Thank you cooks
Happy House kid, Abdul, takes a moment from his break to thank our cooks for his very delicxious school lunch. ,He is looking forward to going back to class for the afternoon with the first lesson being maths.
Start the week with a smile
It’s Monday and not everybody’s favourite day. ,So Emmanuel and his Happy House friends are hopingt to start your week with a smile and a spring in your step. ,We hope your day is a good one.
Excellent exams
You just have to smile when you see the way our Happy House children love to learn. ,They are unfazed by exams and in this video. Chesco, describes his mid-term examinations as excellent and thanks his teachers for they way they preeared their students. ,And then he and some of our younger Happy House kids […]
Selection time
It was so good , earlier this week, to hear John Bhati talking about how his grades in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education meant he could appply for a place at university. ,This week, with the deadline for applications looming, he’s been deciding where he would like to go to study acountancy. Helping him […]
Peter’s close shave for cash
Happy House trustee Peter Reid lost his braids but kept just enough hair to keep his head warm when celebrity hairdresser Pat Wood took her clippers to his locks. ,The public cropping took place at The Taps, Lytham, when those who attended were invited to take a cut in return for a donation to Happy […]
Happy House thank you to Peter
After his phenomenal event raising £483 for our Happy House Safe and Sound Roof Appeal, ,Peter Reid today gets a special thank you from Papa Dave on behalf of all our family. Papa says Peter’s sponsored head shave at The Taps, Lytham, has pushed our appeal to the three quarter mark of an £8,600 target. […]
A milestone for Brenda
Today, we bring you a lovely update from Mwende on the youngest member of our family, Brenda. ,Brenda, who was a foundling, has grown and blossomed since she came into the loving embrace of our family. ,A premature baby, she is is reaching milestones jsut a little slower but has all the encouragement and love […]
Environmental action
Happy House kids care about theur environment. ,They want to keep it clean and tidy, both at home and beyond. ,On Saturday, some of the children took part in a community beach clean which was both enjoyable and worthwhile.
John moves on to next degree
John was one of the first children to join our Happy House family almost 14 years ago. ,He was a frightened little boy, facing the unknown along with his elder brother, Sifa, and younger sister, Karembo. It took a ong time to settle, but settle they did and seeing John and his siblings relaxed and […]
Introducing rugby
Rugby is not really a game our kids at Happy House are too familiar with. ,Some have played it in the past, but mostly their game of choice is football. ,Yesterday, volunteers George Mann and Kieran Sparkes showed tsome of hem the basics of the game. ,George and Kieran , from Norfolk, are spending several weeks […]