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,...
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The Shield of Faith
Below is a report submitted by Elsie Gilbert. She talks about her experience in visit to Coque, a very poor neighborhood in Recife where...
International Day for Street Children
April 12th 2023 is International Day for Street Children all around the world. Initiated in 2012 by the Consortium for Street Children, a...
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...
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’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
- Nov 22, 2022
Dish out Tender Loving Care this Christmas
For a Brazilian child, from the working class, living in Recife, the following is a delicious plate of food: rice, beans, chicken, cooked...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Oct 27, 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 13, 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 4, 2022
One Day at a Time: Adriana’s year
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...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Sep 20, 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,...
Caroline Taylor
- Jul 19, 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 8, 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
- Jun 9, 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
- Apr 14, 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 5, 2022
We need to take them out of the rain!
Visiting the streets of Recife with the Marco Zero project was an unforgettable experience. It felt deeply disturbing seeing waif like...
Caroline Taylor
- Feb 24, 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 8, 2022
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 31, 2022
Happy Child’s House of Commons Fundraising Evening – December 9th 2021
Today I am relieved to write that Happy Child’s 2021 Fundraising Dinner went ahead as planned at the end of last year. It was touch and...
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