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Repairs to store

Repairs to store
The garden store at Happy House is in need of repair.  Uncle Ibrahim of our maintenance staff has been busy helping to get the water tank moved s that the workman coming in to do repairs can get ...
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Welcome to Mwanahamisi

Welcome to Mwanahamisi
With warm heart and open arms the Happy House is welcoming a new child into our family.  Mwanahamisi is just three years old and was brought to us by children's office social workers from Malindi...
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Please can you help us to help Stephen, four

Please can you help us to help Stephen, four
The lovely little family of four children who came into our care at Happy House in April is happy and settled. The older brothers Emmanuel and Stephen are enjoying school and speaking English, having ...
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Karibuni

Karibuni
The Swahili word for "welcome' is said with warmth at Happy House.  And we hope that our most recent visitors, Paula,and Neil Burns and Sallyann Wright from the UK felt every bit of the Kenyan su...
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Halfway House growing by the day

Halfway House growing by the day
The two bedroom bungalow which forms the first phase of our Happy House Halfway House is moving forward every day. And that's a step nearer to getting two young people intp semi-independent living acc...
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Keeping fit

Keeping fit
Physical education not only keeps children fit and healthy it also helps their mental health and cognitive development. At Happy House School our students have a tough and demanding curriculum so a ch...
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Growing delight

Growing delight
Happy House children are very keen young gardeners and to encourage them they can have their own little plot of ground if they wish.  Thomas is in his little patch today, with friends Leslie...
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On the ball

On the ball
Young people at the Happy House are getting set for a season of ball games by marking out fresh pitches. Morphin, who is school captain, has organised some of the others into a group to work together ...
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Community drugs awareness project

Community drugs awareness project
Students in Grade 7 at Happy House Junior Secondary School have been raising money to fund their community project. As their teacher, Madam Naomi, tells us they will be going out into the local commun...
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Getting creative

Getting creative
The pupils in Pre Primary class two at Happy House School have a wide range of activities to enjoy. Here they are with their teacher Madam Neema having fun as they get creative and very excited to be ...
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Multi-tasking

Multi-tasking
All our Happy House staff are happy to multi-task regardless of their roles.  That is what makes the, such a great team. Uncle Charo, our joiner, has been busy clearing an area of ground at the b...
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Weeding the maize

Weeding the maize
Mwende and some of the other children from the Happy House have been down at the site for our Halfway House.  While the first phase, a two-bedroom bungalow, is under construction we have used the...
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Roof goes on

Roof goes on
The first phase of our Halfway House is right up to roof level. And the two-bedroomed bungalow will hav a plastic roof instead of the makuti thatch we have on our other Happy House buildings.Papa...
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Little sisters bring joy

Little sisters bring joy
Diana and the other older girsl at Happy House are really enjoying helping to look after two of our newest arrivals, twins Precious and Patience.  They have fun playing with them and are encourag...
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Feeding the crops

Feeding the crops
Growing crops can exhaust the soil so it's important to keep it well refreshed. At Happy House we have more than 50 children to feed and so we need to ensure we get the best crops from everything...
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N-ice dessert

N-ice dessert
Yesterday, we saw chicken pilau in preparation for Elizabeth Anne's birthday treat to be enjoyed by all the Happy House family. Today we join the children for dessert as the treat, donated by one of o...
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Birthday treat

Birthday treat
A very kind sponsor of our Happy House Elizabeth Anne made a donation to cover a delicious birthday treat for all the family.  And as Brian tells us they had a lunch of chicken pilau followed by ...
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A trbute to our wonderful Auntie Betty

A trbute to our wonderful Auntie Betty
With great sadness we have learnt of the death of one of our dearest Happy House friends, Betty Hatch.  Our lovely Auntie Betty , from Essex, adored our children had, until her health failed her,...
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Snake farm alert at Happy House

Snake farm alert at Happy House
When someone report a snake at Happy House School we were straight on to the local Snake Farm.  Snake handler Zacharius responded to our call but could find no trace of it.  He tells us how ...
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Wash day sparkle

Wash day sparkle
With more than 50 children in our Happy House family, our washing machines are constantly in use. And that takes its toll.  They have recently been back to Milano, the store taht supplied them, f...
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