Who We Are: Our Story
One Heartbeat is a women-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to respond to the urgent and essential needs of underserved communities globally.
We work in partnership with local grassroots leaders and community-based organizations to support initiatives that restore dignity, build resilience, and empower communities to thrive. By combining direct aid (when appropriate) with mentorship, training, and infrastructure support, One Heartbeat amplifies what communities are already doing on the ground.
We don’t impose solutions. We listen first.
Our approach is rooted in cultural humility, ancestral wisdom, and community-centered development. Whether it’s building wells, distributing medical supplies, or launching leadership and healing-based educational programs, we aim to plant seeds of long-term change rather than short-term relief.
We begin with small, focused projects to ensure deep impact. Each initiative is designed to move from survival to sustainability, equipping families, youth, and grassroots organizations with what they need to thrive — and pass it forward. At One Heartbeat, every action is a ripple of hope. Every heartbeat counts.
Our Mission
We strive to meet requested basic needs such as: water, food, clothing, shelter, medical supplies, education, creating community/self-development, material resources, sustainable solutions, building infrastructure (wells, tool library, community gardens, food forests, etc.), cultural exchange, and awareness.
Support can take the shape of physical goods, money, education, and collaboration with local organizations, and will be provided on a case by case basis depending on the needs of the community we are partnering with.
Once a project is complete we will maintain an ongoing relationship with the community to ensure they maintain stability and to ease reconnection should assistance be needed in the future.
