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Wednesday February 12th

Happy Valley Jute was greeted in Happy Valley Special Needs School by the students and staff with singing, percussion accompaniment, and smiles. A garland of small Jasmine blossoms was placed around her neck which made her feel like royalty. It…

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Spreading our Wings to Chepstow u3a

Following a warm welcome from our hosts on the 7th January, we gave an overview of the work of HHI in India and Zambia with the help of films produced by Big Picture Charity Films (bigpicturecharityfilms.org). We looked at the…

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Happy Valley

Happy Valley has seen several changes recently.  The physiotherapist and speech therapist both left to pursue higher studies, and both are being replaced.  This is normal – the school provides a wonderful training ground for younger workers in this field…

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On the beach

Day 13 Wednesday 21st February 2024

Wednesday was our last day in India. After some last minute shopping we went back to Happy Valley for a final few hours, giving us a chance to get to know some more of the children. Annisery suffers from Cerebral…

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Arayanad tuition group

Day 12 Tuesday 20th February 2024

Our last full day was spent at our second special needs school, Happy Valley. It was a wonderful time when we could meet the new children and see how the others have developed over the last year. One newcomer is…

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Transplant patients

Day 9 Saturday 17th February 2024

Another busy day. The morning was spent at Happy Valley meeting some of the many people who we are helping. These include a large group of people with kidney failure. Some have had transplants and need expensive medications to prevent…

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Abinad

Day 2 Saturday 10th February 2024

What a difference a good night's sleep makes! We were to be the guests of honour at the birthday celebrations of Happy Valley, our special needs school in Kerala. So we arrived to a noisy welcome from the children, lots…

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Onam festival

Happy Valley is continuing to flourish

In September the centre celebrated Onam, a Hindu equivalent of a harvest festival, which is a big event in Kerala.  For the children it involved a lot of fun making intricate arrangements of flower petals and dressing up, as well…

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News from Happy Valley – special needs centre

The centre recently bought a second second-hand small school bus which was funded by our supporters in Scotland. This provides an instantly recognisable, safer and more appropriate vehicle for transporting the children than the previous Omni van. The two buses…

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