is possible—but it requires collective effort.
We invite partners, donors, and institutions to:
➡ Support the expansion of trauma healing programs
➡ Partner with CSC-Asbl in building community resilience
➡ Invest in sustainable, locally led peacebuilding solutions
Together, we can transform trauma into resilience—and communities into active builders of peace.
Press
Community Support Center / CSC-Asbl’s work has been recognized by international organizations, academic platforms, and global networks. Below are selected features highlighting our impact in peacebuilding, mental health, and community resilience in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
ISCA — International Sport and Culture Association
Recognizes CSC-Asbl’s innovative use of sport for development, highlighting contributions to peacebuilding, youth empowerment, and social inclusion in complex humanitarian contexts.
Sportand.dev
Showcases how CSC-Asbl uses sport to heal trauma, strengthen social cohesion, and support displaced children, highlighting safe spaces and structured activities that restore hope and well-being.
GNDR — Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction
Highlights CSC-Asbl as a grassroots organization supporting displaced communities through locally led action, emphasizing youth engagement, resilience-building, and protection of vulnerable groups in fragile settings.
Collective Leadership Institute
Features CSC-Asbl within a global network of young leaders, highlighting its approach to empowering youth as agents of change through community-based peacebuilding.
SDG Vision – Olo’s Story
Shares the personal journey behind CSC-Asbl, highlighting youth-led peacebuilding efforts and the transformation of personal adversity into collective action and hope.
Idrottsforum — Journal of Sport Research
Provides an academic perspective on sport in fragile contexts, highlighting CSC-Asbl’s role in psychosocial healing, inclusion, and rebuilding community trust.
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Governance documentation available upon request, contact mesanche@humandream.org
CSC-Asbl’s program advance seven United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), delivering measurable progress across all six within a single community-based program model in one of the world’s most underserved regions.
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