At our PINIFE sponsor site in Peru, “Christmas is an important day for families, as they celebrate the birth of Jesus and have the Holy Family of Nazareth as their model,” describes the site staff. 2021’s celebrations centred around St. Joseph, as we came to the end of the special year dedicated to our universal […]
Category Archives: Latin America
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Nov
Nov
The “Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” daycare is a splash of colour among the brown buildings of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The centre offers pre-school education and, importantly, nutritious snacks and meals daily, with support from Chalice’s nutrition program. For the littlest ones, trying new foods can be challenging. Fresh produce isn’t always easy for their parents to […]
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Oct
Oct
It feels like it snuck up on us, but we have reached the middle of October already! It may feel too early to think about Christmas, but at Chalice, now is the time to do a little planning ahead. Sponsors inquire with us about sending a gift of ‘special money’ to their children for a […]
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Jul
Jul
Noemi is a woman with big plans: becoming a doctor. She’s studying integral beauty at school, but her sights are set on medicine. Once she’s accepted to university, she’ll work as a stylist to cover her expenses. But her success is the result of many years of struggle. Her single mother raised her and […]
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May
May
You know how it goes: you sponsor a child until they reach adulthood, and then they go off to have a successful career.
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Apr
When women are given opportunities, they are unstoppable. And who knows that better than mother-of-three Lorenza? This enterprising mother lives near our Ayolas site in Paraguay, and is fortunate two of her children, Cesar David and Rodrigo Ariel, have Chalice sponsors. Lorenza “faces difficulties with courage”, our site staff write, while sharing the values of […]
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Mar
Mar
It’s a sunny day near our Fatima site in Bolivia, and the winds have slowed. Some might even call it a lucky day. A group of elders are gathering with families and friends, some for the first time in over a year. It’s to be a meeting of friendly conversation over lunch. “These diseases are […]
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Mar
Mar
From just a young age, Calex had a front row-seat into what it means to be successful. Hailing from near our Don Bosco site in Paraguay, he used to accompany his mother and father while they sold straws and brooms. At age 10, Calex was fortunate to be selected by a kind Chalice sponsor, […]
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Feb
Feb
While most kids learned to walk at age two, Fabian learned to read. This whiz-kid from near our Arica site in Chile was even featured in the news at just two years old and learned English at 10.
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Dec
Dec
If we asked you to associate one word with Christmas, what would it be? Maybe light, togetherness, or food. Whatever it is, it likely wouldn’t be ‘loneliness’. Yet that’s the prospect parents at our Chiclayo sponsor site in Peru were faced with last year, when COVID-19 restrictions ruled out in-person gatherings. Parents at the site, however, were […]