Mother of nine needs a mass removed from her jaw and neck. Josephine and her nine children live in a rural village in Kwale county, where our Mombasa site operates. She is a farmer, and works hard as the sole provider for her children, but has struggled to provide their daily needs, especially school fees. […]
Category Archives: Critical Needs
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Funding Request: $3,142.56 CAD Critical Need: CNIOM0824 Romeo lives with his parents, Ashuli and Kaziini, and his two younger sisters near our Orissa site in northern India. His parents work on other families’ farms, but they do not have land of their own. His sisters, Rakuzhiiro and Adaziini, are both studying with the great help […]
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Funding Request: $2,579.50 CAD Critical Need: CNKNK0924 Lawrence, aged 82, is a loving father and grandfather. He cares for two of his grandchildren, Andrew and Yawaniter, who are sponsored by Chalice through our Nairobi site. He is currently living in a village outside of the capital after many years of working as a casual laborer […]
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Funding Request: $3,203.35 CAD Critical Need: CNBAC0924 Sandra is a resilient single mother of four. Her three school-aged boys are sponsored through Chalice’s Amanecer site in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Sandra, 50, has lived with debilitating arthritic pain for six years. Her health prevents her from finding work that meets the country’s minimum wage requirements. When she […]
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Funding Request: $9,569.68 CAD Critical Need: CNKMM0924 Veronica is raising six children on her own in a remote village within Chalice’s Mikinduri sponsor site. Her eldest and youngest sons, Phineas and Eric, are sponsored. Over the years, Veronica has struggled to provide basic needs for her family – particularly shelter, food, clothing, and medication. She […]
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Funding Request: $8,354.41 CAD Critical Need: CN-ITP0824 Arockiasamy is the 67-year-old grandfather of sponsored child Jaikar. He lives with his wife, his son Augustin, and his grandson in our Tamil site in India. Jaikar is Deaf and his Chalice sponsor is a significant help for his family because he has ongoing medical needs. In June […]
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Funding Request: $4,807.20 CAD Critical Need: CNINK0824B Dayamani is the mother of a sponsored boy named Chandu, who was born with physical and cognitive disabilities. Her husband, Mani, is a daily wage electrician. Dayamani, 32, devotes herself to Chandu’s home-based care. For a year, Dayamani, was experiencing a low back ache that was radiating to […]
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Funding Request: $1,990.51 CAD Critical Need: CNITM0724 In April 2024, Vanitha had severe body and stomach pain. Her fever was alarming, so her parents took her to the hospital. A blood test confirmed she had typhoid fever. The doctors began treatment. While her fever subsided, her severe stomach pain persisted. Her doctors ran a scan and discovered […]
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Funding Request: $1,194.44 CAD Critical Need: CNITP0724 Latha is a mother of three young adults: Abitha, a nurse; Santhiran, engaged in daily wage work after completing his welder course; and Abinaya, a BA student supported by the sponsorship program. Latha is still the primary breadwinner, supporting them as an agricultural daily wage worker. Latha’s surgery, […]