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Happy House has taught me many things

Thursday, 28 January 2021

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Happy House has been home to Greg since was seven-years-old. He's now 10. He'd been living with his grandmother who was defeated by her own circumstances and sought the help she needed to give her lit...

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Fruits from the tree

Thursday, 28 January 2021

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Eating fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the garden helps to keep our children healthy at Happy House . And we are lucky enough to be able to enjoy fresh coconuts. The flesh and the milk ...

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Kitchen helpers

Thursday, 28 January 2021

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Helping to prepare meals at weekend is just one of the many things our Happy House kids enjoy. Assisting with the chores around their home is being part of a family and every weekend they sort t...

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Catching up

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

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At Happy House children help each other. Whether at home or in school, they are one big family and understand the importance of being kind and helpful to others. So when it comes to learning, if one p...

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Exciting school project to counter effects of the pandemic

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

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Exciting school project to counter effects of the pandemic

The pandemic is taking a worrying toll on children's education around the world. In Kenya, children returned to school in January after being off since March. At Happy House children's home we f...

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Post lockdown learning

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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Post lockdown e-learning is proving a hit with teachers and students at Happy House School . Children living in the care of Happy House, like Morphin, did so well learning, via Zoom, whilst being home...

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Happy to be home

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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The love and welcome of her friends made it easy for Purity when she came back to live in the Happy House family recently Purity, along with her brother Stephano and sister, Jessica, had previou...

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Growing project

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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Erick, Steve and Hussein are three keen young gardeners. The boys, enjoy growing vegetables for the kitchen. It is a useful hobby and here they say thank you to Mama Sue for providing...

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United fan squad

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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Meet the Manchester United fan squad at Happy House, led by Florence the other members are Jacinta, Priscilla and Morphin. These youngsters really love United which is, at the moment, jostling w...

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Head, shoulders, knees and toes!

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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Victor and Emmanuel, two of the younger members of the the family are here to entertain you. With the pandemic casting a shadow over lives we thought it would be good to bring you a ray of Kenyan suns...

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Man City fan foursome

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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Top flight Premier League team, Manchester City, is the favourite of our Happy House founder, Mama Sue. Born in Salford, Mama is through and through a Manchester girl - and proud of it. As...

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Bright start

Monday, 25 January 2021

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Our students at Happy House School have a bright start to their day, Exercises in the school compound ensure that any are fully alert and all set to work when they go into class. Here some of th...

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Soccer catch-up

Monday, 25 January 2021

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Youngsters at the Happy House eagerly follow the English Premier League . But time differences mean they can't watch games as they happen because they are often far too late but they are able to catch...

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School bell rings for Victor and James

Monday, 25 January 2021

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Our two youngest Happy House children, James and Victor, have started school. After months of lockdown in which all our kids were at at home and being home schooled, Victor and James had joined ...

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Greenhouse gang

Tuesday, 19 January 2021

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The weekend gives the children at Happy house a chance to help out in the garden As you will know we have a lot of eager and green-fingered youngsters who like to help grow the food they get to ...

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Coat of paint for kitchen

Tuesday, 19 January 2021

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Elizabeth Gomm

In a family home as big as our Happy House there is always somewhere that needs a lick of paint. And keeping on top of things is the job of the maintenance staff. Here Uncle Ibrahim is painting ...

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Stadium gets spruced up

Saturday, 16 January 2021

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The grandstand next to our football pitch at Happy House is starting the year in fine fettle. It has been spruced up with all the seats given a coat of varnish by Uncle Brian, a member of our mai...

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Baby class on the move

Friday, 15 January 2021

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The youngest children in Happy House School will be moving into a new classroom. The room, as Mama Sue explains in this video, is close to the toilets and has a ready made grassed play area righ...

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Fitness first

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

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Join our lower primary children from Happy House School when they start their day with some exercises. As regular followers of our blog will know, we like to put exercise at the start of the day ...

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Raising the flags

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

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Every Monday morning, Happy House School begins with an assembly. And as part of that the school Scouts raise the flags - the national flag of Kenya followed by the Union flag, as a tribute to Ma...

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