Little Hearts

Name

Little Hearts

Legal name

Little Hearts Organisation

Website

https://littlehearts.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orphanage Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Orphanage residential care
• Children education programs
• Community feeding programs
• Charitable donation programs
• Child sponsorship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boechout

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. International Donations: Little Hearts receives donations from international supporters through its global website (lho.ngo). Donors can contribute through various donation programs.
2. Sponsorships: The organization offers sponsorship programs where individuals or organizations can sponsor children or specific programs.
3. Belgian Donations: Separate donation channels for Belgian supporters through the regional Belgian website (littlehearts.be), licensed in Belgium.
4. Partnerships: Corporate partnerships with organizations like APD Bank that support the orphanage through employee engagement and donations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Little Hearts is a non-profit NGO operating an orphanage in Cambodia that provides 24/7 residential care, food, education, and family-style upbringing for orphaned children. The organization also runs supplementary programs including community English classes and a community feeding program for local families, and operates a bistrot social enterprise to support its mission.

Product overview

Little Hearts Organisation (LHO) is a Cambodian government-certified non-profit NGO operating as a residential orphanage rather than a technology company. The organization offers a unified set of programs including residential care providing abandoned children with a secure home and family environment, education programs with a wide-ranging curriculum, community English classes, a feeding program, Phnom Penh Unplugged visitor experiences, and donation/sponsorship support services. The portfolio centers on giving orphaned children a happy childhood, quality education, and pathways to independence rather than technology products or software platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Orphanage Care 24/7 residential care, food, clothing, education, and family-style upbringing provided to orphaned children living on-site at the Little Hearts orphanage in Cambodia.
• Children's Education Program Educational support and schooling for the orphaned children residing at the Little Hearts facility, integrated into daily life at the orphanage.
• Community English Classes English language instruction offered free of charge to children and members of the local Cambodian community surrounding the orphanage.
• Community Feeding Program Regular food distribution and feeding support for local families and community members in need in the area surrounding the orphanage in Cambodia.
• Child Sponsorship Program Recurring sponsorship program allowing individual donors to financially support a specific child at the orphanage on an ongoing basis, covering living, educational, and medical needs.
• Little Hearts Bistrot Social-enterprise restaurant whose revenues are directed back into supporting the orphanage and the organization's charitable programs in Cambodia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children prepared for gainful employment through life skills and education
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ChildFund International: International child-focused NGO that funds community programs and supports orphaned/vulnerable children, including in Southeast Asia. Comparable sponsorship-driven revenue model and child-welfare mission.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global non-profit running family-based residential care for orphaned and abandoned children in 130+ countries. Closest peer to LHO given the shared 'family-style' orphanage model and child-sponsorship funding approach.
• Holt International: US-based non-profit focused on orphan care, adoption, and family-strengthening programs in Asia. Highly comparable given the overlap in residential-care and education-linked wraparound services for orphaned children.
• SOS Kinderdorpen België: Belgian national affiliate of SOS Children's Villages, sharing Little Hearts' Belgian donor base and child-residential model. Particularly comparable given LHO's Belgian licensing and fundraising presence.
• Compassion International: Large Christian child-sponsorship NGO operating in developing countries including Cambodia. Directly comparable funding model (recurring individual sponsorships) and beneficiary profile (at-risk children).
• Childaid Network: European-based non-profit supporting education and welfare projects for disadvantaged children in developing countries. Comparable size, sponsorship-based funding, and education-linked child-support model.

Broad incumbents

• Plan International: Large established international NGO focused on children's rights, education, and protection globally. Operates in Cambodia and overlaps with LHO on child welfare and education but at much greater scale and breadth.
• World Vision: One of the largest child-sponsorship NGOs worldwide, with active sponsorship and community programs in Cambodia. Shares the child-sponsorship funding model but operates at institutional scale.
• Save the Children: Major global NGO delivering child-focused health, education, and protection programs including in Cambodia. Comparable beneficiary population and donor universe but vastly larger scope and budget.

Regional players

• Cambodia Children Fund: Cambodia-based non-profit providing education and residential support to underprivileged children in Phnom Penh. Highly comparable geography, beneficiary profile, and operating model, making it the closest local peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LittleHeartsOrganisationCambodia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/little-hearts

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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