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

Below is a report submitted by Elsie Gilbert. She talks about her experience in visit to Coque, a very poor neighborhood in Recife where...

Last year one of our young team, videographer James William, visited the projects Happy Child International is supporting in Recife,...

April 12th 2023 is International Day for Street Children all around the world. Initiated in 2012 by the Consortium for Street Children, a...

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...

Cristina Cortes and John Doddrell, members of the board of directors of Happy Child International, recently visited the charity’s...

Chairman John Doddrell teaching English to young people in Coqueiral, Recife, this morning!

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

In 2022, we were more committed than ever to our vision that “every child and young person deserves to reach their full potential” and...

For a Brazilian child, from the working class, living in Recife, the following is a delicious plate of food: rice, beans, chicken, cooked...

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...

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

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...

When we visited this lady, back in October of 2021, she told us about her struggles with her children. One of her children, an adult...

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

In August Board Director João Martinez da Cruz was able to visit one of the Christian organisations Happy Child International partners...

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....

Every year, several thousand of the poorest families in Recife see dirty water seep and rise into their homes, sometimes taking a lot of...