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...
There are still children on the streets.
April 12th was International Day for Street Children all around the world! Initiated by the Consortium for Street Children, a global...
Visiting young Mums at Project Gathering
In February 2024 I was in Recife visiting some of Happy Child International’s partner projects. One of the projects that I really like...
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
Jun 29, 2023
Project Gathering: Time to Count Our Blessings.
Amanda Verusk leads The Gathering Project which this year has followed 18 young vulnerable mums between the ages of 16 and 21. It has...
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
Apr 27, 2023
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...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
Apr 4, 2023
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...
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
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 3, 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,...
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