Health centres near our sites help families by improving access to medical services. Njiru Health Centre, in Kenya, opened in 2007. The centre opened as a dispensary serving the underprivileged communities in Nairobi’s dense urban neighbourhoods. These are the same communities served by Chalice’s Nairobi sponsor site. In the intervening years, Njiru has become an […]
Category Archives: Kenya
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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: $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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Much has changed since Chalice staff first met Hilary. At the time, he was a four-year-old scamp who liked playing hide-and-seek with his sister, Jeniffer. They lived with their mother, Josphine, in a one-room mud house. Now twenty, and pursuing college, Hilary is contemplative about his childhood. “I am a kid raised by a single […]
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Ruth hails from a hilly, cool-climate region of western Kenya, known for its tea plantations. She and her three little brothers came into their grandmother, Hellen’s, care after their mother died in 2018. Hellen always wanted her grandchildren to succeed in school, but there were many barriers. In Kenya, education until high school is considered […]
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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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Teamwork makes the dream work! Fr. Vargese, our Baraka site director in Kenya, admired how the Chalice family circles always had a strong sense of unity and took on problems as a team. The site had monthly group meetings which were a safe place to share personal challenges, find support, and make progress together.
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Any gardener will tell you that the best tasting vegetables are the ones you grew yourself. Sr. Janefrances, Mombasa site director, realized there was a need for gardens in her community in Kenya. Though they start small, gardens grow to make a huge impact, especially for those who aren’t getting all their essential nutrients.
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Children carry a lot of fresh knowledge in their minds. For everything else they have to carry, it helps to have a sturdy, reliable backpack. A good day at school starts at home. When children arrive at school prepared to learn, it shows in their grades. Sr. Janefrances and her team at the Mombasa […]
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The Starehe Girl’s borehole water project in Kenya was well worth it. Thanks to Chalice donors, 720 bright young women now have access to clean, fresh water.