This Sunday marks the ninth World Day of the Poor. This is a time when we are called to look beyond ourselves and see Christ in those who live in poverty. Pope Leo XIV announced this year’s theme to be “you are my hope,” and hope flourishes in every place where Chalice supporters reach. In […]
Category Archives: Kenya
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Oct
Oct
This time of year, families are gathering for meals and bringing homegrown food to the table. Our families in Kenya are experiencing joy in doing the same, our Mikinduri site launched its kitchen garden project to help promote healthy eating and to help families to diversify their diets. Thanks to the generosity of Chalice’s Lunch […]
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Oct
Oct
Today, we celebrate and recognize the special elders in our lives, those who have offered guidance, support, and strength to people and communities. While many older adults continue to thrive, others face more difficult circumstances. Our Mombasa sponsor site in Kenya is home to many vulnerable elderly people and people living with chronic diseases, which […]
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Sep
Sep
Madrine had her heart set on becoming a nurse one day. She studied diligently, and she had excellent academic performance, but her dream felt out of reach without the means to support her education. Madrine grew up with her parents and two siblings in a town a little north of Nairobi, Kenya. Her parents, Purity […]
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Aug
Aug
Living in a region like Kamuwongo, Kenya where little rain falls and temperatures are high, can be challenging. The staff and Franciscan Clarist Sisters, who run Chalice’s Mercy Care sponsor site, work to support the families, who mainly rely on farms for their food and income. “Due to the dry climate orchestrated by low rainfall […]
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Aug
Aug
David is a lively 9-year-old bursting with creativity and a love for singing. His family can’t imagine him not talking, crooning, or socializing. He happily goes to class, grateful for the support of his sponsor through our Nairobi site in Kenya. David was born with a dark mark on his tongue, and his parents, Gerald […]
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Jul
Jul
Meet the trailblazer from rural Kenya who became her family’s first university graduate. Joyce looks around her village – even her own family – and knows she was granted an extraordinary opportunity. The fifth of her parents seven children, Joyce grew up in a tiny community in Kitui county, where Chalice’s Mercy Care site is […]
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Jun
Jun
Francis is a devoted dad in our Mikinduri sponsor site in Kenya. One of twelve, Francis never had the chance to go to school. He married Elizabeth in his thirties, and they had five children together. Tragically, Elizabeth died when their fifth child, Florida, was only two months old. Francis is a devoted dad in […]
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May
May
Our students in Kenya outgrew the classroom, not just in knowledge, but physically, as the space is far too small for the increasing number of children attending school. They haven’t had any refurbishment since 2016, when it was initially built. The Franciscan Sisters run Chalice’s Asembo site in Kenya for pre-primary to grade two students, […]
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May
May
Learning how to knit is not only a peaceful hobby but also a valuable and empowering skill. In May 2024, our Baraka site team opened a tailoring training centre for the women of the Juakali community in Kenya. The Baraka team can see that the new centre is not only providing skills, “but also boosted […]