Staying focused
Mwende is enjoying being in year 2 at secondary school but already has her sights firmly fixed on what is to come next. She has been told that year three could be more difficult but is determined to d...
Rainy bonus
Happy House gardner, Uncle Tevin, is delighted that the rains have come at last and that he can get more crops planted. Every inch of free soil is or will be planted to bring a.maximum yeild of fruit ...
Jumping game
Happy House Esther introduces us to a game the kids love to play. They call it "in-out" and it while a child holds each end of two ropes, those taking part have to see how many time they can jum...
Leading by example
Having been chosen as his school president, Morphin is trying hard to set an example to the other students. He realises that the role comes with rsponsibilities and that he must work hard and behave w...
Doing well
Happy House kid John is doing well on his plumbing course at Gede College. He's a bright boy but, having experienced a troubled childhood, came into education for the first time as a teenager. N...
Feeding the goats
At last there has been some rain at Happy House and the parched earth is beginning to green up. Saidi and friends are very happy that it brought some grass for the goats to munch on in time for ...
Art in progress
The short Easter break gave our Happy House Florence a chance to pick up her pencils and do some drawing. She really enjoys art and finds it a good way to spend her free time.
Family together
The Happy House has a strong family of childrem some of whom are related, but mostly they are not. , as we have said before, they are bonded by love. They love being together and the long Easter...
An Easter song
A little late, but today we have an Easter song for you from our Happy House children. They are introduced by Diana.
Jumping for joy
Just a very short break for Easter for our Happy House children. They had Good Friday off but are back to school tomorrow, so they made the most of their long weekend. Here is Stevie with some o...
A busy workshop
In this video we join our highly skilled joiner, Uncle Charo, in the Happy House workshop. It is him domain and he takes great pride in keeping all his tools and machinery in good, clean, working orde...
Making chapati
Another gilimpse behind the scenes of all the preparations that went on at Happy House into making Papa Dave's 80th brithday so special. Here we join Morphin in the outdoor kitchen where staff an...
Goats doing well
Our Happy House goats are doing well. With everything so dry at the moment, there is little for them to graze on so Uncle Telvin gathers food from around the compound for them each day so that t...
Salad days
Florence was in charge of preparations for the fruit salad for Papa Dave birthday. The Happy House kids were up early to help get everything ready for the big surprise for their Papa's 80th.
Thanks from Papa
Papa Dave couldn't let his 80th birthday pass without saying thank you. He paid tribute to everyone who had laid on such a splendid Happy House, with a special mention to Angela Lewis who...
Papa Dave - 80 years young
Today is Papa Dave's 80th birthday. The celebrations began on Saturday when the Happy House family held a surprise party for him - with lovely food, lots of entertainment and presents, of course...
Sorting firewood
A vehicle shelter at Happy House was past its best and has now been dismantled. But anything that can be salvaged and used for fire wood has saved by Morphin and some of the other childen who helped t...
Chilling out
Our Happy House children are always on the go. They love to be active, playing games, singing and dancing and lots of sport. But sometimes it's nice to chill out and relax. And that's just...
Growing up at Happy House
As a small boy Evans discovered the joys of playing with a red balloon as, for the first time, he could enjoy a childhood free from worry. Joining the Happy House family he had everything he needed - ...
Gate post repair
The gates at Happy House get constant use so it's not surprising that after more than 10 years, the gate posts need some repairs. Uncle Irbrahim from our maintenance staff has been on the case a...
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