Category Archives: Critical Needs

Josephine’s brain tumour surgery, Samar, The Philippines

Josephine's brain tumour surgery, Samar, The Philippines

Mother of five needs urgent brain surgery in Manila.  Funding Request: $16,151.54 CAD  Critical Need: CNPSL0125 Josephine is a high-energy mother of five, two of whom have already graduated from college. Two of her school-aged children, Eva and Johm, are sponsored through Chalice’s Samar site. Josephine’s husband, Elizar, is a fish vendor, and they are […]

David’s hemangioma diagnosis and treatment, Nairobi, Kenya

David's hemangioma diagnosis and treatment, Nairobi, Kenya

Grade two student has a large growth in his mouth.  Funding Request: $3,479.13 CAD  Critical Need: CNKNK0125 David is typically an energetic, creative, and expressive 9-year-old. He is in grade two and has a particular passion for working with numbers. He is social and loves soccer and singing. David lives with his parents, Gerald and […]

Nayana’s meningoencephalitis diagnosis and treatment, Kerala, India

Nayana's meningoencephalitis diagnosis and treatment, Kerala, India

Grade ten student needed ICU care for brain infection.  Funding Request :$2,212.10 CAD  Critical Need: CNIKP0125B Nayana is a talented grade ten student who lives in a school hostel while she studies. Back home, her family is composed of her parents, Ramya and Unni, her Chalice sponsored sister Neeraj, and her maternal grandparents. Her parents […]

Daryna’s rehabilitation after being hit by a car, Ternopil, Ukraine

Daryna's rehabilitation after being hit by a car, Ternopil, Ukraine

14-year-old in ICU with severe trauma.  Funding Request :$14,439.70 CAD  Critical Need: CNUTK0125 Daryna is 14 years old and studying in grade nine in her village school. She is a strong student and loves to sing, especially in her church choir. She also has a knack for cooking and baking. Daryna lives with her parents […]

Jamesky’s hernia surgery, Haiti South

Jamesky's hernia surgery, Haiti South

High school student needs abdominal surgery.  Funding Request: $2,867.49 CAD  Critical Need: CNHHJ0125  Jamesky is an 18-year-old high school student who loves playing soccer. He lives with his mother, Marie, his siblings, and nieces in a sheet metal home in southern Haiti. Jamesky was sponsored when he was six years old through Chalice’s Haiti South […]

Mwanahamisi’s eye surgery, Mombasa, Kenya

Mwanahamisi’s eye surgery, Mombasa, Kenya

Little girl needs specialist care for rare condition. Funding Request: $3,801.06 CAD  Critical Need: CNKMP0125 Mwanahamisi is eight years old and the youngest of her parents’ four children. Her mother, Mnyazi, is the only breadwinner in the family and works as a small-scale farmer to provide for her four children. When Mwanahamisi was two years […]

Jesi Flora’s surgery, Tamil, India

Jesi Flora’s surgery, Tamil, India

Mother of four needed gynecological surgery.  Funding Request: $1,773.40 CAD  Critical Need: CNITK1124C Jesi Flora is a mother of four, living with her family in a city in southern India. Their daughter Mary is pursuing her second year of a Master of Science with the support of her Chalice sponsor through our Tamil site. Jesi […]

Radhika’s surgery, Tamil, India

Radhika's surgery, Tamil, India

Mother of two needed gynecological surgery. Funding Request: $1,715.76 CAD  Critical Need: CNITL1124 Radhika lives with her husband and two children in a small village in Tamil Nadu state. Her youngest, Prasanna, is studying in grade eight with the support of a Chalice sponsor. Radhika has a physical disability, and her husband, Muthukumar, works as […]

Zakayo’s eye trauma surgery, Nairobi, Kenya

Zakayo stands with his arms crossed looking at the camera. He is wearing a black zip jacket and has a large bandage on his face, extending from his mid forehead towards his left ear, covering his left eye. He is standing against a beige wall of a clinic.

Attack survivor needs specialist eye care. Funding request:  $4,002.40 CAD  Critical Need: CN-KNK1124 Zakayo is a carpenter and a father of six children. Zakayo, 68, is a trained carpenter, and he tries to support his family with occasional, casual work in the city. His son, Willys, is sponsored through the Nairobi site.  Zakayo was violently […]

Kervens’ orchiopexy surgery, Haiti South, Haiti

A young boy, Kervens Pierre, from Chalice's Haiti South sponsor site in Haiti looks at the camera wearing a bright yellow shirt. Kervens is standing in a bleak room in front of a turquoise door.

Sponsored teen needs abdominal surgery. Funding Request: $2,776.62 CAD  Critical Need: CN-HHJ1124B  Kervens is 13 years old and lives with his mother, grandmother, and several siblings and cousins in a countryside community in southern Haiti. His mother, Marie, does not have formal employment – she earns what she can from a small farm. In the […]