Technology – Developing Skills and Growing Confidence
The discussion about the dangers of technology in Brazil has gained increasing prominence. Trusted research shows that Brazilians spend...
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Building for the Future
The city of Tamandaré, located on the southern coast of Pernambuco, has experienced a true story of transformation through Project...
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
Oct 27, 2023
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
Aug 31, 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
Jul 26, 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
Jun 21, 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 16, 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
May 31, 2023
World Wide Day of Prayer 2023
The Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk is a global initiative held during the first weekend of June every year, uniting...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
May 12, 2023
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,...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Mar 16, 2023
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...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Mar 9, 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
Feb 6, 2023
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
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
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,...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Sep 8, 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...
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....
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