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World Wide Day of Prayer 2023
The Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk is a global initiative held during the first weekend of June every year, uniting...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
May 31, 2023


A mother's Legacy to her Children
Sueleide is the second on the left wearing glasses. Jenyffer, her niece is on the far right wearing glasses. On November 23, 2021,...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
May 12, 2023


Early Childhood in Brazil
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...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Mar 16, 2023


Hope is a choice, opportunities are a blessing!
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...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Mar 9, 2023


Happy Child’s Visit to Recife, North East Brazil, February 2023.
Jefferson and his family, live in Sapo Nu. He attends the mentoring and skills training project. We are in Recife, North East Brazil...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Feb 6, 2023


Opportunities – changing young people’s future
This month Happy Child International focuses on the theme “opportunities”. Instituto Solidare, delivers the Mentoring and Skills Training...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Oct 27, 2022


Compassion In Action
Recently, I spoke with Dr. Patricia Santos Pimentel, an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist who volunteers at Ammar Transforma, Happy Child’s...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Oct 13, 2022


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,...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Sep 20, 2022


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...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Sep 8, 2022


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, 2022


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 19, 2022


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
Jul 8, 2022


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 9, 2022


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
Jun 2, 2022


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 31, 2022


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 24, 2022


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
May 19, 2022


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 26, 2022


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
Apr 14, 2022


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 24, 2022
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