1000 Hearts global kindness community

Changing the world, one heart at a time.

Community Hearts

Help us share kindness where it's needed.

Community Hearts

Share our hearts as a symbol of kindness with your community and loved ones.

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Our Hearts, Our Mission

1000 Hearts is a social enterprise (see definition below) and a community. We believe that small acts of kindness have a powerful impact, creating a groundswell of change for a more compassionate world. A large body of research gives this belief a firm grounding in science.

Our hearts are our language of kindness, and we offer them as a symbol of care. They are made with love and carry this message with them.

Our mission is to share the benefits of kindness far and wide. We do this by making hearts with love and sharing them with anyone who needs a little kindness. A heart full of love is the best kind of heart, even if they're a little wonky or imperfect.

Definition: a social enterprise is a business that puts people and planet first. It trades like any other business but exists specifically to make the world a better place. A social enterprise seeks to solve a social or environmental problem. It can be a for-profit or non-profit organisation, or a charity that trades.

Thank you for being here,

Sarah.

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Hello, I'm Sarah

I started 1000 Hearts in 2016 because I saw a need for simple acts of love and connection. I've always loved hand-sewing and wanted to make a tangible symbol of kindness that people could carry as a talisman against life’s darker elements.

Thus, 1000 Hearts was born from love and a desire to offer up something good and pure that would speak to the humanity in us all.

While I have amazing support from my family, friends and volunteers, 1000 Hearts is a very small social enterprise, so when it comes to production, sales, social media, emails, packaging and sending orders, it's just me. Please be patient if things take a little longer than you'd hoped.

I am delighted that so many people have joined me to create a global community of kindness. I hope you love it here.

~ Sarah De Jonge, founder & director

Sarah's Story

Shout out to Mads

This is my daughter Maddie (Mads). She's an amazing young woman and a talented artist, too. Original artwork on my website and in 1000 Hearts resources and products is all her work.

Maddie also volunteers her time, between rock climbing, university studies and working as a teacher's aide, to sort and package ALL our community hearts. She takes such care to wrap them all with love to make sure they are shared with our message of kindness. You have to see her process to understand how much love goes into it.

Thanks Mads x