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Amanda Verusk leads The Gathering Project which this year has followed 18 young vulnerable mums between the ages of 16 and 21. It has...

Amanda Verusk leads The Gathering Project which this year has followed 18 young vulnerable mums between the ages of 16 and 21. It has...

Amanda Verusk leads The Gathering Project which this year has followed 18 young vulnerable mums between the ages of 16 and 21. It has...

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 force leading one to persevere even when curve balls are shot in your direction. When I visited the family, back in October 2021, what I saw gave me ample evidence that this family had a dream for their son. Mother wanted her son to become a musician, father wanted his son to become a soccer player. They both wanted their only son to succeed in

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

Join us on Saturday June 17th 2023 Happy Child International has been operating for 30 years. Despite the turmoil of our times I believe...

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...