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344 schools completed

121,000+

children back to school

1,381,000+

lives impacted

26 countries

Our mission

Through new schools, we are giving hope and opportunities for a better future back to children who have lost it.

We help in areas where education and infrastructure are missing due to natural disasters. The Happy Hearts Foundation builds safe schools in areas affected by natural disasters. The Foundation was established by Petra Němcová and Karolína Bosáková after their personal experience with the tsunami in 2004. We work in a network of international organisations, with the American foundation All Hands and Hearts being a fundamental partner of Happy Hearts. Thanks to this collaboration, we are able to build a safe school in just six months. Once completed, Happy Hearts schools not only become a place for the community to educate their children, but also a safe haven from other natural disasters. In the countries where we help, rebuilding schools is the best sustainable aid for children and entire communities.

I have learned that even a little help from me can unleash a great wave of hope for those in need. The date of December 26, 2004 changed my life forever, after a difficult experience with the tsunami I started to believe that I could have a positive impact from a small country like the Czech Republic despite all odds. That I can try to help others with a group of amazing people and maybe build a school on the other side of the world. And that I can open another school every year and see the smiles of children for whom my help is a little spark of hope that the rest of the world has not forgotten them. Sometimes I feel like I am a messenger of hope for the children we help.

I'm Happy Hearts, I build schools and it makes me happy. And you can experience this beautiful feeling of happiness with us. Just believe that you can. Become another Happy heart with us. It's really worth it!"

Thank you for your support and partnership in fulfilling our mission to help children around the world to an education and a better future.