Category Archives: News

From School Lunches to Big Dreams: Where They Are Now

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Nabisa’s 12-Year Journey From the third grade to graduating with her Bachelor of Commerce, Nabisa is proof that perseverance, an unwavering focus on education, and the generosity of sponsors like you can make dreams come true. Nabisa’s family, from our Bangalore, India site, faced immense financial challenges. Raised by a single mother alongside her two […]

Celebrating the True Meaning of Christmas in Bangalore

Sometimes the best Christmas gift is just giving love and joy without expecting anything in return. That’s what Anto Mercy, a Grade 6 student in LR. Nagar, India and her family did last Christmas. The family has lived in LR. Nagar, in our Bangalore site, an extremely impoverished community in India, for 30 years. Anto […]

Christmas in July: A Countdown with a Purpose

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If you love Christmas, there’s always a good time to think about this blessed holiday — despite the blistering hot weather as of late! But, with only 171 days until Christmas, it’s never too soon to start spreading the joy. So, help us celebrate Christmas in July! At our Chiclayo site in Peru, joy was […]

A Father’s Foundation: How Sponsorship Rewrites a Family’s Story

Brian was just a teenager when he lost his parents. To keep his younger siblings afloat, he dropped out of school in grade eight to do heavy casual labour on construction sites. It was exhausting work, but it introduced him to welding. He picked up the trade fast, but he could never scrape together the […]

From struggle to stability thanks to Sponsorship

Gunasree’s life transformed remarkably after joining the sponsorship program in 2014. The family’s journey was not easy. They struggled to meet the educational expenses of their two daughters and weren’t sure how they would be able to keep going. Like a ray of light driving through the darkness, the Chalice sponsorship program enrolled both girls […]

Celebrate Corpus Christi: Join Chalice for Sponsorship Weekend

This Sunday is especially meaningful — the Catholic Church celebrates Corpus Christi, a time when we reflect on Christ’s presence and generosity. At Chalice, the weekend is doubly special: it’s our Corpus Christi Sponsorship Weekend. Across parishes in Canada, volunteers will be sharing personal stories about the life-changing gift of child sponsorship and inviting parishioners […]

Empowering Mothers in Juakali: A Story of Skills, Strength, and New Beginnings

In the Juakali community at Chalice’s Baraka site in Kenya, a tailoring training centre for local women has opened new doors of opportunity and independence. With support through Chalice’s Gift Catalogue, 25 women began training in knitting and tailoring, beginning a new chapter of hope with the promise of brighter futures for themselves and their […]

Vallary is pedaling towards hope in rural Kenya  

In a quiet village next to a meandering river lives 16-year-old Vallary. Every morning before the sun rises, Vallary begins her long, tiring journey to school. Barefoot and determined, she walks over 6 kilometers along dusty, uneven paths just to reach her classroom. By the time she arrives at school, Vallary is already exhausted. Her concentration in lessons fades quickly as hunger and fatigue take their […]