A source of hope, encouragement, and empowerment for women in Juakali

A women and and her mother as they receive sewing machine

In Juakali, Kenya, 19 women are transforming their futures through vocational training made possible by your Chalice’s generous donors. Through knitting, tailoring, and crochet skills development at the Baraka site, participants are gaining sustainable, income-generating skills that foster financial independence and community growth. This women’s empowerment initiative reflects the true impact of donor generosity—creating hope, strengthening families, and building long-term self-sufficiency in vulnerable communities.

After the Fire: Restoring Shelter and Dignity, Baraka, Kenya

Funding request: $10,416.38 CAD Critical Need: CN-KBN0226 On the morning of January 5th, 2026, a devastating fire swept through a cluster of timber rental houses in Ragati Village near Mount Kenya Forest. Within a short time, seven homes were reduced to ashes. Among the affected families was 11-year-old Alex and his family. Alex is a […]

Helping Christa Walk with Confidence Again, Saint Dominique, Haiti

Funding request: $6,398.81 CAD Critical Need: CN-HSS0226 Christa is a 22-year-old young woman with a generous heart and a quiet strength that inspires those around her. She lives at the Pierre Salvetti Girls’ Transition House in Port-au-Prince, where she is not only a resident but also a mentor and friend to many younger girls. As […]

Build a civilization of love this Lent

inspiring high school students

In his Lenten message this year, Pope Leo invited Catholics worldwide to use this period of Lent to listen, fast and come together as a community in Christ. Pope Leo says, “Dear friends, let us ask for the grace of a Lent that leads us to greater attentiveness to God and to the least among us. Let […]

The Santa Ana Dining Hall nourishes children body and soul

ladles and love girl in peru

With a smile Rosita explains that the soup kitchen taught her, “how to treat people and how they should treat her.” That phrase, so simple yet so powerful, reflects the true impact of the support she received. At just 8-years-old, Rosita is the youngest of four siblings and has been attending the Santa Ana Dining […]

The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain

Yesudas with his fathe

Founded by Pope John Paul II in 1992, the World Day of the Sick is a day called to prayer, spiritual closeness, and reflection for the entire Church and for civil society, who are all called to recognize the face of Christ in our sick and vulnerable brothers and sisters. This year’s theme – The […]