A Ugandan registered nonprofit organisation
Working alongside communities to create opportunities, strengthen wellbeing and build a more inclusive and sustainable future.
Shining Hearts Africa is a Ugandan registered nonprofit organisation committed to improving the wellbeing and opportunities of underserved communities through practical, community-based development initiatives.
We work with individuals, families, community leaders, institutions and development partners to understand the challenges communities face, and to develop solutions that respond to their realities rather than assumptions made from a distance.
Our work spans education, health, youth development, women’s empowerment, disability inclusion, livelihoods and community wellbeing. We operate in Uganda, with particular experience in Kalangala and Wakiso districts.
Learn about who we areA society in which every individual has the opportunity, dignity and support needed to live a healthy, productive and fulfilling life.
About 300
women have received menstrual products through Dignity Stitches.
About Dignity StitchesMenstrual products are being distributed to women through Dignity Stitches, supported by an agreement with Softcare.
The Boys Mentorship Programme provides structured mentorship in character, discipline, responsibility and life skills.
Community health activities on menstrual health, with women receiving hygiene products alongside community engagement and awareness.
Expanding product distribution and community education on menstrual health, and beginning skills development for local reusable sanitary product production.
A collaboration with Brighter Beyond Borders to explore strengthening practical science education in Tanzania.
Partnerships to improve access to mobility equipment and assistive technology for persons with disabilities.
We report only figures we can verify. As our programmes grow, we will publish results here.
Six connected areas where we work with communities to improve wellbeing and opportunity.
Access to menstrual products, education and new skills so women and girls can live with dignity.
Read more about Women’s Empowerment and Menstrual HealthStructured mentorship that builds character, responsibility and practical life skills.
Read more about Youth Development and MentorshipWorking with schools and partners to make learning more practical and accessible.
Read more about Education and Learning OpportunitiesBringing health information and essential services closer to people who need them.
Read more about Community Health and WellbeingImproving access to mobility, assistive technology and opportunity for persons with disabilities.
Read more about Disability Inclusion and MobilitySkills and community initiatives that help families build more secure livelihoods.
Read more about Livelihoods and Community DevelopmentOur initiatives, presented honestly: what is under way, what is planned and what is still being developed.
A menstrual health initiative improving access to menstrual products, education and dignity for women and girls.
About 300 women have received menstrual products through the initiative to date, and the work is supported by an agreement with Softcare. Next, Dignity Stitches aims to expand distribution and community education, and begin building women’s skills to produce reusable sanitary products locally.
Explore Dignity StitchesStructured mentorship that supports boys and young men in character, discipline, personal responsibility and practical life skills.
A developing collaboration with Brighter Beyond Borders to explore ways of strengthening practical science education in Tanzania.
Community health activities that bring health information and essential services closer to underserved populations, so far focused on menstrual health.
An initiative exploring partnerships to improve access to mobility equipment, assistive technology and opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Lasting change is built with people, not delivered to them. These five principles guide how every initiative is planned, delivered and reviewed.
Our development philosophyWe understand community needs through engagement and consultation before deciding what to do.
We work with local people and institutions rather than imposing solutions from outside.
We begin with achievable activities and expand as resources become available.
We bring in partners who contribute technical knowledge, financial resources and practical expertise.
We monitor activities and document results to strengthen accountability.
Every person we work with is treated with respect, and their privacy and voice are protected.
We are honest about what we have done, what we are planning and what we still need.
Women, young people and persons with disabilities are part of the conversation, not an afterthought.
Communities help identify problems and shape the solutions that affect them.
We take care with the resources, trust and relationships placed in our hands.
We favour solutions that communities can carry forward long after a single activity ends.
No single organisation can meet every need. We work with foundations, businesses, development agencies, government institutions, civil society organisations and individual supporters who share our commitment to communities.
Agreement
Softcare
An agreement relating to Dignity Stitches, Shining Hearts Africa’s menstrual health initiative.
Collaboration in development
Brighter Beyond Borders
A developing collaboration exploring ways to strengthen practical science education in Tanzania.
Asaaba Frank Famack
Director, Shining Hearts Africa
Asaaba Frank Famack leads Shining Hearts Africa as its Director. His leadership centres on community development, mentorship, organisational development and the mobilisation of partnerships that allow community initiatives to grow.
He is the organisation’s main point of contact for partners, funders and institutions interested in working with Shining Hearts Africa.
Contact the DirectorThere is more than one way to support communities. Whether you represent an organisation or are acting as an individual, there is a place for what you can offer.
Long-term collaboration on shared goals, programmes or regions.
Financial support for a specific initiative or for core organisational work.
Professional skills in health, education, disability, enterprise or organisational development.
Menstrual products, learning materials, mobility equipment and health supplies.
Time and skills offered in Uganda or remotely, matched to real needs.
Sharing research, experience and lessons learned between organisations.
Helping strengthen our systems, governance, monitoring and reporting.
