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Saturday, 03 August 2019

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Mark and Amanda and their daughters Phoebe and Olivia were honoured guests at Happy House School assembly where they heard, in the words of three scholarship students, Sakina, Teddy and Nasri,...

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A Closing Day Prayer

Tuesday, 13 August 2019

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When school breaks up at the end of term Happy House holds a closing day ceremony.As well as rewarding success and improvement, there is a programme of entertainment where each class...

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Baby date target!

Sunday, 11 August 2019

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Mama Sue is hoping our wonderful Auntie Velma will deliver her the best birthday gift of all - a new baby!Velma's baby is due in October and as Mama's birthday is...

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Shopping galore

Monday, 05 August 2019

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Donations from friends in America, Canada and England, have bought so much to Happy House.Amanda and Mark Barron's wonderful friends gave enough to buy two weeks shopping - groceries and other...

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Sponsoring a child gives hope and happiness

Sunday, 04 August 2019

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Sponsoring a child gives hope and happiness

Sponsoring a child at Happy House gives hope, opportunity, security, and love.Those who join the sponsor family of one of our children will open a window on a world beyond the...

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Raising the flag

Monday, 12 August 2019

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Before any formal event at Happy House School our scouts raise the flags of two nations.They march with precision to raise the the Kenya national flag followed by the Union Flag...

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Bobbing for apples

Thursday, 01 August 2019

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Mama Sue and Papa Dave introduced apple bobbing to our Happy House family a few years ago and they absolutely love it.Apples are an expensive fruit in Kenya and a real...

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Tour time

Saturday, 10 August 2019

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Papa Dave was delighted to give the Ward family a guided tour of Happy House,.Pete and Joanne and children, Dylan and Oscar, and Pete's dad and brother, Keith and Mark, have...

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Jambo Happy House

Tuesday, 30 July 2019

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There was a musical hello waiting for our friends Mark and Amanda Barron and their daughters Phoebe and Olivia when Papa Dave drove them through the gates of Happy House.After waiting...

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Welcoming the Ward family

Friday, 09 August 2019

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Peter and Joanne Ward have been such wonderful friends to our family over many years.They have visited many time with their son, Dylan and Oscar.Oscar, who was born a year after...

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Exam time

Sunday, 28 July 2019

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As the term nears an end, all our students are looking forward to the holidays - and also to hearing their exam results.After working hard and revising, students at Happy House...

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Laying down the law!

Thursday, 08 August 2019

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International lawyer, Mark Barron, broadened the outlook and raised the aspirations of young people at Happy House when he spoke to our high school students.He talked about his own work, his...

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Physics practical

Saturday, 27 July 2019

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Having a laboratory where our science students can do practical experiments is so important at Happy House,And now as our Form Four secondary students are approaching the most important examination of...

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Shoe shopping

Wednesday, 07 August 2019

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Amanda and Mark Barron are used to back-to-school shoe shopping with their two daughters, but shoe shopping with 20 kids was a whole new experience.And they were just amazed at how...

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Olivia's birthday greeting

Tuesday, 06 August 2019

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Olivia Barron will be celebrating her 14th birthday soon and after a week visiting Happy House with her parents, Mark and Amanda, and younger sister, Phoebe, they are just like family.So...

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Families united

Friday, 02 August 2019

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For the Barron family visiting Happy House School, seeing how their support is helping and meeting the young people whose lives are being transformed by education was memorable and moving.Mark and...

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Test of strength

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

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No sooner had they arrived at Happy House than our visitors were roped into taking part in a test if strength!Amanda and Mark Barron and their daughters Phoebe and Olivia were...

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New washing machine

Friday, 26 July 2019

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With a family as large as the one we have at Happy House there is always piles and piles of laundry.So when a washing machine conks out it causes more than...

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Welcome at airport arrivals!

Monday, 29 July 2019

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Welcome to Kenya!Mama, Papa and some of the Happy House children were excitedly waiting at the airport ready to meet some very special friends - Mark and Amanda Barron and their...

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Best boy and girl

Sunday, 28 July 2019

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Our children love a chance to compete with each other in the nicest way.They are one big, caring and sharing family always ready to give help and encouragement when one of...

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