The Happy Life Story tells the brief history of an inspiring children's home project in Nairobi in Kenya. It's told through the eyes of Sharon Emecz, who after twenty years on the corporate treadmill took a career break and spent a month in Africa including volunteering at Happy Life. The main children's home is in the suburb of Kasarani. Founded in 2002, they rescue abandoned babies from the streets, many of whom are orphans. There are over 2 million orphans in Kenya and this is the heart-warming story of a small group of people saving the lives of hundreds of children. The program has expanded to a 2nd home in the village of Juja Farm where there is now also a church and a school open also to local children. Helping children get adopted is a key part of what Happy Life do with over half of the children saved being adopted. The book includes two case study interviews with adoptive parents. The book was completed when Sharon and her husband Steve return for their second Christmas at Happy Life in 2014. The book is in colour as it features many photographs. All royalties from the book go to Happy Life. You can get more information at happylifechildrenshome.com.

The Happy Life Story: Saving abandoned children on the streets of Nairobi

Emecz, Sharon

Business & Money

MX Publishing

This fully updated edition of The Happy Life Story tells the history of an inspiring children’s home project near Nairobi, Kenya. It is told through the eyes of Sharon Emecz, who after twenty years on the corporate treadmill in London, took a career break and spent a month in Africa including volunteering at Happy Life. The Children’s Home was founded in 2002 to “Provide the abandoned children of Kenya with a Home and a Hope for adoption.”. This is the heart-warming story of a small group of people saving the lives of hundreds of children and arranging for many of these children to be adopted into “Forever Homes”. Since 2002 over 500 children have been rescued with 300 being adopted.
Happy Life Children’s Home now has 3 missions: To rescue and enable adoptions; to provide a Christian education, and to provide pediatric care in the Jesse Kay Children’s Hospital . To accomplish this mission there are 2 Campuses: one campus is for infants to 3 years of age and the Hospital while the other campus is for the children who are 3 years and older. At this campus there is a church, Happy Life Christian School, and 3-bedroom homes for the children. 
The first edition was completed when Sharon and her husband, Steve, returned from their 2nd Christmas at Happy Life. This new edition shares the great progress from 2014-2018. There are new stories, case studies, and news about the School and the Children’s Hospital. All royalties from the book go to Happy Life Children’s Home. More information is available at the Web Site: “happylifechildrenshome.com”.
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The Happy Life Story (2nd Edition): Saving abandoned children on the streets of Nairobi - 2nd Edition

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Emecz, Steve

Social Sciences

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