Elizabeth and Ezekiel raised four children in the coastal Mombasa community in Kenya. The couple worked hard as daily wage labourers to provide for their children, but they couldn’t afford the basic needs. When their eldest, Moses, was ready to start primary school, they weren’t sure how they would cover the fees. School was a […]
Mother of five needs urgent brain surgery in Manila. Funding Request: $16,151.54 CAD Critical Need: CNPSL0125 Josephine is a high-energy mother of five, two of whom have already graduated from college. Two of her school-aged children, Eva and Johm, are sponsored through Chalice’s Samar site. Josephine’s husband, Elizar, is a fish vendor, and they are […]
Grade two student has a large growth in his mouth. Funding Request: $3,479.13 CAD Critical Need: CNKNK0125 David is typically an energetic, creative, and expressive 9-year-old. He is in grade two and has a particular passion for working with numbers. He is social and loves soccer and singing. David lives with his parents, Gerald and […]
Grade ten student needed ICU care for brain infection. Funding Request :$2,212.10 CAD Critical Need: CNIKP0125B Nayana is a talented grade ten student who lives in a school hostel while she studies. Back home, her family is composed of her parents, Ramya and Unni, her Chalice sponsored sister Neeraj, and her maternal grandparents. Her parents […]
14-year-old in ICU with severe trauma. Funding Request :$14,439.70 CAD Critical Need: CNUTK0125 Daryna is 14 years old and studying in grade nine in her village school. She is a strong student and loves to sing, especially in her church choir. She also has a knack for cooking and baking. Daryna lives with her parents […]
The power of sponsorship is ensuring a child’s education isn’t something they have to leave behind. Sponsoring a child supports them through education and your belief in them inspires them to work harder. María Jesús is a mother of four girls, aged six to 24, two of whom are sponsored through Chalice’s Yapacaní site. Eight […]
High school student needs abdominal surgery. Funding Request: $2,867.49 CAD Critical Need: CNHHJ0125 Jamesky is an 18-year-old high school student who loves playing soccer. He lives with his mother, Marie, his siblings, and nieces in a sheet metal home in southern Haiti. Jamesky was sponsored when he was six years old through Chalice’s Haiti South […]
Little girl needs specialist care for rare condition. Funding Request: $3,801.06 CAD Critical Need: CNKMP0125 Mwanahamisi is eight years old and the youngest of her parents’ four children. Her mother, Mnyazi, is the only breadwinner in the family and works as a small-scale farmer to provide for her four children. When Mwanahamisi was two years […]
Mother of four needed gynecological surgery. Funding Request: $1,773.40 CAD Critical Need: CNITK1124C Jesi Flora is a mother of four, living with her family in a city in southern India. Their daughter Mary is pursuing her second year of a Master of Science with the support of her Chalice sponsor through our Tamil site. Jesi […]
Gerald’s family has always lived a simple life, one that’s full of hard work. The no-frills family lives near our Samar sponsor site in the Philippines. Gerald’s grandparents, both farmers and senior citizens, have been struggling to make ends meet. His grandmother also works as a janitor in their school and village. For them, having rice and […]