Shady work
The powerful sun has been so strong that the gardening team at Happy House have had a job on their hands. ,They have been working flat out to create shade for the seedlings and plants to try to ensure a maximum yield from our vegatable crops. ,Evey item we can harvest and use in our […]
Roof almost complete but we still have to pay!
As we reach the end of week tw0 of our Happy House Safe and Spound Appeal we have raised almost £2000 of our £8,600 target. ,That’s a good result so far but we are still a long way from meeting the cost of an entire new roof for our children’s home. ,The situation became so […]
Remedial update
Whilst still celebrating the success of our Happy House School candidates in the 2023 national examinations, eyes are now firmly fixed on the new academic year. ,Three weeks in, and head teacher Mr Dancun tell us how important the remedial classes continue to be. ,We were fortunate enough to secure funding from a wonderful UK […]
Our Harry has ambition
Happy House kid, Harry, has ambition. ,Now he is in Grade 7 in our school he has his eyes of being a success. ,He says he will work hard totwards getting the best position he can in his class as will his friend Geoffry. ,Safe and Sound Appeal ,We are desperately trying to raise £8,600 […]
Celebrating success
Happy House is celebrating success with our school’s results in the national exams. ,We are one of three top schools in the county in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results which sees our top students going on to elite national schools. ,Purity Pili, who has grown up in the care of Happy House, has […]
A visitor for our goats
Happy House trustee Phillip Marshall who is currently visiting our family has enjoyed time catching up with his friend Sifa, who very kindly donated a goat to us last year. ,He was then a tuktuk driver and brought three goats to Happy House on this unusual mode of transport when Phil was visiting last year […]
Pendo and Lily call in
It was to great excitement and joy that our family welcomee Lily and Pendo on a visit to Happy House. ,The two girls, who came into our care when we first opened in 2010, returned to see Papa Dave and their old friends. ,They have been happily reunited and living with their mum for several years […]
Wash day
Mwende gave up some of her free time yesterday to help out in the laundry at Happy House. ,She enjoys helping our house aunties with their chores and as well as peggig out the laundry done by machine was happy to do some hand washing too.
It’s hair today
It might be hair today for Peter Reid but it will soon be a case of gone tomorrow! ,Peter, who is a regular visitor to Watamu and the Happy House and who is a trustee of our charity, had his hair braided by Florence, who he and his wife Joanne sponsor, while they were visiting […]
For the love of our children …
Our Happy House is a forever home to abandoned babies like our Brends. ,It is up to us to make sure that they are safe from any storm, we are their safe haven. ,And it io for them that we must raise the money to replace our roof which, after 14 years, has been decalared beyond […]