When you “Join My Journey,” God transforms your life through love. In today’s featured journey, we learn about compassion, generosity, transformation, hope, and gratitude. This journey wouldn’t be possible without you, the Chalice community, and Chalice in Schools. Because of you, there is hope in our sites.
Category Archives: Africa
Increasing the level of adult literacy in Kenya
The Mombasa site works in a community called Kikambala, which has a relatively high proportion of elderly men and women. These elders were kept from accessing basic education, and they are in turn unable to teach their children literacy skills. As a result, there are generations of low-literacy adults in their community.
Sharing the love of God with their whole community
Children got an exciting field trip during Christmas
Our Konta sponsor site in northern Ghana is a Catholic organization which supports children from low-income families and children with special needs. At Christmastime, the community loves to have a special Mass, where they can offer prayers for “the Chalice family, the generous donors, the beneficiaries, the new converts at Kpongu and the community as …
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The difference a hot meal can make
With the support of a farm, a school can run a daily lunch program for students. School-day lunches are game changers for students and staff in impoverished communities where families face food insecurity. Whenever a school introduces daily meals there is a significant increase in enrollment, retention, and grades, and absenteeism and drop-out rates decrease …
Gifts of special money
It feels like it snuck up on us, but we have reached the middle of October already! It may feel too early to think about Christmas, but at Chalice, now is the time to do a little planning ahead. Sponsors inquire with us about sending a gift of ‘special money’ to their children for a …
Breaking new ground at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School has a glorious namesake, but this time last year, the school was anything but beautiful. The walls were collapsing on rotten timber supports, exposing the students and staff to the elements year-round. They were cold, damp and muddy part of the year and sweltering and dusty the other parts. They …
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Empowering women and families through Chalice family circles
“The skills training will impact positively on the life of many families at the site.” These mothers are not just smiling because they’re bedecked with beads, but because they are modeling their popular new designs! Communities in Ghana have been greatly impacted by shutdowns during the pandemic which closed markets, impacting both incomes and access …
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How Barikisu Went From Fighting Cancer To Studying Nursing
Barikisu is no stranger to being strong. As a cancer survivor who lost her father at a young age, resilience is all she knows. She and her siblings were raised by her mother near our Wa site in Ghana. After her father passed away, she was blessed by the support of a wonderful Chalice …
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Big Changes in Mombasa
The Sisters of St Joseph Mombasa run Chalice’s Mombasa sponsor site, working in the low-income neighborhoods of this coastal city in Kenya. They run three homes for children: the Grandsons of Abraham Rescue Centre, Bakitah Girls Rescue Centre, and the Shanzu Orphanage. The Grandsons of Abraham Centre rescues, rehabilitates and educates boys who have lived in …