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Patricia’s Story - Ammar Transforma’s Medical Volunteer
Studies indicate that children who are socially vulnerable are more likely to be affected by respiratory illnesses like asthma and rhinitis . Ammar Transforma identifies these diseases in children and young people today and is able to benefit from the voluntary services of Patricia Santos, an ear, nose and throat specialist. Patricia tells us how she got involved with the project. She says “During the pandemic I began to feel wrestless. I thought about the need and the diffic


An Inspirational Story from 14 year old Leticia Rodriguez Rocha
This is the inspiring story of 14 year old Leticia Rodriguez Rocha. At the beginning of 2024 Leticia’s cousin was attending Saturday...


Vanessa – An Agent of Transformation
We Brazilians grew up listening and reading stories about how difficult it was to get an education, a factor all blamed on our ancestors,...


Vanessa – An Agent of Transformation 2
We Brazilians grew up listening and reading stories about how difficult it was to get an education, a factor all blamed on our ancestors,...


New Beginnings – Hope That Triumphed
“ A normal conversation wasn’t possible, not in my house. There were three of us deeply wounded from the fights we had with one another...


Breaking Down Barriers
For a while professions in tech appear on the lists of most promising career choices. According to Advance Consulting, in 2023 the IT...


The 2025 World Weekend of Prayer for vulnerable children.
The 2025 World Weekend of Prayer for vulnerable children unites hundreds of thousands of children and adults across the world in...


Transforming Reality: Opportunities for Young People in Tamandaré
IT course students from 2025 Tamandaré is a beautiful town on the south coast of Pernambuco renowned as a natural paradise with stunning...


New Beginnings
Brazil faces a public health problem. Adolescent pregnancy. Figures from the Health Ministry in 2020 indicated that there were nearly...


Projet Ammar Transforma – Standing in The Gap to Provide Basic Health Care
Historically the state Brazilian Health Care system SUS (translated Unique Health System) has constantly suffered from budget cuts which...


Happy Child International’s Chairman of the Board, John Doddrell, secures significant funding for one of its key Brazilian partners.
For the last five years Happy Child International has partnered with Brazilian NGO Instituto Solidare supporting it financially to...


Supporting Young People From Low Income Families Into Employment
Photo left to right (Emerson Ryan 18, Esther Monique 17, Ellen Raquel 17, Grazielly Estefany 18, Alisson Felipe 17 Today in Brazil 1 in 5...


Technology – Developing Skills and Growing Confidence
The discussion about the dangers of technology in Brazil has gained increasing prominence. Trusted research shows that Brazilians spend...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Nov 7, 2024


Building for the Future
The city of Tamandaré, located on the southern coast of Pernambuco, has experienced a true story of transformation through Project...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Oct 24, 2024


Let’s look back at 2023 and be encouraged.
We want to continue to build on our vision of a world “where every child and young person realises their full potential in a safe and...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Jan 23, 2024


Stengthening families, investing in a child’s future.
Project Tamandaré assists 400 vulnerable children and young people. They also help 300 families in the Tamandaré communities of Oito Zero...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Oct 27, 2023


Why so many children? Why so Young?
If you had the opportunity to walk on the streets of Coqueiral, or Coque, or any intensely populated neighborhood of Recife’s...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Aug 31, 2023


Responsible Parenting
Gabriel Pereira da Silva’ is 19 years old and stopped studying in the first year of secondary school. He said that after the birth of his...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Jul 26, 2023


Miles may lie between us, but we’re never far apart.
This week, Happy Child International hosted Eve Barham, a local student from Ashtead, for a work experience day where she learnt about...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Jun 21, 2023


Ademir Fernando: life’s hardships only intensify the desire to be a good father
Ademir Fernando, 53 years old, is a friendly gentleman whose life is a living testimony to the fact that fatherhood can be a driving...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Jun 16, 2023
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