Leonel is working out his dreams by taking hold of all the learning opportunities that have been given to him in life.   When he was a child, he passed a test to study in a private school. In the afternoons he participated in after school clubs which were hosted by social projects.   When he was a young man, he started to give violin classes to help with costs at home.  Later on, he got a place on the Mentoring and Skills Training Project which is supported by Happy Child International.  At...

This week young Mums with Project Gathering met up for a special celebration where there was a feeling of joy, sharing and unity. Earlier in the year the Giving Hands Network,  in partnership with Happy Child International , organised a very special prayer initiative. Mums were able to express  their prayer requests for themselves and their babies.  Today they physically received back some bespoke prayers prayed for  by some of the Happy Child International supporters.   This was a simple...

Brazil’s Patron of Education, Paulo Freire, always said “You can’t talk about education without love”. Its exactly “love” that Paulo Rodrigues eminates as the Coordinator of the Mentoring and Skills Training Project. When he studied and graduated in Pedagogy (Education) he always knew that he wanted his work to be vocational, directed towards social transformation and helping educate those who are socially vulnerable.  He reminisces, “16 years ago I started working with Instituo Solidare...