tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27996843188025798472024-03-18T03:02:27.868+00:00Children of WatamuChildren of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-57171252623044680522021-09-10T07:00:00.001+01:002021-09-10T07:00:00.262+01:00How Happy House changes lives<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd_KI8IF1yko3femagTuiqoKemTgKXGPCYSiRwplDJBPdVfNTy2PmGCMsjpZErrVhafkFf2DOCI88WgtQyr3tjK0gEmHnvqEUSOxD8ePGsOaSI21U2hQH0_lYZKR2iXrUIYFD2MdPM7s/s2048/2+park+2-9-21-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd_KI8IF1yko3femagTuiqoKemTgKXGPCYSiRwplDJBPdVfNTy2PmGCMsjpZErrVhafkFf2DOCI88WgtQyr3tjK0gEmHnvqEUSOxD8ePGsOaSI21U2hQH0_lYZKR2iXrUIYFD2MdPM7s/s320/2+park+2-9-21-3.jpg" width="261" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Rukia came to Happy House in 2010 when we were only just open.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">She had been used to living in extreme poverty being raised by her grandmother who struggle to bring in enough money to provide for her most basic needs.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Happy House Rukia has a lovely home with regular meals, a shared bedroom with her own bed, nice clothes and a wonderful education - first at our own primary school and now at the secondary school she attends.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">She has her sights set on being a journalist and is hopeful of achieving her ambition one day.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_pcR4r0j2sg" width="320" youtube-src-id="_pcR4r0j2sg"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-87894236855463429092021-09-09T07:00:00.001+01:002021-09-09T07:00:00.278+01:00Busy keeping busy<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPUZ1a-T3DaOYS01tP26PH9NekboLi59qSO4MbOuyDHgYsVV9zlTm3ONXs2W7fbTa8J7rdvUPPs0tHIcQuWU9pqzNDQRymSloriOICPo9aCqghecVwgnF4xNCeJFMX1riuIyONmqCuSk/s2048/2+park+2-9-21-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2048" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPUZ1a-T3DaOYS01tP26PH9NekboLi59qSO4MbOuyDHgYsVV9zlTm3ONXs2W7fbTa8J7rdvUPPs0tHIcQuWU9pqzNDQRymSloriOICPo9aCqghecVwgnF4xNCeJFMX1riuIyONmqCuSk/s320/2+park+2-9-21-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our children at Happy House had a busy half term.
They spent their days both consolidating their learning plus having lots of fun activities.
Here Jacinta is overseeing a schoolwork session which they all enjoyed,</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F8KwkGkZjEg" width="320" youtube-src-id="F8KwkGkZjEg"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-70157046416446239362021-09-08T07:00:00.002+01:002021-09-08T07:00:00.259+01:00Tomato growers<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50562FkkcwG7XlfalHlDRe5DCAFzTU56tsP5_zrKxSKc9MUwatx5AphZpGMzDqjYv7eiGSQHh03am_kq14tvCzDfjVM7I8oINyEJYtNPXoy1Vlm5f7jc9nVd6K64FGU-LKVE2sYvL1c/s2048/2+park+2-9-21-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="2048" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50562FkkcwG7XlfalHlDRe5DCAFzTU56tsP5_zrKxSKc9MUwatx5AphZpGMzDqjYv7eiGSQHh03am_kq14tvCzDfjVM7I8oINyEJYtNPXoy1Vlm5f7jc9nVd6K64FGU-LKVE2sYvL1c/s320/2+park+2-9-21-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Two brothers are great little gardeners.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">Erick and Lucy have their own little plot in the Happy House grounds and their most recent crop is tomatoes.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">The boys have grown their plants from seed and now they are approaching the most exciting time, harvesting their crop.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">The fruits will go to the kitchen where they will be used in meals for our children.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well done Erick and Lucky.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0QHL75vldog" width="320" youtube-src-id="0QHL75vldog"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-42873991163071044922021-09-07T07:00:00.001+01:002021-09-07T07:00:00.303+01:00Captains at the helm<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1jvFoKzF1uegfQ_8CMEcgnI-7tjqzpWLhoK4vQX4xWrzY1aqEot2qgiISK3t4FdoFNmmrm3gqJ90yuiauST_u-N0qMPrdsRQoG3AywHs3goOEfaf0cpQFfdM1SEtx4BUfT8TREb8OwM/s2048/2+park+2-9-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1jvFoKzF1uegfQ_8CMEcgnI-7tjqzpWLhoK4vQX4xWrzY1aqEot2qgiISK3t4FdoFNmmrm3gqJ90yuiauST_u-N0qMPrdsRQoG3AywHs3goOEfaf0cpQFfdM1SEtx4BUfT8TREb8OwM/s320/2+park+2-9-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Edward introduces the captains of two Happy House teams about to compete in a friendly football match.
<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Morphin leads one side whilst Saidi is the captain of the other.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Both boys have their sights on a win and do their best to fire up their players before the game gets underway</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V6GgWZL1AxU" width="320" youtube-src-id="V6GgWZL1AxU"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-36431822051412591792021-09-06T07:00:00.001+01:002021-09-06T07:00:00.263+01:00Keeping Happy House spruced up<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQQFkBLy5LNlSXzY75uhKEFHyK__E0iog7c0MSwkH5tfm-xzZ38lzrtRfb1Vbidx330sG-0Kptzm-v5Qa6XxJBS-YeyXyC1F-Y0tKnnwQRF1sN4VgEYghB49ks6wZDK1PrQ4e7y3h14g/s5152/IMG_8015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQQFkBLy5LNlSXzY75uhKEFHyK__E0iog7c0MSwkH5tfm-xzZ38lzrtRfb1Vbidx330sG-0Kptzm-v5Qa6XxJBS-YeyXyC1F-Y0tKnnwQRF1sN4VgEYghB49ks6wZDK1PrQ4e7y3h14g/s320/IMG_8015.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">In this video, Uncle Ibrahim is with Musyoka, Oscar and Brian re-painting the gate.
The Happy House continues as Mama would have wished having overseen and inspired all the hard work, determination and love to make it a beautiful home for a wonderful family.
So things have to be maintained and kept looking nice.
This is only made possible with the support that we get from our lovely friends.
Your help makes possible what seemed impossible.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dv-U7wvwK1I" width="320" youtube-src-id="Dv-U7wvwK1I"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-82206100110059706002021-09-05T07:00:00.000+01:002021-09-05T07:00:00.252+01:00Just swinging along<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmcixKr5Ke9_EbrZKCS-fSC0xRcUzQurpbGXKXL3x1j4lDs2Cj8CEXpMSIqx0GQm62NLd957NulQf7O3uWpC_k_QrRv_uM9Zdy61RDYv10CeauTC9qhX9WVcgw3JDKvmCEu0vrXU97hs/s2048/27+blackpool+27+.8.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="2048" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmcixKr5Ke9_EbrZKCS-fSC0xRcUzQurpbGXKXL3x1j4lDs2Cj8CEXpMSIqx0GQm62NLd957NulQf7O3uWpC_k_QrRv_uM9Zdy61RDYv10CeauTC9qhX9WVcgw3JDKvmCEu0vrXU97hs/s320/27+blackpool+27+.8.21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Kids at Happy House love the tyre swings we have on the adventure play area.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So much so that over time the swings wear out and need replacing.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">That's what has happened now and as Harry tells us they are about to make new swings from old tyres.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2DAq9XgeZiw" width="320" youtube-src-id="2DAq9XgeZiw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-62586398470596448782021-09-04T07:00:00.000+01:002021-09-04T07:00:00.230+01:00A love of gardening<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFjK6ju_iYsAMJVcWDulL415GS1wDIWpVYrLr-r8PSqEcJ8cmcAlHN6_Q8udIEg01nI4QREAzCxMRD1efgBR5EgdXwccx65IBImnmD-7pQcFDdpfJzqN-hCfJAaEodL241gE7_GAFHf4/s2048/27+blackpool+27+.8.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1893" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFjK6ju_iYsAMJVcWDulL415GS1wDIWpVYrLr-r8PSqEcJ8cmcAlHN6_Q8udIEg01nI4QREAzCxMRD1efgBR5EgdXwccx65IBImnmD-7pQcFDdpfJzqN-hCfJAaEodL241gE7_GAFHf4/s320/27+blackpool+27+.8.21.jpg" width="296" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy house kid Oscar was one of the first children to join our family when we opened our children's home in 2010. </span><p></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By the time he was four years old he had already discovered an interest in gardening and, over the years, his interest has grown.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He likes to help out where he can and in this video he is in one of our mesh growing tunnels where Uncle Julius is rearing a crop of spinach for our kitchen to use.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y_jefR_XX7c" width="320" youtube-src-id="y_jefR_XX7c"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-80556476315113911352021-09-03T07:00:00.000+01:002021-09-03T07:00:00.260+01:00Musyoka's "silent corner"<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWYMoL5IXAYi61y0BTXQY92an-SkmMBULlcMu6iql7beYc6jomb62qJfMzvmG1VP8DjKUojI_sWu-BtvOR1EvHmuggDKNIbgtoz2Xn3pdEptdAkI4LrLnB7_f5CchqQkqf6gZm4dxMaA/s5152/IMG_7944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWYMoL5IXAYi61y0BTXQY92an-SkmMBULlcMu6iql7beYc6jomb62qJfMzvmG1VP8DjKUojI_sWu-BtvOR1EvHmuggDKNIbgtoz2Xn3pdEptdAkI4LrLnB7_f5CchqQkqf6gZm4dxMaA/s320/IMG_7944.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of a family of 60 youngsters at Happy House, Musyoka has found a quiet corner where he can read and study.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">He retreats there after a long day at school just to carry on with his schoolwork or to read a story.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">Musyoka knows what it is like to live in poverty and is following the advice Mama Sue always gave her Happy House kids when she told them to work hard because education is the only route out of poverty.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zOS3PPol9_M" width="320" youtube-src-id="zOS3PPol9_M"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-77915262462583034592021-09-02T07:00:00.003+01:002021-09-02T07:00:00.260+01:00Birthday treats<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtM7BcjbtyYTnQ1IqB7pkekNtIa7QX2EdGVLC2JqJbuvhG5zpVejzRj_OQVceE8vm9zlGrbSWg90Qb9D1qrgTYXsCmBxNClYSL5j6qeW86dTXwQNj0cU596BtfkqQCq-OB-jPjE9a0Pg4/s2048/31+park+31.8.21-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtM7BcjbtyYTnQ1IqB7pkekNtIa7QX2EdGVLC2JqJbuvhG5zpVejzRj_OQVceE8vm9zlGrbSWg90Qb9D1qrgTYXsCmBxNClYSL5j6qeW86dTXwQNj0cU596BtfkqQCq-OB-jPjE9a0Pg4/s320/31+park+31.8.21-2.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Meet the kids having apples, ice cream and juice treat.
it was Charity’s birthday, so Brenda Groves, loved by our children as Auntyie Brenda sent a lovely donation and asked the kids to have a treat.
Charity(pictured) chose what they will have and everybody was happy.
It was also Morphin’s birthday ,so it was a party to the kids.
Our visitors who came the day before heard about the birthdays and they promised to make cakes for both Morphin and Charity.
Thank you friends for what you do, it really means a lot in the lives of these kids who once had no hope in life but of course with your support, the Happy House puts hope into their hearts.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iqUJDFJonmA" width="320" youtube-src-id="iqUJDFJonmA"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-89501812581495507982021-09-01T07:00:00.001+01:002021-09-01T07:00:00.258+01:00Calling in at Happy House<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs8dLT1CDD2QmUHVe_F7R17n-t1k6ddfovA8cKTdlWOSwdLEsRS4QYVW-JUawtN1A_6zixUeOKCh_ZZUTlLQhs6U2fmDMiHDJN5C30cWgAk9QYT5r0ST0-ktABLAr8t2TG-8ZmWwKhB4/s5152/IMG_8126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs8dLT1CDD2QmUHVe_F7R17n-t1k6ddfovA8cKTdlWOSwdLEsRS4QYVW-JUawtN1A_6zixUeOKCh_ZZUTlLQhs6U2fmDMiHDJN5C30cWgAk9QYT5r0ST0-ktABLAr8t2TG-8ZmWwKhB4/s320/IMG_8126.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Visitors taking a short holiday in Watamu from Mombasa were thrilled to meet our family at the Happy House.
They booked for their stay at a villa on the same small complex that happens to be where Papa Dave lives.
They had been talking to Papa who told them about the Happy House and promised call in.
They very kindly made a donation that will go towards the food bill and we are so thankful for that.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sA5gd20FpyQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="sA5gd20FpyQ"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-63830632551098492752021-08-31T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-31T07:00:00.239+01:00Kidz Council<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zAEkPgC1-P4AmhafglEXki2xososU2FcqBMdlktTDW1NwfAG-dyH_W6MSxq5wsiFF2exEj0ez1SCaZhuFdKo_6wgGqsvoOaiBGZjOEITM59j3NyvzfirMUhZ000mU5IaTuJNW6Jenkg/s5152/IMG_7962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zAEkPgC1-P4AmhafglEXki2xososU2FcqBMdlktTDW1NwfAG-dyH_W6MSxq5wsiFF2exEj0ez1SCaZhuFdKo_6wgGqsvoOaiBGZjOEITM59j3NyvzfirMUhZ000mU5IaTuJNW6Jenkg/s320/IMG_7962.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mama Sue was always determined that children living in care should be able to have their say, and that their voices should be listened to.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a way of ensuring this happens she set up a Kidz Council which meets once a week to discuss any issues the children which to raise and to solve any problems.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">If the council is unable to take action or unsure of what course to take they could go to Mama and her team for advice.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Now, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Mama is, sadly, no </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">longer with us, they know that they will get good advice from Auntie Rose, Auntie Velma and Evans and Papa, of course!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1XA5axPXSnw" width="320" youtube-src-id="1XA5axPXSnw"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-18833288719585253522021-08-30T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-30T07:00:00.237+01:00Settling into secondary school<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVBnk4Oc3UmXCJy59Znr7kTuDNLK6r9JswjmFXKAxr2wyse1_OlGwWOVRtPz37RmlzzGGHik6ESr7nhrOtezAADl5MYzJhYs-Myzg53E1HYIozvlKLdsNQ-ZG-q2qyTwHs4aDxztJBhA/s5152/IMG_7947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVBnk4Oc3UmXCJy59Znr7kTuDNLK6r9JswjmFXKAxr2wyse1_OlGwWOVRtPz37RmlzzGGHik6ESr7nhrOtezAADl5MYzJhYs-Myzg53E1HYIozvlKLdsNQ-ZG-q2qyTwHs4aDxztJBhA/s320/IMG_7947.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Moving on to secondary school is a big step in any young person's life.
In the last video he made Oscar was telling us how he was looking forward to making the step into the next stage of his education.
Now he has been there for a few weeks he is settling in well and wanted to update all our Happy House friends on his progress.
He is grateful to his sponsors and all those who support our Happy House and for the opportunities it provides.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mki8EukelCU" width="320" youtube-src-id="mki8EukelCU"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-59587232862959093282021-08-29T07:00:00.024+01:002021-08-29T07:00:00.255+01:00Welcoming our guests<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP_6xKUXyDjc3VRjqvFmSOixXgcfp5pMWb3EIouhfxb2rTHGkxNWkr8KeGB-IIDLaAHcgtnpkDf6WDPSh5FyT-9e9_5ogaM-b3TGBKHxWoIoNs32iaRDH9GbnVfb74j9lFd9m2Rl6a3E/s5152/IMG_7986.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP_6xKUXyDjc3VRjqvFmSOixXgcfp5pMWb3EIouhfxb2rTHGkxNWkr8KeGB-IIDLaAHcgtnpkDf6WDPSh5FyT-9e9_5ogaM-b3TGBKHxWoIoNs32iaRDH9GbnVfb74j9lFd9m2Rl6a3E/s320/IMG_7986.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since the start of the pandemic, visitors to Happy House have been few and far between.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We love seeing old friends and making new ones, so we have missed them. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They are always so generous too, making donations, bringing food and other essentials and clothing for our children, so it has added significantly to our costs.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Papa and the children were delighted to welcome to some lovely guests who wanted to meet the family and look around the Happy House, </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Just a few few weeks before Mama Sue's death, Teresa and M</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">ary from Watamu Women's Bank had been to see Mama Sue</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">t and having </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">seen the good work that the Happy House does for the children </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">said they would return</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">It was a shock to them just like everybody else when they heard the news of Mama's passing, and they promised to visit the Happy House and bring something for the kids.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> T</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">hey were very pleased to see the kids happy and doing well. </span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">T</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">hey brought with them four bales of flour, a sack of rice and cooking oil.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;">Evans says " We are always happy to see new faces around and people are so kind to our family. it is nice to be nice and we really appreciate what people do for our big family. The kids sang for them a welcoming song and they were very pleased to meet the family."</span></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Yj4mBJno8w" width="320" youtube-src-id="3Yj4mBJno8w"></iframe></div></div>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-63893193791101044212021-08-28T07:00:00.002+01:002021-08-28T19:51:25.209+01:00A new member of our family<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxv8bKYhT2TktJgAjlhgdbLZUIBhTs8-khgIy5bnTqrxFn6Rzbp7urKpZUqVF7K_prPQedgDwT7v8IyXXB0t8g8cX38dmYxunkk0fxhlgUbwXq7PTRk4Ieeo0dlwJ0fs1nR9yUU75cRI/s5152/IMG_7932.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxv8bKYhT2TktJgAjlhgdbLZUIBhTs8-khgIy5bnTqrxFn6Rzbp7urKpZUqVF7K_prPQedgDwT7v8IyXXB0t8g8cX38dmYxunkk0fxhlgUbwXq7PTRk4Ieeo0dlwJ0fs1nR9yUU75cRI/s320/IMG_7932.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Today, we introduce you to the latest member of our Happy House family, Peter.<p></p><p>Peter is 18 months old and was placed in the care of our loving family by the Children's Services Department who have deemed him to be in need of care and protection and as you know, Mama promised "there's always room for another."</p><p>Peter is a lovely little boy who had experienced hunger and neglect but, with the love of our caring children and staff, he's now thriving and enjoying life as his one of his o big "sisters", Jacinta, tells us.</p><p>It costs £20 a month to sponsor a Happy House child and to help us to change a life forever. To find out more please email: <a href="mailto:elizabethgomm@childrenfwatamu.net">elizabethgomm@childrenfwatamu.net</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HBQDYEKQdg8" width="320" youtube-src-id="HBQDYEKQdg8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-3976038262318737722021-08-27T07:00:00.003+01:002021-08-27T07:00:00.254+01:00Being a room captain<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ozYIpvO5rBTyAukcSvtBl-e7PPMIYzPCCty5x3rViqjTQcXN0gVjearlbHrXnk1PQjPkaFxnwRE-viVz5OPCMMX4ANt2DTU6-5P8UbH5pj7RW3VMPgvFiQ1qVVJJlawid5qtK0qpeNg/s5152/IMG_7973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ozYIpvO5rBTyAukcSvtBl-e7PPMIYzPCCty5x3rViqjTQcXN0gVjearlbHrXnk1PQjPkaFxnwRE-viVz5OPCMMX4ANt2DTU6-5P8UbH5pj7RW3VMPgvFiQ1qVVJJlawid5qtK0qpeNg/s320/IMG_7973.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Every bedroom at Happy House is shared by a group of children, with one as room captain.
It's a role which comes with some responsibility and it's important that the captain has the respect of the youngsters he or she shares with.
Here Tumaini tells us about the role of room captain and his own room captain Brian.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XYFmwu7XBOs" width="320" youtube-src-id="XYFmwu7XBOs"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-68438010427917243262021-08-26T07:00:00.000+01:002021-08-26T07:00:00.258+01:00Missing international visitors<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6_HOytst2CsdhLzMvNH27ZnlsOjf3au8jtxQducr1Bi8ahwLrKU5Mbv350fYaS-embND8RlrLk5ryXFEIFk33kyAEb7AySwsBbjGyiUNxF3zyHu9arpKNf-3iP5sqdky-s3K9ZO5L-Y/s5152/IMG_7975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6_HOytst2CsdhLzMvNH27ZnlsOjf3au8jtxQducr1Bi8ahwLrKU5Mbv350fYaS-embND8RlrLk5ryXFEIFk33kyAEb7AySwsBbjGyiUNxF3zyHu9arpKNf-3iP5sqdky-s3K9ZO5L-Y/s320/IMG_7975.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Since the pandemic began in March 2021, the Happy House family has be missing all the visitors they receive from the UK, Europe and other parts of the world.</span><p></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As Watamu is a sought-after holiday destination, we would often get friends who sponsor children or support our charity visiting and we would get lots of visitors who heard about us whilst staying locally. </span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As Erick tells us they miss seeing visitors and look forward to the time when Covid stops making international travel so difficult and fried can visit once again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GvCElkbg63k" width="320" youtube-src-id="GvCElkbg63k"></iframe></span></div><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-12426562338707917822021-08-25T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-25T07:00:00.268+01:00Looking after Papa <p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCrYvciTl2iP2aczZ6-8d6GC1lsbQ46QbaJYcvVyxNQhDprrWOtZfEMmRrsPkhxU_Vat6ljqidAMbLU00bNx4ledTMo95GdP51-7JSfbeYM8WOmD-MRjD0Vim3Gz_HIoNd8Zr-DfJZSE/s5152/IMG_7926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCrYvciTl2iP2aczZ6-8d6GC1lsbQ46QbaJYcvVyxNQhDprrWOtZfEMmRrsPkhxU_Vat6ljqidAMbLU00bNx4ledTMo95GdP51-7JSfbeYM8WOmD-MRjD0Vim3Gz_HIoNd8Zr-DfJZSE/s320/IMG_7926.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Happy House family has wrapped a comfort blanket of love around their very special Papa Dave. </span><p></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since the loss of his beloved Sue, Papa has found strength from being at Happy House with the family they established. </span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mama always knew that should anything happen to either of them, the other would be looked after by the family, staff and children. </span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the weekend, Steve and a team of boys valeted Papa's car ensuring it looked absolutely perfect. </span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"We like Papa to ride in a clean car," said Steve.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hmhM3cNHvJc" width="320" youtube-src-id="hmhM3cNHvJc"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-59931836281170209142021-08-24T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-24T07:00:00.226+01:00Making space for the new<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHcjCiUcildnhC8RzGo0BpMBSRAOmmQxda-8pS0iIvlluVIn77V5bRQWAd9ys9R9LnKLnHN4TWROlSv0C_elpNqK-cNYpkrNzOyBOBz_F95A4HHsEHbYvccg98BU4wP9JQK904M5BueA/s5152/IMG_7969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHcjCiUcildnhC8RzGo0BpMBSRAOmmQxda-8pS0iIvlluVIn77V5bRQWAd9ys9R9LnKLnHN4TWROlSv0C_elpNqK-cNYpkrNzOyBOBz_F95A4HHsEHbYvccg98BU4wP9JQK904M5BueA/s320/IMG_7969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Harry and his Happy House friends have been busy inthe garden clearing their pumpkin patch.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now they have harvested the pumpkins, which will be used to make delicious soup, they need to clear and hoe the ground ready to plant a new crop of vegetables for the garden</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bdiZU8ma0gc" width="320" youtube-src-id="bdiZU8ma0gc"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-89058703077104068022021-08-23T07:00:00.003+01:002021-08-23T07:00:00.256+01:00Helping each other<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdcV40xKFl3KLzyOTzjTI1ml9qO9iTlyQKq21C4tZFix6udi6SjFez5_wYHAxpQaSVjjEeaqVSPuMLGQBlw5kk4MF1o6l7U6nAGyw82ZNnKh22LsJpEdZY9S46I_udEQ8CthnEmaGbuQ/s5152/IMG_7890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdcV40xKFl3KLzyOTzjTI1ml9qO9iTlyQKq21C4tZFix6udi6SjFez5_wYHAxpQaSVjjEeaqVSPuMLGQBlw5kk4MF1o6l7U6nAGyw82ZNnKh22LsJpEdZY9S46I_udEQ8CthnEmaGbuQ/s320/IMG_7890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Jacinta works hard at school and tries to be a role model for her younger brothers and sisters at Happy House.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After spending time with them encouraging and motivating them with their school work, Jacinta was out on the playingfield with them when they sang a song especially for you.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i6bD5z3uhAY" width="320" youtube-src-id="i6bD5z3uhAY"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-2488606858745605022021-08-22T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-22T07:00:00.236+01:00Academic clinic<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclxZlN48dZJpnIkSSAyg7aTlBNzTFNaz5FAfvY-Sta56V5_cc-a3EduDl1hGpTYCAN2ZLVJza3mpO_HOpJZyRKOeG_WLjJvx81vP7RsWxchIsAhP2DbgjsRxFLiFgY3AelN88B4gxD5s/s5152/IMG_7914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclxZlN48dZJpnIkSSAyg7aTlBNzTFNaz5FAfvY-Sta56V5_cc-a3EduDl1hGpTYCAN2ZLVJza3mpO_HOpJZyRKOeG_WLjJvx81vP7RsWxchIsAhP2DbgjsRxFLiFgY3AelN88B4gxD5s/s320/IMG_7914.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Following recent exams, Happy House teachers held an academic clinic where they could talk to youngsters about their results.
Involving students fully , collectively and individually, is the pattern established by our founder Mama Sue and one that will continue following her recent and sudden death.
She was a wonderful mentor to staff and students, and our teachers have seen how talking to youngsters about their strengths and identifying any problem areas that need working on, can really improve results and morale.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Gz9IS8F-G0" width="320" youtube-src-id="1Gz9IS8F-G0"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-7552833239844388642021-08-21T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-21T07:00:00.251+01:00Computer suite with Mr Chris<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjIpqaIw0thOpjfDmD8nJOAEWNoASkm0IgrdYDGIxAJspirxsd_pEpXf9r_6yiHNIhzn9Sc3ByunmBl0ctfJwXUSmh8PJUwsyXV0ebqdqtCaZ8T3J1mG1tdTjCgyACXrpaJOHGkOTD-Q/s5152/IMG_7854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjIpqaIw0thOpjfDmD8nJOAEWNoASkm0IgrdYDGIxAJspirxsd_pEpXf9r_6yiHNIhzn9Sc3ByunmBl0ctfJwXUSmh8PJUwsyXV0ebqdqtCaZ8T3J1mG1tdTjCgyACXrpaJOHGkOTD-Q/s320/IMG_7854.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Our Happy House computer whizz is Mr Christone.
In this video he tells us how his journey into the world of information technology began when he was just a schoolboy and how it was all due to our late Mama Sue.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5bUHReOTf34" width="320" youtube-src-id="5bUHReOTf34"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-39595058391169495472021-08-20T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-20T07:00:00.266+01:00Looking after Mama's garden<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2BCzLfkNtVdKlC7Oo2izEWyALrkh8Fvc6BzPpfrZMCQhcj-tLi13dVGhq__CNlLUZIAbxK5sWAc6aDkfnq_mSgegI5kpmppIaTIjeDWkKgD4EPzauJ0NBSAQS8Larsccw22tYtqZ4rg/s5152/IMG_7878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2BCzLfkNtVdKlC7Oo2izEWyALrkh8Fvc6BzPpfrZMCQhcj-tLi13dVGhq__CNlLUZIAbxK5sWAc6aDkfnq_mSgegI5kpmppIaTIjeDWkKgD4EPzauJ0NBSAQS8Larsccw22tYtqZ4rg/s320/IMG_7878.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking after Mama Sue's memorial garden is a labour of love for our children.
They take great pleasure in gardening and also know how their much-loved Mama like everything at Happy House to be kept neat and tidy.
Here Edward, Erick and Brian are tending her garden.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mt0ioQOvnpM" width="320" youtube-src-id="Mt0ioQOvnpM"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-18983494789712364272021-08-19T07:00:00.003+01:002021-08-19T07:00:00.260+01:00Will puts his feet first to raise £1461<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa-JXKU76af-hcGXISXWFTtkodu1EY3c9C6GoQJXrcXKOXpsU-JP_tIsUjpMyIiME28U85ePlmK9aHJfmBQcbXP_Q9HGNNESJaTLLCg1xCw9Tw0g5Cae8_yShMLYkakUvl4xjk7StH0s/s755/15+vic+15-8-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="629" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa-JXKU76af-hcGXISXWFTtkodu1EY3c9C6GoQJXrcXKOXpsU-JP_tIsUjpMyIiME28U85ePlmK9aHJfmBQcbXP_Q9HGNNESJaTLLCg1xCw9Tw0g5Cae8_yShMLYkakUvl4xjk7StH0s/s320/15+vic+15-8-21.jpg" width="267" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our loyal friend and supporter, Will Gordon, put himself to the test to raise money for Happy House.</span><p></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Will chose to meet the challenge of a half-marathon, running 13.1 miles, raising £1461 in sponsorship from friends and family.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He travelled from his home in Yorkshire to the capital to join thousands of runners in the recent London Landmarks Half Marathon.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The course took in the sights of London, not that there was time, to take them in!</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Will who,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> with his family, has visited Happy House a couple of times, has raised thousands of pounds over the years by taking on running challenges.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This time he exceeded his target by more than £400, thanks to all the people who sponsored his effort.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Will is saddened by the recent death of our founder Mama Sue who he said was "one of the most inspiring ladies I have ever met."</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Will, we are so grateful to you. Your effort has given us all a lift and we would like to thank every one of those people who supported you for their generosity.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Special thanks to you for putting your feet first for our family.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-62119199823497180172021-08-18T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-18T07:00:00.279+01:00Oscar in the kitchen<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrY6uIFC9h0R_r5us4pZtKAco31vW5lfwCLT5pUcFiq6m_75nkxBaDuas6zanMDwwmd9GtFzKp6toEYdaCUT25W9dWmgi0aaU187Kt7H2piyrBzFgsTS-co_5vdIaCpeAEg6lwFccLdA/s5152/IMG_7883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrY6uIFC9h0R_r5us4pZtKAco31vW5lfwCLT5pUcFiq6m_75nkxBaDuas6zanMDwwmd9GtFzKp6toEYdaCUT25W9dWmgi0aaU187Kt7H2piyrBzFgsTS-co_5vdIaCpeAEg6lwFccLdA/s320/IMG_7883.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The older Happy House kids love to help cook lunch at the weekends.</span><p></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They organise themselves into a team and work well together in preparation and cooking.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here Oscar is with the team preparing lunch last Saturday.</span></p><p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0I4FLitu6cM" width="320" youtube-src-id="0I4FLitu6cM"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799684318802579847.post-3590670053895943062021-08-17T07:00:00.001+01:002021-08-17T07:00:00.299+01:00Exam time<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69OebmCiCnRXmBbeXIqBIewsuYOCs6usee21YyqyuR8LFARmTwCSqEj3wJqEMiDVF0gj5khjkNaiEJX46S0t60dTDda9-MPbZ4XXk2-8vjN7vcDLxYTTQQWqTRVP3dd6qFNBRKdyKPy0/s5152/IMG_7860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69OebmCiCnRXmBbeXIqBIewsuYOCs6usee21YyqyuR8LFARmTwCSqEj3wJqEMiDVF0gj5khjkNaiEJX46S0t60dTDda9-MPbZ4XXk2-8vjN7vcDLxYTTQQWqTRVP3dd6qFNBRKdyKPy0/s320/IMG_7860.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Examinations always come at the start of every term at Happy House School.<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">They give students and teachers a chance to assess strengths and identify any weaknesses that need extra working on.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here Mr Paul is with Class Eight, this academic year's Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam candidates as they sit their "wake-up" exam.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">The students are working hard determined to reach the final exams at the year end well prepared so they can do themselves proud and honour the memory of their always-encouraging Mama Sue.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5AJ-UPoltlg" width="320" youtube-src-id="5AJ-UPoltlg"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p>Children of Watamuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736890910153965552noreply@blogger.com