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Exercise to start the week

Thursday, 29 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Starting the day with exercises is a good way to get everyone in the mood for school. Exercise has lots of benefits as we know, including helping concentration. It's a warm-up for the week ahead, and ...

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Christmas is coming

Sunday, 01 November 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

With almost 60 children in the family, Mama Sue always plans well ahead for Christmas. And this year, planning has to be even more rigorous than usual. The huge fall in visitors to Happy House, becaus...

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Soccer catch-up for kids

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

Morphin and his friends at Happy House were thrilled to be able to catch-up on watching one of last weekend's matches -Leeds United vs Aston Villa. The match was too late for the kids...

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Parcel brings delight

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

A parcel full of lovely goodies for our children has arrived from our wonderful friends in Essex, Betty Hatch and her son Paul. Betty, known affectionately as "Bargain Betty" because of her amaz...

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Lesson for life

Sunday, 25 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

John had a tough life and very little schooling before he joined our Happy House family . Now, a few years on, he's a responsible and helpful young man who has worked hard in school and to catch up on...

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James is toddling like a trooper!

Thursday, 22 October 2020

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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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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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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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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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The corn is as high ... as our Happy House kids!

Saturday, 17 October 2020

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The corn is as high ... as our Happy House kids!

Our young gardeners at Happy House are doing so well the maize they have planted has grown taller than they are! In this video John is in the garden with Erick, one of the younger children who c...

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Birthday love and lollipops

Friday, 16 October 2020

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Elizabeth Gomm

It was Mama Sue's birthday yesterday and not keeping the treats to herself, there were lollipops all round for for the children. They held a special Kidz Club so the family wish their much...

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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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