A person’s life can change with the right treatment, but for many, that chance is out of reach. Venkata, a 55-year-old man living near our Nellore sponsor site in India, has overcome tremendous challenges. As the devoted grandfather of Anju, a sponsored child who tragically lost her parents at a young age, Venkata has been […]
Category Archives: India
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Jan
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 […]
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Jan
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 […]
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Jan
Jan
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 […]
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Dec
Dec
It’s time for an Advent countdown! Pope Francis has announced that the 2025 Jubilee Year will focus on one powerful theme- Hope. In preparation for this special year, he has asked us to pray and prepare our hearts throughout 2024. And with all the Christmas chaos…. a little extra dose of hope in the weeks […]
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Oct
Oct
“Peace of our Lord Jesus remain to you all,” says 16-year-old Jozantha. Jozantha was sponsored in February 2023, when she was in grade nine at a Catholic high school in Goa, India. “Right from the beginning, I was very excited,” she says. Now she gets to attend after-school social activities with other sponsored children and […]
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Sep
Sep
Chalice’s Saida sponsor site is the town of Gilgil in Kenya. Children look forward to learning, but the worry of what students would bring for lunch was a concern for many. The Saidia site staff, and the teachers, know that the children are arriving at school hungry. Students’ education is the beginning of their future, […]
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Aug
Sponsored teen needs ear surgery. Funding Request: $3,842.45 CAD Critical Need: CNINK0824 VP is 16 years old and lives with his parents and his sister. He is very grateful to his Chalice sponsor and the Nellore site to be able to continue his studies, despite living with chronic conditions. Recently, VP has been experiencing severe […]
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Jul
Mongam, a twenty-one-year-old from India, had dreamed about his future since childhood. He envisioned a career in medical studies, but he understood that his family’s financial situation meant his parents wouldn’t be able to afford it.
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Jun
Children are big dreamers; their imaginations soar with endless possibilities like becoming a superhero, doctor, or astronaut. For Rupali, her visions were cut short when she was younger, she didn’t think further than her family’s basic needs. However, when Rupali received sponsorship through Chalice, she began envisioning her future differently.