Funding Request: $1,636.03 CAD Critical Need: CNHHN1024 Étienne is a 9-year-old boy studying in grade three in our Haiti North site community. He is the youngest of his parents’ three sons and feels blessed to have a Chalice sponsor. One day in mid-October 2024, he came home complaining that his arm hurt, and he couldn’t […]
Category Archives: Haiti
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For Maximus, sponsorship is about family. He came to live at the Foyer Ecologique Pierre Salvetti orphanage, in Haiti, when he was nine years old. When he met Fr. Charles and the Sisters and staff at the orphanage, for the first time he met adults he could rely on. “His life changed since he came […]
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Nicholas knows that to achieve good grades, children need to maintain their focus in school, and nothing is more distracting than a growling stomach. “The nutrition program is actually one of the most important programs,” says Nicholas, Konta site director.
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Summertime is filled with exciting celebrations like birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings that bring big smiles to our faces. However, finding the perfect gift for these special occasions can be challenging.
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Multiply the impact of your giving! A generous donor will match your donations to this program. Double your impact and spread even more love and support to those in need. Our Haiti South sponsor site is experiencing an extremely difficult and alarming situation. Our site is centred around the southern city of Jérémie, and gangs […]
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Spring has sprung! Spring is known for new beginnings; it is a wonderful time of year to brighten others’ lives after a long winter season. Chalice’s gift catalogue has gifts for all the milestones on your calendar such as baby showers, baptisms, weddings, birthdays, and graduations. There are so many great events to be celebrated, […]
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A healthy lunch and a focused mind go hand in hand. Hungry students at our Asembo site, Kenya, find they cannot focus or remain alert in the classroom. Research shows struggling students are more likely to drop out of school. Many people can relate to the difficulty of thinking, listening, and concentrating when they are hungry.
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The Haiti South site will provide emergency nutrition relief funds to 1,353 sponsored children. The Haiti South site staff, under the direction of Br. Marcelin, are deeply concerned about Chalice sponsored children and their families in southern Haiti. They are experiencing a “major food crisis,” Br. Marcelin says, “with the proliferation of gangs on [the] […]
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The Haiti North site continue their nutrition aid program, enabling families to buy local foods. The social, political, and economic crisis in Haiti continues to deteriorate. Haitian families are food insecure and on the verge of starvation due to escalating prices and limited availability of some commodities. According to the UN, as of October 2024, […]
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Through the ‘While We Wait’ fund, the child and their family can begin participating in the program from the moment they’re enrolled.