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Festive braids

Festive braids
Our Happy House girls want to have little bit of extra Christmas sparkle. And as we hold our celebration early so that some children can go on home visits to relatives where possible and to ensure sta...
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On the ball

On the ball
Happy House Harry is having a lovely time playing pass the ball.  The school holidays means there is plenty of time for actvities and action!  Here Harry and his friends say hello.
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Animal care

Animal care
Our Happy House goats get very well looked after as we have plenty of willing helpers among our children. In this video, Brian Hayward is working in the goats' enclosure, cutting back the grass that h...
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Eco warriors

Eco warriors
Our Happy House kids care about the environment they live in and appreciate trhe beauty of the Watamu beaches.  They also understand how litter can not only be unsightly but also damaging to wild...
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A seasonal update from Papa Dave

A seasonal update from Papa Dave
It's been a tough year for families all over the world and it's been no different for our Happy House family.  Year on year it gets harder to make ends meet as, inevitably, when times are hard ch...
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Holiday full on

Holiday full on
Happy House kid, Mwende, is excited about all December will bring.  Now that our young people have completed all their holiday school assignments they wiill have a month of other activities centr...
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Fun in the sun

Fun in the sun
School work is now packed away and our Happy House family is fully on holiday.With such a long break, it's important to ensure they have some organised time to complete any homework they may have been...
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Christmas spirit

Christmas spirit
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at the Happy House.  Victor is enjoying his school holiday but also looking forward to going up a year when the new school year begins. But for now his...
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Learning languages

Learning languages
Happy House teachers Mr Nasri and Madam Dama are excited to be teaching Mandarin.  They agree that learning foreign languages is important to every child and at Happy House we have both French an...
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Nature walk

Nature walk
Happy House kid Brian and his friends are looking forward togoing on a nature walk.  They had planned to go out in the morning but rain stopped play. But they still had time later in the day to g...
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Baby Brenda doing well

Baby Brenda doing well
Our baby Brenda, a foundling, who joined oiur Happy house family in une is is thriving.  Born in March,  weighing only 1.4 kg when she was found as a newborn, she needed hospital treatment b...
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Festive planning

Festive planning
With everyone chasing their tails in the run uo tio Christmas, our Happy House family has the festive break all planned.  Mama Sue  liked to plan ahead and now, in her memory, they continue ...
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Gift of groceries

Gift of groceries
When friends donate groceries to our Happy House family it's a huge help. In Kenya, just as in the UK, prices have risen sharply making our household bill higher than ever. With 60 children to feed th...
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Holiday fun

Holiday fun
With two months off school, there's never a dull moment at Happy House. Teachers help support our house staff so that there is a programme of activities for our children, of all ages, to enjoy.  ...
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Back from the beach

Back from the beach
Having had a lovely time on the beach, the Happy House kids are getting themselves washed down ready to continue their day. Chesco tells us they've had fun and now they are on holiday they are doing f...
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Change of luck

Change of luck
He doesn't tell us what got him there but our Happy House Lucky has been on Papa Dave's naughty list. But now he's changed his ways and and he's delighted to back in Papa's good books! Good ...
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Mandarin magic

Mandarin magic
The Happy House children in junior secondary school embrace the chance to learn new languages.  And the introduction of Mandarin to our curriculum is proving really popular. With so much Chinese ...
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Precious steps

Precious steps
Our older children at Happy House are wonderful sisters and brothers to the younger ones.  They may not be related by blood but, brought together by our family, they are bonded by love. Having ba...
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It's raining veg!

It's raining veg!
More rain than usual is bringing us an abundance of vegetables at Happy House. And that means plenty to feed our family of hungry children. It also means a lot more weeds for outdoor staff to clear, l...
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Chapti chefs

Chapti chefs
Happy House kid Edward enjoys being in the kitchen helping to cook.  For cook Uncle Michael many hand make light work and having the children around to give him a hand is a bonus for hi...
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