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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...

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Stronger Together in Faith –World Weekend of Prayer

Caroline Taylor

Jun 2, 2022

Stronger Together in Faith –World Weekend of Prayer

Happy Child International is a Christian organisation. Every year we celebrate the World Wide Weekend of Prayer for vulnerable and at...

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Caroline Taylor

May 31, 2022

To our friends and partners in Recife

Dear Friends and Partners in Recife, We have been shocked and dismayed to see news of the unprecedented rainfall and terrible floods that...

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Bringing Hope and Transformation to young people in Recife

Caroline Taylor

May 24, 2022

Bringing Hope and Transformation to young people in Recife

It was an enormous pleasure to visit one of our church-based partners in Recife, North East Brazil in April. The whole experience was...

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Caroline Taylor

May 19, 2022

An Inspiring Visit: Projeto Tamandaré

Projeto Tamandaré is a vibrant project on the south coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil. Its goal is to reach, educate and support children...

Caroline Taylor

May 12, 2022

Do We Need Change?

For us at Happy Child International it's always very exciting to visit the projects in Brazil that we are supporting. John Doddrell...

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Happy Child International’s visit to the Ammar Transforma project – Joana Bezerra, Recife.

Caroline Taylor

Apr 26, 2022

Happy Child International’s visit to the Ammar Transforma project – Joana Bezerra, Recife.

After one year of supporting the Ammar Transforma project it was exciting to finally see the work and meet the team. On a very hot...

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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...

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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...

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Caroline Taylor

Mar 25, 2022

Nurturing Hope in a Time of Crisis

Happy Child International believes that all children should reach their God Given potential. In 2021, we worked with two Brazilian...

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Every hour in Brazil, five children suffer the impact of some form of violence

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...

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Protecting the rights of Brazil’s most vulnerable children and young people

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...

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Happy Child’s House of Commons Fundraising Evening – December 9th 2021

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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Happy Child International - Reflecting back and moving forward in 2022

Caroline Taylor

Jan 27, 2022

Happy Child International - Reflecting back and moving forward in 2022

Our partner organizations Instituto Solidare & Associaçao Casa da Rocha in Recife, North East Brazil have tackled the most challenging...

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In Brazil Teenagers are Becoming Mums Every 20 minutes

Caroline Taylor

Nov 16, 2021

In Brazil Teenagers are Becoming Mums Every 20 minutes

Teenage pregnancy in Brazil remains a very serious problem today. According to a study by the Feminist Network for Health every 20...

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Caroline Taylor

Nov 9, 2021

Carol: on the road to a better tomorrow

Carol: on the road to a better tomorrow It’s 5:00 am. Time to get up for mother and daughter. Carol, 20 years old, is so used to waking...

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Happy Child’s House of Commons Christmas Fundraising Dinner –9thDecember 2021

Caroline Taylor

Oct 27, 2021

Happy Child’s House of Commons Christmas Fundraising Dinner –9thDecember 2021

Over the last decade the House of Commons has served Happy Child International well. We have held so many wonderful fundraising evenings...

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Caroline Taylor

Oct 20, 2021

No young person should be left behind

We are excited that young people are securing work placements through the Mentoring and Skills Training Programme. This is tremendous...

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Caroline Taylor

Aug 31, 2021

Larissa's Story

The Mentoring and Skills Training programme has been empowering and enabling for Larissa. It was the doorway to getting an...

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The Challenge of Online Learning in Brazil

Caroline Taylor

Aug 10, 2021

The Challenge of Online Learning in Brazil

It is undeniable that we live in a fast-paced world where we have an abundance of technology and information at our fingertips....

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