On 2nd of March, our school year began well, with 24 new pupils resulting from Ann's leafleting and visits to the nearby Bear's Den region (about 8km away from Happy days School) and Khop Mountain. This intake included 3 sets of twins! Looking to the future, Brian and Ann used our donated bus to visit the Peshok Tea Gardens. The plantation has been abandoned and all [...]

Three of our trustees, Ann (CEO), Brian and Jenny have just gone out to Happy Days Nursery. I will let you know how they got on when they come back.  They have a lot planned to prepare for the start of the new school year on 2nd March.  They are currently helping to ready the classrooms. Brian is constructing some additional classroom furniture and building and [...]

On August 3rd Ann and Brian opened their home and garden for Room to Learn UK’s main fund-raising event. It ensures that Happy Days nursery remains open. We recruit boys and girls from poverty-stricken families and our charity provides a free pre-school learning environment for these little ones. Over eighty people - families, couples, young and old walked down the leafy Cotswold village lane. The [...]

The Empowerment of Women project begun by Sabrata Manna had lapsed, so Jenny and Corinna put forward a project for the mums to embroider linen bags, to be sold in England. Some of the mothers sit in the school grounds and embroider the linen bags. They chat and get to know each other, enjoying the sunshine, and happy and proud that their little ones [...]

Dikshar cried and cried when she enrolled in school a year ago. She has turned into a confident, kind and happy child who looks after all the youngest children.