How does a child end up living on the streets?
Recife, PE, the focus of Happy Child’s activities, is a city which attracts migrant populations who want to move from the impoverished,...
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The difference Project Ammar Transforma is making
In August Board Director João Martinez da Cruz was able to visit one of the Christian organisations Happy Child International partners...
Caroline Taylor
- Jul 19
Hear from the young people on the Mentoring and Training Skills Project 2
We have prepared a special challenge for you our supporters. We invite you to write a prayer for one of the young people featured below....
Caroline Taylor
- Jul 19
Floods affect the poorest of the poor – any solutions?
Every year, several thousand of the poorest families in Recife see dirty water seep and rise into their homes, sometimes taking a lot of...
Caroline Taylor
- Jul 8
Hear from the young people on the Mentoring and Training Skills Project
We have prepared a special challenge for you our supporters. We invite you to write a prayer for one of the young people featured below....
Caroline Taylor
- Jun 9
Happy Child International's Summer Fundraising Walk 2nd July 2022
Like all charities Happy Child International depends on the good will of you our generous donors and supporters. Your giving enables the...
Caroline Taylor
- Jun 2
Stronger Together in Faith –World Weekend of Prayer
Happy Child International is a Christian organisation. Every year we celebrate the World Wide Weekend of Prayer for vulnerable and at...
Caroline Taylor
- May 31
To our friends and partners in Recife
Dear Friends and Partners in Recife, We have been shocked and dismayed to see news of the unprecedented rainfall and terrible floods that...
Caroline Taylor
- May 24
Bringing Hope and Transformation to young people in Recife
It was an enormous pleasure to visit one of our church-based partners in Recife, North East Brazil in April. The whole experience was...
Caroline Taylor
- May 19
An Inspiring Visit: Projeto Tamandaré
Projeto Tamandaré is a vibrant project on the south coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil. Its goal is to reach, educate and support children...
Caroline Taylor
- Apr 27
Happy Child International’s visit to the Ammar Transforma project – Joana Bezerra, Recife.
After one year of supporting the Ammar Transforma project it was exciting to finally see the work and meet the team. On a very hot...
Caroline Taylor
- Apr 14
What gives us hope?
Both at home and out on the streets, the impoverished children of Recife are exposed to the rain, both the water that comes from the sky...
Caroline Taylor
- Feb 24
Every hour in Brazil, five children suffer the impact of some form of violence
Brazil and its people continue to experience a high level of violence in civil society. The current data reflects that violence is...
Caroline Taylor
- Feb 8
Protecting the rights of Brazil’s most vulnerable children and young people
Every day thousands of boys and girls are affected by what is happening in Brazil. This is an economic crisis, a health crisis and there...
Caroline Taylor
- Jan 27
Happy Child International - Reflecting back and moving forward in 2022
Our partner organizations Instituto Solidare & Associaçao Casa da Rocha in Recife, North East Brazil have tackled the most challenging...
Caroline Taylor
- Nov 9, 2021
Carol: on the road to a better tomorrow
Carol: on the road to a better tomorrow It’s 5:00 am. Time to get up for mother and daughter. Carol, 20 years old, is so used to waking...
Caroline Taylor
- Oct 20, 2021
No young person should be left behind
We are excited that young people are securing work placements through the Mentoring and Skills Training Programme. This is tremendous...
Caroline Taylor
- Aug 31, 2021
Larissa's Story
The Mentoring and Skills Training programme has been empowering and enabling for Larissa. It was the doorway to getting an...
Caroline Taylor
- Aug 10, 2021
The Challenge of Online Learning in Brazil
It is undeniable that we live in a fast-paced world where we have an abundance of technology and information at our fingertips....
Megan Hunt
- Feb 8, 2021
Understanding Issues in Recife
Understanding Issues in Recife Happy Child International has been supporting vulnerable children, young people, and families in Recife,...