A single mother needs medical support and help at home. Funding Request: $4,897.00 CAD Critical Need: CNBYY1024 Dolly is a single mother, raising her 13-year-old son, Luis, alone. Her elder daughter moved abroad for work and sends home what funds she can spare. Dolly earns her daily income selling textiles from a metal cart in […]
Category Archives: Latin America
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Oct
Oct
Funding Request: $2,006.43 CAD Critical Need: CNBTC0924 Marioli is thirteen years old and lives with her parents, Flora and Daniel, and their six-year-old grandson, Fernando. Marioli was born with Down Syndrome and experiences seizures frequently enough that she prefers to move about by crawling instead of risking a fall. Her Chalice sponsor through our Tukuy […]
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Oct
Oct
Funding Request: $3,203.35 CAD Critical Need: CNBAC0924 Sandra is a resilient single mother of four. Her three school-aged boys are sponsored through Chalice’s Amanecer site in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Sandra, 50, has lived with debilitating arthritic pain for six years. Her health prevents her from finding work that meets the country’s minimum wage requirements. When she […]
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Oct
Oct
This time, we’re sharing our top 5 tips for ‘being a little more of a child yourself’! Saint John Henry Newman’s words grace the cover of our Christmas gift catalogue this year. It comes from a longer quote of his: “May each Christmas, as it comes, find us more and more like Him, who at this […]
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Aug
Aug
Chalice’s site directors are passionate about uplifting their communities and keeping families healthy. Our Chiclayo site worker who organizes the nutrition program, Ludi, says “by empowering families, we empower future generations.” Families near our Chiclayo site live in low-income neighbourhoods. They are more vulnerable to food insecurity because they do not have the financial resources […]
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Aug
Aug
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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Aug
Aug
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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Jul
Jul
Nine-year-old Lucas Elías stays in good spirits even after a terrible bike accident. He was on his way to his classmate’s house near our Yapacaní sponsor site in Bolivia when he took a terrible fall and faced some serious injuries. Pictured in the wheelchair is Lucas Elías giving us a thumbs up. Although his recovery […]
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Jun
Jun
Aise’s mother and father were living every parent’s fear: not being able to feed their kids. Many children at our sponsor sites do not have a healthy diet, resulting in malnutrition, anemia, and other health concerns. Four-year-old Aise needed to improve her health after her nurse was concerned for her well being. Aise relied on […]
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May
May
From elementary all the way to tossing her cap at graduation, María Belén is thankful for being sponsored while growing up. Due to sponsorship “I am the person I am,” she says. “Since my primary studies, [my sponsor has been] a great support – not only for me but for my family.” They helped her […]