Author Archives: chalice

Construction of 26 New Houses, Nellore Site, India

In India, tribal communities and families affected by HIV endure extreme poverty, making the safety and dignity of owning a permanent home out of reach. We are directly addressing this urgent need by helping provide permanent housing to 25 sponsored and one non-sponsored families in Nellore and Makkuva. Identified as families most in need by […]

Solar Panels for Shchyrets and Hodovytsia Lyceums and Peoples House of Sulymiv, Lviv Site, Ukraine

In the midst of war, uncertainty, and prolonged darkness, communities in the Lviv region of Ukraine continue to fight not only for survival, but for the preservation of education, safety, and hope. For several years, families and children in Shchyrets, Hodovytsia, and Sulymiv have endured devastating blackouts caused by repeated attacks on the country’s power […]

Sunscreen: A Small Gift with Life-Changing Impact

Children in Zambia are happy to recive medicated soap and lotion

As a child, playing outside gives you the ultimate freedom to just be a kid and have fun with your friends and forget about the day’s challenges — even if for a short while. But for over 100 children in our Kawambwa site in northern Zambia, playing outside is the challenge. These children were born with albinism, […]

Hen House Extension and Nesting Boxes at Starehe Girls Centre, Nairobi Site, Kenya

Outside Nairobi, in rural Njathaini, the Starehe Girls Centre offers a transformative experience to 127 remarkable young women. This charitable national boarding school gives girls from economically disadvantaged backgrounds the care, academics, and practical skills to overcome poverty. To boost its mission of self-reliance, the school is launching a six-month high-potential broiler-chicken production initiative. Funding […]

Intestinal Perforation Requiring Emergency Laparoscopic Surgery, India

Funding request: $1,108.89 CAD Critical Need: CN-IOM0426 Kapesa is a young woman who has spent much of her life caring for others. From an early age, she stepped into responsibilities far beyond her years after the loss of her father. Leaving school behind, she began working to support her family, helping her mother in the […]

Transforming Lives: Help Us Celebrate Grandparents and the Elderly

This Sunday, July 26, 2026, is the sixth annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. To honour this day, Pope Leo XIV announced the theme: “I will not forget you” (Isaiah 49:15), an important and beautiful sentiment for grandparents and the elderly worldwide, especially for the countless individuals who live alone or feel forgotten. […]

Stitching a Brighter Future: How Nadia is Designing Her Own Destiny

Nadia with her instructor in Paraguay

On this 10th anniversary of World Youth Skills Day, help us celebrate Nadia, an incredibly talented and exceptionally enthusiastic Grade 12 student living in Villeta, Paraguay. At just 17, Nadia is skipping lunch and racing straight from her high school classes to a sewing machine to ensure a future of her own design. Like so […]

Helping Jordy Receive Life-Saving Treatment, Bolivia

Funding request: $9,482.27 CAD Critical Need: CN-BPC0626 Eleven-year-old Jordy is a cheerful and respectful boy who loves playing soccer with his friends and dreams of one day becoming a doctor. He attends school through a scholarship and also participates in an after-school tutoring program that helps him continue learning despite the health challenges he has […]

Helida’s Burn Injury After an Epileptic Seizure, Kenya

Funding request: $4,367.15 CAD Critical Need: CN-KAB0626 Seventeen-year-old Helida is a cheerful and caring girl who enjoys reading storybooks, singing in church, making new friends, and helping her family whenever she is not in school. Despite living with epilepsy for the past two years, she has continued to pursue her education whenever her health allows. […]

Severe Hip Joint Damage Leaving Guillermo Bedridden, Paraguay

Funding request: $4,711.96 CAD Critical Need: CN-PJM0526 At 74 years old, Guillermo has spent a lifetime working hard to provide for his family. Despite living with paraplegia and other physical challenges, he remained determined to contribute however he could, earning a modest income by selling food products in his community. His perseverance and dedication helped […]