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From greenhouse vegetables and Waste Warriors to solar lights and weekly yoga, looking after people and planet is part of everyday family life at Happy House in Watamu.
At Happy House, sustainability isn’t a separate project. It is how we look after the children, our neighbours and the world around us.
It means growing food in our own gardens, reusing and recycling what we can, using the sun’s energy, and helping every child look after their mind as well as their surroundings.
Real projects, led by our team and our children, and funded by supporters who care.
Six greenhouses and our gardens grow vegetables that go straight to the Happy House kitchen, just a few metres from garden to table. It means fresh, nutritious meals for our big family and less food to buy.
Our gardener and outdoor team keep the soil healthy with manure and topsoil, so we can grow for longer.
Our Waste Warriors are children who look after their home and environment. With the My Little Zen programme they spent a month sorting, weighing and recording their daily waste: paper, plastic, glass, organic and non-recyclables.
They have also cleaned local beaches, turned bottle tops and cartons into art, and taken the message into school.
Power cuts are common in Watamu. Eight solar-powered lights, donated and installed by Sun King, now brighten our dining and community room, where about 55 children eat, play and do homework every day.
An energy-saving stove, funded by friends in Italy, uses far less charcoal or wood and gives off less smoke. At Happy House School, Grade 5 pupils have also been building a fireless cooker.
Sustainability is about people too. Every Sunday afternoon the children can join a free, live online yoga class, provided by the not-for-profit My Little Zen, to unwind after a busy school week.
Online mindfulness sessions with a personal development coach give them practical ways to handle stress and stay positive. A growth-mindset display in our yoga room reminds everyone that mistakes are part of learning.
The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals are a worldwide plan for a fairer, more sustainable future. Our children have learned about them in lessons, and much of what we do connects to them.
Growing vegetables for our own kitchen.
Nutritious meals, yoga and mindfulness.
Hands-on learning in science, recycling and growing.
Solar lighting and an energy-saving stove.
Sorting waste, reusing materials and recycling.
Understanding how daily choices affect our planet.
It means caring for people and the planet together. We grow food in our own gardens, reduce and reuse waste, use solar and energy-saving technology, and support the children’s wellbeing through yoga and mindfulness.
The Waste Warriors are Happy House children who look after their home and environment. They sort and weigh waste, reuse materials, join beach cleans and share what they learn at school.
Yes. Six greenhouses and our gardens grow vegetables that go straight to the Happy House kitchen, which reduces how much food we need to buy.
Our children have learned about the UN Sustainable Development Goals in lessons, especially Responsible Consumption and Production (Goal 12) and Climate Action (Goal 13). Our wider work also connects to goals on hunger, wellbeing, education and clean energy.
Visits are arranged in advance and fit around the children’s routines. Our team will be happy to tell you about our gardens and green projects. Find out about visiting Happy House.
If you’re in Watamu, we’d love to share our story and show you around. Visits are arranged in advance.
