Beccy Jones, New Zealand

Beccy Jones  our first sponsor from New Zealand, who after being introduced to her Happy House child Hope now plans to add a second Happy House child to her family, says:

"I had thought about sponsoring a child for many years, but the only places I'd come across were kind of places where it felt like you were just donating your money and that was all - not that it is wrong for people to just donate money, but I am the kind of person who wants to have a slightly more involved feel to it, and on a more personal level... where I (and my family) could write to the child, hear news of the child, send little gifts and maybe (if I ever won the lottery) even visit where the child lives.

It was just so wonderful when I found Happy House... I just KNEW it was the right place, and of course the little children's faces all won me over.

I also thought it would be wonderful for Anoushka ,who is five, to have a 'sister'. She has four brothers."