How a Bicycle Changed 10-Year-Old Chris’s Path to Becoming a Doctor

Chris with new bicycle Chalice Asembo Kenya

Chris is a bright and determined 10-year-old boy whose gentle spirit and big dreams set him apart. Known in his community for his deep love of learning and reading, Chris often spends his free time immersed in a storybook, feeding his imagination and curiosity about the world around him. Chris was orphaned at a young […]

Rebuilding After the Fire: Hope for Families in Manila’s Aroma Community

Family rebuilds home after Aroma Manila fire with sponsorship support.

As we mark International Day of Families this Friday, we believe every family’s dignity matters. Thanks to your generous support of our Disaster Relief Fund, families in Manila, Philippines, have been able to rebuild their lives after devastating fires. The Fires That Changed Everything In March 2024, a devastating fire swept through Manila’s Aroma Temporary […]

Empowering Mothers in Juakali: A Story of Skills, Strength, and New Beginnings

In the Juakali community at Chalice’s Baraka site in Kenya, a tailoring training centre for local women has opened new doors of opportunity and independence. With support through Chalice’s Gift Catalogue, 25 women began training in knitting and tailoring, beginning a new chapter of hope with the promise of brighter futures for themselves and their […]

Vallary is pedaling towards hope in rural Kenya  

In a quiet village next to a meandering river lives 16-year-old Vallary. Every morning before the sun rises, Vallary begins her long, tiring journey to school. Barefoot and determined, she walks over 6 kilometers along dusty, uneven paths just to reach her classroom. By the time she arrives at school, Vallary is already exhausted. Her concentration in lessons fades quickly as hunger and fatigue take their […]

Severe Neurological Impairment, Waiting For Hope Nairobi, Kenya

Funding request: $1,157.54 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNZ0426 From the moment Zeresh entered the world, her life has been marked by an unexpected and difficult journey. What should have been a joyful birth quickly turned into a moment of urgency when she struggled to breathe and began having seizures within hours. Instead of being welcomed home, […]

Femur Fracture: A Student’s Fight to Walk Again Tamil Nadu, India

Funding request: $2,020.07 CAD Critical Need: CN-ITK0426 Annai Mukilan is a young student with bright dreams and a deep sense of responsibility toward his family. Pursuing his studies in engineering, he balances academics with helping at home, quietly working toward a future where he can uplift those he loves. One ordinary day, while carrying out […]

Empowering moms to thrive

In our sponsor sites around the world you will see mothers everywhere. Participating in the workshops, working small businesses while caring for younger children, and more. They are the backbones of their communities and most of them take advantage of the resources that come through the sponsorship of their children to change the lives of […]

A Mother’s Pain and a Family’s Struggle to Stay Strong Mangalagiri, India

Funding request: $1,450.79 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMM0326 Kalaiyarasi is a loving mother who has always placed her children’s needs above her own. She works hard to support her family, doing daily-wage labor whenever her health allows, and caring deeply for her children’s education and future. Her home, though simple, is filled with determination and hope […]

A Tiny Life Facing an Unimaginable Challenge Jerovia, Paraguay

Funding request: $23,337.03 CAD Critical Need: CN-PJL0426 Alexis is only a few months old, a child who should be discovering the world through movement, touch, and the comforting rhythm of his parents’ voices. Instead, his life has begun with an unexpected and heavy burden—one that no family is ever prepared to face. His parents first […]

A Family Carrying Grief and Burden Together, Tamil Nadu, India

Funding request: $8,377.33 CAD Critical Need: CN-ITC0426 Domnic was a young boy full of quiet dreams and simple joys. He loved learning, especially subjects like Economics, and found happiness in playing carrom and music. Those who knew him remember a gentle spirit—a teenager who carried hope for the future, even when life around him was […]