Exams, no problem!

Mwende is in secondary school and absolutely loves it! Along with the other older children in our Happy House family, she travels there each day.  They’ve just completed their second week back after a very long school holiday, and are having exams . These don’t faze Mwende who prides herself on her hard work and […]

Ball boys

Happy House friends Lesly and Hussein are having a great time honing their basketball skills in this video. In their free time our children rarely sit about, preferring to be active and playing games.  Two words you never hear at Happy House are:”I’m bored!”

`Sew good

Meet Auntie Eunice our Happy House seamstress.  Auntie Eunice has her own workspace in the laundry where she is kept busy making school uniforms, clothing, soft furnishings and carrying out any repairs.  We repair and repurpose all that we can so that every item donated to us stays in use for as long as possible.

Good to be back

After a long school holiday, was extended because of flooding in Kenya, our Hppy House children are delighted to be back at school.  Husna, who is in high school, has really enjoyed catching up with all her friends again and is settling in to some serious study.

Birthday girl is nine

Birthday girl Elizabeth Anne has turned nine this week.  She’s a much loved Happy House child having joined our family when she was just six weeks old.  She’s growing up into a really lovely girl, confident, kind and always smiling. I n Grade 4 at school Elizabeth works hard and always tries her hardest.  Here she […]

Good to be back

After a long school holiday, was extended because of flooding in Kenya, our Hppy House children are delighted to be back at school. ,Husna, who is in high school, has really enjoyed catching up with all her friends again and is settling in to some serious study.

Banana bonus

Happy House gardener, Uncle Tevin, is proud of the fruits of his labour – healthy banana trees. ,It’s seven months since they started planting banana trees and they are now producing fruit. ,He said that several large bunches of bananas had been taken to the kitchen to be served up to help feed oiur family […]

New posts

Our Happy House kids really enjoy playing basketball, but for Diana it is her chosen sport. ,She is good at it and plays for her school in competition. ,She is delighted that some of our friends have donated the money to buy new basketball posts for our family and she will use them both for practice […]

Laundry helpers

Imagine having to do the daily laundry with 55 children at home. ,That’s the task our Happy House aunties take in their stride but they are always glad of some extra help. ,Yesterday, Brian and Rose offered to give them a hand by hanging the laundry on the lines to dry. Thankfully, ,it was a […]

Working man

Former Happy House kid, Sifa, is now working wirh the outdoor staff in our garden. ,The eldest if three children, Sifa has been through school but always wanted to work out of doors. ,His younger brother, John, is the academic and will be starting university next year and their sister Karembo is learning hairdressing. ,