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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


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


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...


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


There are still children on the streets.
April 12th was International Day for Street Children all around the world! Initiated by the Consortium for Street Children, a global...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Apr 8, 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


A better future for hundreds of vulnerable children and young people – one man’s triumph.
Happy Child International continues to build important partnerships in the north east of Brazil which will impact the lives of some of...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Oct 12, 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


Put your best foot forward
Join us on Saturday June 17th 2023 Happy Child International has been operating for 30 years. Despite the turmoil of our times I believe...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
May 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


We hope they will thrive, not just survive!
Cristina Cortes and John Doddrell, members of the board of directors of Happy Child International, recently visited the charity’s...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Feb 20, 2023


Your legacy – investing in the transformation of lives.
This month in the UK we are commemorating Remembrance Sunday and some of us will be wearing a red poppy to remember our war dead. I...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Nov 8, 2022


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


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
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