In parts of Canada and the U.S., rainfall is so common, it’s almost a nuisance. We grumble as we walk home in the rain, or complain off-handedly to our colleagues about the commute to work. It’s tempting to forget that in many parts of the world, rain isn’t a nuisance – it’s life. Kenyans have […]
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May
May
If someone ever gifts you a goat and a few chickens, and you’re not sure what to do, just ask Virgil and Shirley. On a Chalice medical mission trip to Tanzania circa 2013, they found themselves in this exact scenario.
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May
May
Calling All Foodies: Chalice Cooks Up Love in the Kitchen May 16, 2022 Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada – Chalice, a Catholic international development and aid charity, is inviting foodies around the world to pull out their chef’s hat and roll up their sleeves at Love in the Kitchen this June. Taking place June 18-19, Love […]
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May
May
You know how it goes: you sponsor a child until they reach adulthood, and then they go off to have a successful career.
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May
May
Nitesh’s job may involve playing with fire, but don’t worry – he’s built a business and a reputation as an expert in just that. In fact, as a metal fabricator, he finds his passion for the trade grows stronger each day. But building a successful business took a lot of blood, sweat, and dare we […]
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Apr
Apr
When Trina met Vincent at the airport, she burst into tears. It was an emotional reunion, fit for friends after years apart. And in a way, that was exactly their situation. Though they’d never met in person, Trina and Vincent had known each other for years. She sponsored him through Chalice when he was […]
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Apr
Apr
If you thought Chalice was only there for sponsored children, well, think again. Since the early days of Chalice, we’ve been working to help both sponsored and non-sponsored children around the world live fulfilling lives. Sonu, a non-sponsored young man living near our Assam site, is one of them. Born into a family that struggled […]
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Apr
Apr
Growing up near our Haiti North site, life wasn’t always easy on Djenica. Though she was incredibly smart, her parents couldn’t afford the school supplies to further her studies. Even buying food and clothes, the basic necessities, was a challenge for them. When she was 11 years old, and desperately needed it, Djenica was chosen […]
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Apr
Apr
When women are given opportunities, they are unstoppable. And who knows that better than mother-of-three Lorenza? This enterprising mother lives near our Ayolas site in Paraguay, and is fortunate two of her children, Cesar David and Rodrigo Ariel, have Chalice sponsors. Lorenza “faces difficulties with courage”, our site staff write, while sharing the values of […]
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Mar
Mar
Valens Wolfs doesn’t take credit for a club that sponsored a child for over a decade and inspired students year after year. The credit, he said in an interview, all goes to his students. When grade 13 was still around, the seasoned teacher taught a class called Science in Society at Father Michael Goetz Secondary […]