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

Historically  the state Brazilian Health Care system SUS (translated Unique Health System) has constantly suffered from budget cuts which...

For the last five years Happy Child International has partnered with Brazilian NGO Instituto Solidare  supporting it financially to...

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...

The discussion about the dangers of technology in Brazil has gained increasing prominence.  Trusted research shows that Brazilians spend...

The city of Tamandaré, located on the southern coast of Pernambuco, has experienced a true story of transformation through Project...

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...

Project Tamandaré assists 400 vulnerable children and young people. They also help 300 families in the Tamandaré communities of Oito Zero...

If you had the opportunity to walk on the streets of Coqueiral, or Coque, or any intensely populated neighborhood of Recife’s...

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...

This week, Happy Child International hosted Eve Barham, a local student from Ashtead, for a work experience day where she learnt about...

Ademir Fernando, 53 years old, is a friendly gentleman whose life is a living testimony to the fact that fatherhood can be a driving...

The Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk is a global initiative held during the first weekend of June every year, uniting...

Sueleide is the second on the left wearing glasses. Jenyffer, her niece is on the far right wearing glasses. On November 23, 2021,...

Back in 1960 the hit song from Neil Sedaka proclaimed: "Breaking up is hard to do". For millions of children in Brazil, growing up is...

Jefferson, 16, is the eldest boy in the house. He lives with his mother, a stepfather and brother Johanes, 14, Ulises, 11, and 4-year-old...

Jefferson and his family, live in Sapo Nu. He attends the mentoring and skills training project. We are in Recife, North East Brazil...

This month Happy Child International focuses on the theme “opportunities”. Instituto Solidare, delivers the Mentoring and Skills Training...

Recently, I spoke with Dr. Patricia Santos Pimentel, an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist who volunteers at Ammar Transforma, Happy Child’s...

Recife, PE, the focus of Happy Child’s activities, is a city which attracts migrant populations who want to move from the impoverished,...