Rounders game
Happy House kid Samira is hoping her team will win an impromptu game of rounders the children are enjoying.
Friends always welcome
We love it when our friends return to Happy House to visit their sponsor child and to visit our family. So it was with great joy that we welcomed Sarju and Barin Dodhia and their children Keeya and Shray. And they were pleased to see just how their sponsor child Hussein is thriving. The family, […]
Yoga thanks
Mind and body benefit from yoga and our Happy House kids just love ther weekly sessions provided online by My Little Zen. And after their latest session they wanted to say a big thank you in the form of a positive affirmation to Hayley and Lewis, founders of My Little Zen, for the tee shirts […]
Sponsor a child, change a life
Papa Dave is in the spotlight today as he brings an update from the Happy House. While the good news is that the children are home for the holidays and that they’re welcoming the onset of the short rains which are bringing the gardens to life, there is some bad news. And that is that despite all our […]
Beady eyed boys
The school holidays have started and our Happy House kids have time to enjoy themselves and enjoy their crafts. For Saidi that includes intricate beadwork, making bracelets from tiny beads and threads. He’s passing his skills on to Chesco, who is learning fast but not quite up to the intricate patterns Saidi can make. It’s […]
National exams are a big deal
School has broken up for some of our children living at Happy House, but others have a bit longer to go. They are the primary and secondary children who have national examinations to sit. These are a held under tight restrictions with only candidates, invigilators and heads allow on the premises. The primary kids who […]
Holiday dip
Our Happy House family jumped staight in the deep end to start the long school holiday. We were offered a special discount for a trip to a swimming pool so we took it, thinking it would be a great way to get the holidays off with a splash.
Holiday mix-up
What’s in a name? Quite a bit when you get your public holidays mixed up. Last week I reported that the family had been home from school for Heroes Day, writes our UK coordinator Elizabeth Gomm. It was actually Utamaduni Day which honours the late president Daniel Moi and celebrates public service. was all my […]
Almost there …
Secondary students in Kenya have the last exams of the year this week – and they’ll be very pleased to break up and have a rest. Mwende said they’re all looking forward to being able to be together and also to stay in touch with you, the loyal people who follow our daily blog.
Sponsors make memories for our children
Our children at the Happy House really love the friends from around the world who are their sponsors. The emails, photographs, birthday cards etc they have sent are their personal treasures, kept safely in their memory boxes. They may never have met their sponsors but they feel as if they are family. Each child has […]