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No need to be afraid

Sunday, 25 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Rukia was another of our Happy House kids asked to help youngsters returning to school. And here she passes on some very good advice about not being afraid to ask a question. Tomorrow in t...

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Advice from Oscar

Sunday, 25 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Oscar is a bright and intelligent by who has been a member of our family since the Happy House opened in 2010. He arrived with his sister Janet and brother Evans. Janet is now working as an assi...

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Building back-to-school confidence

Sunday, 25 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

After a seven-month enforced break, two year groups have returned to school in Kenya. Classes 4 and 8 are back, and while the kids living in our care at Happy House have been receiving home-scho...

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James is toddling like a trooper!

Thursday, 22 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

One last month and James, the youngest member of our Happy House family, is already on his feet and toddling like a trooper! James, a foundling who came into our care when he was 15 days old, ce...

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Soccer casualty Charity

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Charity went crashing during a game of football and ended up at hospital! All the kids, girls and boys, at Happy House love a game of soccer and Charity, who used to be so quiet, was in her element wh...

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Fun in the sun - 2

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Our children from Happy House had a great time on their trip to the beach. It was one of their treats for Mama Sue's birthday and they had so much fun. Mama says by the time the...

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Happy House changed my life, by Nasri

Thursday, 15 October 2020

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When Nasri Juma came to Happy House as one of our Dr Danwata scholars in 2014 he was shy and lacking in self-belief. There had been huge gaps in his schooling because there was no money to pay. H...

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My elearning lesson by John

Tuesday, 13 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Happy House kid John who has found elearning a huge boost to his progress talked of his experience to youngsters from the community returning to our school. An internet enhanced system of delivering l...

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Guidance for young gardeners

Monday, 12 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

There's a whole army of keen young gardeners at Happy House all wanting to dig in and do their bit. Like all children growing up in Kenya , they understand the importance of growing your own crops to ...

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Celebrating World School Milk Day

Sunday, 04 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Happy House was delighted to celebrate School Milk Day by welcoming a guest from the Kenya Dairy Board. Joyce had traveled from Nairobi to promote the benefits of the school milk programme i...

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Song for Sunday

Saturday, 03 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

He's got the whole world in His hands is the song chosen by the group of Happy House children singing for you today. This wonderful, uplifting, song of praise is always a favourite. We&nbs...

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Our girl is doing well

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

It's now more than a month since Janet, the oldest of our Happy House family, flew the nest. Janet, who had lived in our care since we opened in 2010, is the first of our children to leave home ...

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Growing space

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

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Rising prices are one of the effects of the pandemic, and the cost of food has risen in Kenya. This makes feeding our family of 60 children at the Happy House even more expensive for our charity...

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New lines for laundry

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

With 60 children in our our family, the aunties working in the Happy house laundry have a mountain of washing every day! Now they no longer have to worry about negotiating puddles left by the rains we...

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