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Sponsorship helps fill the empty spaces

Sponsorship can be life-changing support for families in need. Every sponsorship story carries its own unique spark of hope. The story of Sivasankari and her mother is a powerful example of God’s love in action through the ‘yes’ of a sponsor like you. Two and a half years ago, Sivasankari’s mother, Devi, was in a […]

Radhika’s surgery, Tamil, India

Radhika's surgery, Tamil, India

Funding Request: $1,715.76 CAD Critical Need: CNITL1124 Radhika lives with her husband and two children in a small village in Tamil Nadu state. Her youngest, Prasanna, is studying in grade eight with the support of a Chalice sponsor. Radhika has a physical disability, and her husband, Muthukumar, works as an agricultural daily wage laborer. In […]

Margret’s bone reconstruction surgery, Meru, Kenya

Margret's bone reconstruction surgery, Meru, Kenya

Funding Request: $2,045.42 CAD Critical Need: CNKMR1224 Marget is a single mother of four children, three of whom have Chalice sponsors. In 2020, after some family turmoil, Margret moved with her children into the area of Chalice’s Meru sponsor site. There, she began her own grocery business. Her children left school after the move, but […]

Shining a light on a child’s future

Sponsorship means everything to a child in need. Sponsoring a child shows them that their future truly matters. Thanks to sponsorship, Sirisha, now 21, was able to rise above her limitations and allowed her to start dreaming of a career that used to seem out of reach. Sirisha grew up with her parents and her […]

Mountains Moved by Faith

Our CMAVIL sponsor site has a complicated name, but a simple goal. The Centro Maria Auxiliadora – Villeta is run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, a group of religious sisters following the spiritual tradition of St. Don Bosco. Their’s is a zealous spirituality, transforming work into prayer and focusing on education with […]

A New Year with Chalice

As we welcome 2025, we are filled with hope and excitement for the new possibilities the new year brings! The start of a new year is a perfect time to reflect on the positive changes we’ve provided through giving, and the lasting impact we’ve had on the lives of those in need. Through your generosity […]

“It is never too late to lend a helping hand”

The spirit of giving knows no boundaries. Students in Canada are finding a special way to help children in need through the ‘Chalice in Schools’ Program and the Christmas gift catalogue. The students pictured holding our Christmas gift catalogue are from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Oakville, Ontario. This school has been actively involved […]

Zakayo’s eye trauma surgery, Nairobi, Kenya

Zakayo stands with his arms crossed looking at the camera. He is wearing a black zip jacket and has a large bandage on his face, extending from his mid forehead towards his left ear, covering his left eye. He is standing against a beige wall of a clinic.

Funding request:  $4,002.40 CAD  Critical Need: CN-KNK1124 Zakayo is a carpenter and a father of six children. Zakayo, 68, is a trained carpenter, and he tries to support his family with occasional, casual work in the city. His son, Willys, is sponsored through the Nairobi site.  Zakayo was violently attacked by a gang while returning […]

Kervens’ orchiopexy surgery, Haiti South, Haiti

A young boy, Kervens Pierre, from Chalice's Haiti South sponsor site in Haiti looks at the camera wearing a bright yellow shirt. Kervens is standing in a bleak room in front of a turquoise door.

Funding Request: $2,776.62 CAD Critical Need: CN-HHJ1124B  Kervens is 13 years old and lives with his mother, grandmother, and several siblings and cousins in a countryside community in southern Haiti. His mother, Marie, does not have formal employment – she earns what she can from a small farm. In the country’s cost-of-living crisis, her farm’s […]