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Tough call for judges

Monday, 03 January 2022

Elizabeth Gomm

There was a tough call for judges when they were asked to decide who sings better - the Happy House girls or the Happy House boys. Both choirs sang out loud and did their very best. But the decision f...

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Baraka's goal

Monday, 03 January 2022

Elizabeth Gomm

Baraka Francis has his sights set on high school. In his final year of primary school at Happy House he is working very hard to achieve his goal of passing his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education e...

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To school with a smile

Monday, 03 January 2022

Elizabeth Gomm

Shoes polished, school bag packed, Brian Hayward is all ready to go back to school. And Happy House kid Brian is looking foward to seeing his teachers again and says he's missed them during the Christ...

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All brushed up for school

Monday, 03 January 2022

Elizabeth Gomm

Getting ready to start a new term is a time the children at Happy House always enjoy. And that means a trip to hair salons for the girls. First they help each other to remove their braids and wash the...

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Pizza treat

Monday, 03 January 2022

Elizabeth Gomm

After a wonderful New Year's trip to the beach, our Happy House children were guests of our friends Angela Lewis and David Paris at Tutrle Bay Beach Hotel, Watamu. Angela and David had arranged for th...

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Sun, sea and sand

Monday, 03 January 2022

Elizabeth Gomm

An early trip to the beach, before the sun got too hot, was just the perfect way to start the new year for our Happy House kids. They love a trip to the beach and this time they were at Turtle Bay whe...

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All suited for the beach

Monday, 03 January 2022

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With Christmas over fr another year, the Happy House family had another exciting treat to look forward to. And that was an outing to beach folowed by pizza/. With the trip planned for the follow...

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Thank you from our children

Sunday, 02 January 2022

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Christmas 2021 was a really splendid time of lovely food, great presents and lots of activities for the childrenin our family at Happy House. They do understand, as was so important to our found...

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Thank you Blue Marmalade

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Our Christmas party day at Happy House was a huge success, just as we hoped it would be. The children had just the best day helped along by lovely presents, lots of games and delicous food. We l...

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Pudding time

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Traditional Chrsitmas pud is not something we run to at Happy House but we do make sure our family have a dessert to delight. And for our children that's two treats served together - a tropical ...

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A Christmas feast

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Christmas would not be Christmas without some delicious fod to eat. ] Our Happy House family enjoyed a lovely meal on their party day - with their favourite chicken pilau on the menu. They sat do...

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A Christmas prayer for Mama Sue

Wednesday, 29 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Our forever-loved Mama Sue is always in the hearts and minds of our Happy House family. This Christmas, our first since her sudden passing in July, she has been in everyone's thoughts...

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Children bag a bonus gift

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Our children in the Happy House family were all thrilled with the Christmas gifts they received from Santa. And then Papa Dave surprised them by asking if they'd like another present. The answer was a...

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Santa delivers

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

With almost 60 children in the Happy House family, Santa certainly needs a trusty elf to help him deliver. ] And with key organisational skills, he has every parcel labelled and ready to hand out once...

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Santa arrives at Happy House

Wednesday, 29 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

It's a long way from the North Pole to Kenya, so Santa can be excused for taking an extra couple of days to arrive there. The family at the Happy House had spent their time getting ready to give...

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Christmas DJ Florence

Tuesday, 28 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Our Happy House kids were all ready to party when their special Christmas treat day arrived yesterday. They had put so much energy and effort into preparations for the big day - and Santa's arri...

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Christmas breakfast

Monday, 27 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Today, the Happy House family is celebrating Christmas - starting with a special breakfast of sweet bread. And the children were yesterday busy preparing for their special party day by making the brea...

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Homemade decorations

Monday, 27 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

The older Happy House boys spent yesterday trimming the big banda ready for their Christmas party. That started off with making their own decorations from plaited palm as Morphin tells us. ...

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Coaching our acrobats

Sunday, 12 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Acrobatics have been a firm favourite with our children ever since Mama Sue invited a team she saw performing in Malindi to visit Happy House to enteratin. They went down so well that they offer...

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Lunch made with love - 2

Saturday, 25 December 2021

Elizabeth Gomm

Chicken pilau is always the first choice for any special lunch at Happy House. It's the children's favourite and so it is that they chose for Christmas lunch. As we try to ensure as many of our ...

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