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Auntie Dawn's new sponsor friend

Sunday, 10 January 2021

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DawnHeather White, Auntie Dawn to our children at Happy House, is a loving and loyal friend to our family. She's been visiting regularly since we opened and on this trip, from her home in Northern Ire...

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Active day of fun

Sunday, 10 January 2021

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In our final visit to the New Year's Eve sports day at Happy House, we join the children during a break. They are recharging their batteries with juice and biscuits before getting back on the field fo...

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Teachers in training

Monday, 04 January 2021

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Teachers joining our staff at Happy House seize the opportunities it gives to learn new things. And at Happy House computer fluency is vital. In this video, Mr Chris is giving a workshop on...

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School year begins

Monday, 04 January 2021

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There was great excitement on Monday as children in Kenya returned to school, many for the first time since the pandemic-enforced closure in March. The children living in our care at Happy House were ...

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Christmas with the Happy House family

Friday, 01 January 2021

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Our lovely friends Angela Lewis and David Paris joined in the fun of our Christmas at Happy House. From the Christmas party at Mama and Papa's home to a trip to the beach with our huge family of child...

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Simon Says ...

Saturday, 31 October 2020

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Fun as well as being an exercise in concentration and agility, the children's game "Simon Says" is great fun. It has just been introduced to youngsters returning to Happy House School after a long pan...

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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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Guidance for young gardeners

Monday, 12 October 2020

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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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Butterflies bring a song for Sunday

Friday, 09 October 2020

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Four little flutterbys bring us a lovely performance of Butterfly, Butterfly. It was their special performance for their Mama Sue at her early birthday party. The children were happy and co...

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The barber calls

Monday, 21 September 2020

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Our boys would, in normal times, go out into the village to visit the barbers. But with the ever-present risk of Coronavirus, we try to keep everyone at Happy House as safe as possible and so asked th...

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A song for Sunday

Monday, 21 September 2020

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A beautiful duet of Love is like a Mango by two of our girls for today's Song for Sunday. We hope our weekly song from Happy House brings you as much pleasure as singing gives our children. Have...

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Happy to work at Happy House

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

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Foleni is a driver who also helps with cooking in our kitchen. He has worked at Happy House for a number of years now and is grateful for his job. Good employers can be hard to find in Ken...

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Raising crops at Happy House

Monday, 31 August 2020

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Join Uncle Julius, one of our outdoor staff at Happy House, in the garden. He is checking on the small plots allocated to individual children who wanted to grow their own small crop. They prepar...

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Lesson time

Sunday, 30 August 2020

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Today, we are joining classes one and two as they prepare to start a lesson with Madam Naomi. The children are being home schooled at Happy House so Madam Naomi, their teacher, is in schoo...

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Latest Images of the Happy House

Saturday, 21 March 2009

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Elizabeth Gomm

We now have a front door, very kindly purchased by Sue & Mick Meskell. Sue was the first person ever to arrange for a monthly standing order many years ago. Mick...

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Latest Images of the Happy House

Saturday, 21 March 2009

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We now have a front door, very kindly purchased by Sue & Mick Meskell. Sue was the first person ever to arrange for a monthly standing order many years ago. Mick...

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Latest Images of the Happy House

Saturday, 21 March 2009

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We now have a front door, very kindly purchased by Sue & Mick Meskell. Sue was the first person ever to arrange for a monthly standing order many years ago. Mick...

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Latest Images of the Happy House

Saturday, 21 March 2009

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We now have a front door, very kindly purchased by Sue & Mick Meskell. Sue was the first person ever to arrange for a monthly standing order many years ago. Mick...

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Watamu Happy House

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