Luba, Ternopil site leader, Ukraine A bed is a rarely appreciated item, used for resting, sleeping, and often for illness or vulnerability. It is a private space, symbolizing boundaries between the public and private. But it’s a gift that not everyone has. Sleep is when children’s bodies recharge and retain everything they learned that day. […]
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Our Nairobi sponsor site works with many families living with the daily deprivations of informal neighbourhoods, or slums. Through the gift catalogue, families are finding novel and inventive ways to achieve greater things for their families. Seven women from two of the Kenyan capital’s most marginalized communities have made significant strides towards economic independence, thanks […]
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When our Yapacaní site staff first met Bedulia, the 12-year-old was living with her parents and younger sister in rural Bolivia. Their humble house was made of motacú (palm) leaves. Her father, Felipe, was a farmer, and her mother, Panfila, was a housecleaner. At the time, energetic and outspoken Bedulia thought she wanted to be a lawyer. […]
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When a loved one dies, those left behind must respond to time-sensitive responsibilities and pressing estate issues while deep in grief. Often, this is much more than just a will. You can relieve some of their pain and sorrow by preparing in advance to make this process easier. On the death of her husband Allan, […]
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Holy Week, or Semana Santa, is a deeply sacred week of the year for Catholics around the world. And Lyn, our Bulacan site director, believes that her community holds it closer to their hearts than anywhere else. Their week of traditions and devotions begins on Palm Sunday. Families go to church wearing their finest clothes, […]
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Eva thought she had very few options. She had left school in grade seven and became a young mother. But the Santiago sponsor site in Chile has been with her from the moment her daughter, Ashley, was born, and has never left her side. Ashley was sponsored as soon as she was born, and today, […]
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Christopher is the youngest of seventeen children in a big, blended family, “and was sponsored when he most needed it,” says Br. Marcelin, our Haiti South site director. He was six years old at the time. “He still remembers the moments of joy and happiness he has experienced with his family members at the time […]
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The Yapacaní sponsor site staff team needed to address poor school performance since the pandemic. They recognize that all students can learn skills and build emotional resilience to achieve higher in the classroom. The team therefore created a 30-month, five-part project and program to give students robust, professional support for their studies and build better […]
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Wilson, Chalice staff, Canada “To say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ When I read this verse, one question comes to mind: What are the areas in my life where I still feel captive or lost in darkness? When the people of Israel were in exile, feeling abandoned, God’s […]
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Kate, Chalice staff, Canada Jesus is the parable-teller extraordinaire. (I wish there were a word for this Parabalist? Parabonteur? Alas.) He’s virtuosic at the art of crafting his earth-shattering Messianic into a story that his particular audience that day can understand. If they’re a bunch of farmers, he speaks of seeds and soil. If labourers, […]