We need your help to open a house for the street girls being sexually exploited in Recife, North East Brazil.
Watch Chris Rogers BBC News report here....
We have launched our 'One Thousand Sign-up' campaign.
Many people give to charity by way of a one-off gift. The help we give street children is not a one-off matter. We have to provide for these destitute children constantly – you could too. All it takes is for you to sign up by Standing Order for as little as £3, £5 or £10 per month. Your help will go towards ensuring that we can give them a safe place to live, education and support through the trauma of neglect and abandonment suffered by thousands of children. Please sign up and be counted now!
- To donate a monthly amount by credit/debit card or PayPal visit our Just Giving page here.
- To donate a monthly amount by Standing Order download our form and send to your bank.
Happy Child rescues street and ‘at risk’ children in the cities of Belo Horizonte, South Eastern Brazil, and Recife, North Eastern Brazil. We have a 24 hour emergency centre, 7 safe homes and a farm community which provide a secure base for their rehabilitation and re-integration back in to family and community. Founded in 1993, today Happy Child is one of the leading and most experienced charities helping street children in Brazil. During this time Happy Child’s effective 12 Step Programme has helped over 8,000 street children in all the five key areas:
- Prevention
- Rescue
- Homes and Rehabilitation
- Education and Training
- Family – Re-integration, Fostering and Adoption
Happy Child currently has over 70 trained and dedicated staff providing the short-term and long-term care for 120 children. Our mission is the whole transformation of street children and their families – physical, social, emotional, educational and spiritual. In 2007 we opened our second city-centre in Recife, North Eastern Brazil. This is one of the poorest regions of the country where problems with street children are enormous. From 2010 Happy Child has taken over from 180 Degrees Alliance the Network of local street child projects in Recife, called "Hands that Help", with the support of Panaphur Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity for Happy Child to be involved with a city-wide approach and to have a greater impact in transforming the lives of street children in Recife.
We are a UK based Christian charity working with in partnership with government agencies, voluntary groups, churches and individuals. We aim to meet the immediate needs of street children by supporting their families and communities. In this way we are targeting the key issues which drive children on to the streets in the first place.
Read more in founder Sarah de Carvalho's book The Street Children of Brazil available for online order from various well-known bookstores including Amazon, WHSmith and Waterstones.
Last Updated 28th July 2010; Happy Child UK Registered Charity No. 1116809