Mariano and his wife, Lilian, didn’t want their four children to share the too-common story for youth in their city. In Capiatá, Paraguay, more and more students are dropping out of school at the end of high school because they can’t afford higher studies. The kinds of informal jobs they can find with only a […]
Category Archives: Paraguay
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Oct
Oct
Our CMAVIL site in Villeta, Paraguay, is always looking for ways to create opportunities for women and empower them through training, education, social participation, and new means of generating incomes for their families. They also extend these same opportunities for youth, especially in a region with high dropout rates and minimal access to higher education. […]
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“Since she was little,” says Don Bosco site worker Antonio, “Jacqueline has stood out, at school and at home, with her hands as a drawing artist.” Jacqueline grew up with her mother, Isabel, and two brothers. They live in a community where our Don Bosco sponsor site works. Our partners are a Salesian initiative; the […]
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Oct
Through the ‘While We Wait’ fund, the child and their family can begin participating in the program from the moment they’re enrolled.
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At Chalice Pukavy site, Paraguay, many families live in poor living conditions and lack basic necessities. For larger single-parent families, it’s even more challenging. Living near Pukavy is Beatriz, a mother of three daughters who also lives with her brother and mother.
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Every day, about 100 children visit the Open Centre in our CMAVIL site in Paraguay. The centre offers social recreation, after-school homework assistance, and a lunch program. Evelin is a three-year-old child who lives with her mom, Diana, and two older sisters. “Evelin is the youngest of the three,” Sr. Miguela describes, “and when we […]
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Nine-year-old Luz Navila is an energetic, happy girl who lives with her family near our Pukavy site in Paraguay. When she was very little, she was diagnosed with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy- which created an obstruction in her upper airways. Luz Navila spent much of her young life in the hospital. Luz Navila’s parents and doctors treated […]
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Dec
Dec
When Christmas comes, it seems that the whole world has a birthday,” writes the staff at our CMAVIL sponsor site in Paraguay. “In every house children and adults prepare the party: some set up a manger with a small child, others also decorate a tree with lights and stars. The streets and houses sparkle with […]
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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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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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