Empowering communities through
early childhood education
About Us
Happy Hearts, a social enterprise in Rwanda, is committed to broadening access to high-quality early childhood education. Led by women, our organization supports communities with essential preschool education, comprehensive family support, and staff development, fostering a holistic approach to empowering both children and adults.
Approach
Safe Learning Environment
Happy Hearts offers a secure, nurturing setting with a dedicated team focused on fostering a playful, motivational, and joyful learning experience that helps learners reach their full potential.
Nutrition and Healthcare
We provide each child with fundamental essentials—clean, safe facilities, daily meals, and family health insurance—integrating families into the educational process and highlighting the value of learning.
Empowerment
We increase our rural teachers’ government base salaries and bring in experienced educators to help mentor and innovate play-based teaching methods for our preschool staff.
The Happy Hearts learning centers
Urban Kigali community
3 Daycares
3 Preschools
The Rural Gasabo District
4 Early Childhood Centers
8 Home-Based Centers
Impact
Happy Hearts has transformed lives across Rwanda, providing quality early education to over 2,000 children since 2015 and indirectly benefiting 13,000 community members. Our initiatives promote nutritional, health, and economic improvements, particularly supporting young women under 35, fostering sustainable community development and empowering future generations.
Our Partners
