Happy Family Club Project

Today we have visited Happy Family Club ("HFC") to discuss on the activities carried out and the challenges faced by the organization so that we can assist them in improving their operations. HFC was established by Save the Children as part of a pilot work to support community based welfare and protection of children in Sanlijie Street, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Hefei. HFC is a children’s activity centre, providing services for local children and children of migrant workers. In here, children can play together (table tennis, badminton, Chinese chess, etc) and read books together since the center also has a library. Sometimes, as a motivator, elder people will share their experience as a kid with all the children. There are 6 HFCs established in Hefei. The objective of the HFC is to provide a safe place for children to play together for local children and children of migrant workers. With "One Child Policy", many children in China is alone at home and therefore they prefer to go to the club and play together with other kids. With all the interactions among local children and children of migrant workers, the Club has also succeeded in improving self-confidence of the children of migrant workers.