Nine-year-old Lucas Elías stays in good spirits even after a terrible bike accident. He was on his way to his classmate’s house near our Yapacaní sponsor site in Bolivia when he took a terrible fall and faced some serious injuries. Pictured in the wheelchair is Lucas Elías giving us a thumbs up. Although his recovery […]
Category Archives: Bolivia
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May
May
From elementary all the way to tossing her cap at graduation, María Belén is thankful for being sponsored while growing up. Due to sponsorship “I am the person I am,” she says. “Since my primary studies, [my sponsor has been] a great support – not only for me but for my family.” They helped her […]
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Apr
Apr
Sr. Sandra, site director in Sucre, Bolivia, was thrilled that 90 women could mend the missing gap in their household income. Chalice accommodated a women’s workshop with a variety of courses to help develop skills, and women like Lourdes, Miriam, Cipriana, and Margarita had great success!
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Oct
Oct
Through the ‘While We Wait’ fund, the child and their family can begin participating in the program from the moment they’re enrolled.
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Oct
Oct
Ponciana is the mother of five children and currently lives alone with her youngest daughter, María Nicol, who is sponsored through our Yapacani site in Bolivia. Ponciana has been experiencing headaches for several years, but in July, the pain became unbearable.
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Nov
Nov
The “Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” daycare is a splash of colour among the brown buildings of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The centre offers pre-school education and, importantly, nutritious snacks and meals daily, with support from Chalice’s nutrition program. For the littlest ones, trying new foods can be challenging. Fresh produce isn’t always easy for their parents to […]
12
Oct
Oct
It feels like it snuck up on us, but we have reached the middle of October already! It may feel too early to think about Christmas, but at Chalice, now is the time to do a little planning ahead. Sponsors inquire with us about sending a gift of ‘special money’ to their children for a […]
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Jul
Jul
Noemi is a woman with big plans: becoming a doctor. She’s studying integral beauty at school, but her sights are set on medicine. Once she’s accepted to university, she’ll work as a stylist to cover her expenses. But her success is the result of many years of struggle. Her single mother raised her and […]
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Mar
Mar
It’s a sunny day near our Fatima site in Bolivia, and the winds have slowed. Some might even call it a lucky day. A group of elders are gathering with families and friends, some for the first time in over a year. It’s to be a meeting of friendly conversation over lunch. “These diseases are […]
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Jul
Jul
Ely knows her way around a computer, a cake and a page full of numbers. Determined and hard-working, she’s not one to abandon her goals. But to achieve them, she took a bumpy ride. In Yapacani, Bolivia, children, adolescents and elders face abandonment. Many children only attend a few grades of primary school, and university? […]