There is no better feeling than accomplishment. For Anamika, graduating meant more opportunities and a chance to provide a better future for her family. As the fresh graduates gear up for the next leg of their journey, Anamika is grateful and says that her family “can move forward towards a better life.”
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Starehe girls’ bond with experiments…
There are no mad scientists here, only inspired students! Through Chalice’s School Connections program, a Canadian school contributed to big changes at their sister school in Nairobi Kenya. Starehe Girls’ Centre is a national boarding high school for gifted girls from disadvantaged families. The school enrollment has been steadily increasing over the past few years, …
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 …
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How sponsorship funds help a mother to build her own house
The difference a hot meal can make
With the support of a farm, a school can run a daily lunch program for students. School-day lunches are game changers for students and staff in impoverished communities where families face food insecurity. Whenever a school introduces daily meals there is a significant increase in enrollment, retention, and grades, and absenteeism and drop-out rates decrease …
3 Reasons to Sponsor a Child This School Year
Ah, September. The time when parents frantically gather the components of school lunches, children beg for the coolest new backpack, and teachers frantically search for the right books for their classrooms. With all the business that comes with going back to school, sponsoring a child might not be the first thing on your mind. But …
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Sponsorship Makes Safina’s Dreams Come True
For Safina, going to school every day was far from the reality she grew up with. Her mom was a single parent who struggled to provide four children with enough to eat, let alone enough money to pay school fees. Teachers, seeing she couldn’t pay, would send Safina home. She often missed school for weeks …
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Why Corpus Christi?
In a way, says Father Patrick Cosgrove, Corpus Christi has always been part of Chalice’s making. “It was there in naissance, in our very name,” he shared in an interview. Corpus Christi, also known as the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, is something Chalice supporters have been hearing a lot about, whether …
Child Sponsorship Sparked Career Opportunities for this Family
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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