José Manuel gives back to his community with immense gratitude after choosing the right career

José Manuel could not brush it off.  As the recent high school grad listened to a vocational guidance workshop the thought of becoming a barber started to grow on him.   This is precisely what the Cañete sponsor site staff hoped would happen. They had designed the workshop to help guide sponsored high school students and …

Kodogo opens a clothing store for her children’s future

Kadogo, a single mother of two lives near our Mombasa site in Kenya, makes the most out of every opportunity to take care of her children.     Strong and resilient Kadogo went out every day to get laundry work in her neighborhood. That way, she could provide for her children’s needs. Despite her efforts, she struggled …

Sponsorship ensured Adriana to complete her secondary education

Adriana from our Ternopil site in Ukraine, has been sponsored for 8 years. She grew up in a lovely family of 14, including: six brothers and six sisters. Sponsorship ensured that Adriana completed her secondary education and complete a teaching program at a college.  Adriana is 19 now, but she has a little slip of …

Christine overcame an urgent health condition

Christine hails from a humble family of five. She has always excelled in her studies and aced her grade eight exams. In Kenya, your grade eight scores determine the calibre of high school studies you can pursue. Christine’s were high enough to land her a coveted spot at Starehe Girls Centre in Nairobi.   Starehe …

Youth Entrepreneurship Conference offers possibilities in Kenya

The Nairobi site in Kenya has close to 700 hundred sponsored children. They focus on improving the quality of their nutrition, health, and hygiene.   The site is full of brilliant young innovators that want to start their own businesses. Recognizing their potential, the site hosted a Youth Entrepreneurship Conference. The conferences started in 2019, …

A mother in Peru lift their family thanks to Child Sponsorship

At Chalice we love our sponsorship program model because it enables parents and guardians – armed with the training and support of our site staff and family circles – to make financial decisions on what their child and family need most. Sometimes, they can launch their small businesses to better support their families for a …

A Critical Need Fund saves a nine-year-old child in Paraguay

Nine-year-old Luz Navila is an energetic, happy girl who lives with her family near our Pukavy site in Paraguay. When she was very little, she was diagnosed with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy- which created an obstruction in her upper airways. Luz Navila spent much of her young life in the hospital.   Luz Navila’s parents and doctors treated …