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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...
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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...
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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...
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HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
May 16, 2023
Put your best foot forward
Join us on Saturday June 17th 2023 Happy Child International has been operating for 30 years. Despite the turmoil of our times I believe...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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