Funding Request: $9,792.88 CAD Critical Need: CNUTM1024 Vasyl is 16 years old and lives with his family of seven in a village within our Ternopil site region. A cheerful and sociable soul, he has been blessed with a Chalice sponsor since he was four years old. After completing grade nine, he entered agricultural college and […]
Category Archives: Ukraine
Farm animals are valuable, long-lasting gifts to our sites. Denys and his family of nine all rely on their family farm. Everyone in his three-generation household chips in, whether it’s helping in the garden, fishing, or raising the animals.
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 […]
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.
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.
Daryna grew up knowing her way around hospitals. As a little girl, she was constantly sick with a kidney condition. But this inspired her passion for medicine – she wanted to make a difference. Although the hospital was not her ideal setting as a child, her time there gave her a firm goal in life: […]
Ivanna and Victor would have greeted visitors with a warm hug last year. But their house would have been cold. The couple and their five children live in a rural village near our Ternopil sponsor site in Ukraine. Ivanna works with the elderly for minimum wage in the village. Victor is a tractor driver and […]
Spring has sprung! Spring is known for new beginnings; it is a wonderful time of year to brighten others’ lives after a long winter season. Chalice’s gift catalogue has gifts for all the milestones on your calendar such as baby showers, baptisms, weddings, birthdays, and graduations. There are so many great events to be celebrated, […]
A healthy lunch and a focused mind go hand in hand. Hungry students at our Asembo site, Kenya, find they cannot focus or remain alert in the classroom. Research shows struggling students are more likely to drop out of school. Many people can relate to the difficulty of thinking, listening, and concentrating when they are hungry.
Growing like weeds and blooming like flowers. Okasana and Ihor, parents of four who live near Chalice’s Ternopil site in Ukraine, noticed their children growing out of their clothes incredibly fast. The children, two boys and two girls, range in age from six to fifteen. Oksana and Ihor’s biggest challenge will be familiar to any […]