COVID-19 disaster relief funds distributed to Chalice sites
Through the generosity of our Canadian supporters, we have been able to send $1,078,517 CAD to help families and communities deal with the hardships faced because of the pandemic. Two major disbursements were made: $951,104 in cash transfers through our Family Funding model plus $127,413 for individual initiatives. This amount does not include the COVID support that was provided through Special Money, Grants, Gift Catalogue, and Critical Needs.![covidphoto](/images/covidphoto.jpg)
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Chalice Programs
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Fiscal Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
Regions we work in | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Countries we work in | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Sponsor sites | 51 | 53 | 52 |
Sponsored children | |||
Africa | 14,180 | 13,603 | 13,598 |
Asia | 14,713 | 15,075 | 14,747 |
Haiti | 3,373 | 3,437 | 3,393 |
Latin America | 11,986 | 12,725 | 12,819 |
Ukraine | 4,297 | 4,347 | 4,459 |
Total | 48,549 | 49,187 | 49,016 |
Sponsored elder | |||
Africa | 60 | 51 | 49 |
Asia | 176 | 189 | 194 |
Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latin America | 556 | 684 | 611 |
Ukraine | 15 | 5 | 7 |
Total | 807 | 929 | 861 |
Grand Total | 49,356 | 50,116 | 49,877 |
Demographic Breakdown of Sponsorship
26,194
Sponsored Girls
22,338
Sponsored Boys
545
Sponsored Women
263
Sponsored Men
24,389
Sponsored Girls who are in school
21,337
Sponsored Boys who are in school
36,011
Families with sponsored children
47,696
Sponsored Children and Elder (Jun 2024)
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Ages | Count of Age category |
0-4 Years | 477 |
5-9 Years | 6,160 |
10-14 Years | 16,968 |
15-20 Years | 16,403 |
20-29 Years | 6,854 |
30+ Years | 834 |
Grand Total |
47,696
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Chalice supports sponsor sites with various types of Community Projects & Programs under the following two categories: Human Development Programs (HDP) and Capital Projects (CP).
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Fiscal Year | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 |
Housing repairs | 1 | 0 | 2 |
School Repairs | 2 | 16 | 6 |
Housing in India
A lack of adequate housing is a significant issue across many of our Indian sites. Through sponsorship, families are able to meet their daily needs, but not undertake much-needed housing construction or renovations. Since 2021, Chalice sites in India have undertaken housing construction projects that have housed 1,175 people.
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Fiscal Year | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 |
Houses built | 83 | 95 | 44 |
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Total Beneficiaries | Children | Adults |
1,175 | 664 | 511 |
Mangalagiri Housing Project
In 2023, the Mangalagiri site staff have partnered with Chalice to construct houses for 15 selected families in theIn 2023, the Mangalari site staff have partnered with Chalice to construct houses for 15 selected families in the Amaravathi and Khammam communities. There are 52 people among them, including 28 children, and an averageof three to four members per household. More than half of the parents rely on daily labour work, and nine familiesare headed by women.
Download the 2023 Mangalagiri Housing Project
Zero Cavities
To combat the issue of poor oral health, the Tondo site In Manila has been running their “Zero Cavities” program for four years. In that time, the children’s oral health has improved significantly. There were a few setbacks during the pandemic lockdown hiatus, but progress has been steady since it resumed in July 2021.
Dental check-ups and treatments (oral prophylaxis, fluoride application, pit and fissure sealant, restoration, and extraction)
(SPC= sponsored children)
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Completed Procedures |
1352 SPCs, 136 non-SPC (siblings) = 1488 children |
Ongoing Intervention |
509 SPCs, 72 non-SPC (siblings) = 581 children |
TOTAL |
2,069 children |
MAR 2020 – JAN 2021 = NO DENTAL CLINIC
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Online Consultations (incl. urgent cases; Feb – Jun 2021) |
54 SPCs |
Completed Procedures (Jul - Dec 2021) |
91 SPCs, 31 non-SPC (siblings) = 122 children |
Dental Home Care (seminars & fluoride application) |
274 non-SPCs |
TOTAL |
396 children (including online consults) |
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Completed Procedures |
471 SPCs, 14 non-SPC (siblings) = 485 children 9 parents of SPCs and 12 staff = 21 adults |
Ongoing Intervention |
1,278 SPCs, 4 non-SPC (siblings) = 1,282 children |
Dental Home Care (seminars & fluoride application) |
827 non-SPCs |
TOTAL |
2,594 children & 21 adults |
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Completed Procedures |
505 SPCs, 13 non-SPC (siblings) = 518 children 9 parents of SPCs and 11 staff = 20 adults |
Ongoing Intervention |
741 SPCs, three non-SPC (siblings) = 744 children |
Dental Home Care (seminars & fluoride application) |
476 non-SPCs, 224 parents |
TOTAL |
1,738 children & 244 adults |
A few examples of the ways our sponsor site shared their Christmas funds in 2021
In our Neema sponsor site in Tanzania, the staff and families used the Christmas Fund to spread Christmas cheer to the entire community. As a part of this years’ Christmas celebration, they visited a local prison bearing gifts of gumboots and personal hygiene products. They called their gifts “The Bags of Love.” Back at the Neema sponsor site, the sponsored children, their parents, and elders from the community sat down for a “sumptuous meal.” The children also received “Bags of Love” with special and practical gifts of umbrellas, mosquito nets and sandals. “It was a wonderful Merry Christmas and joyful celebration” writes Sr Mary-Grace, Neema site director. “Dear Sponsors, we thank you for making this Christmas day a memorable one for the children, families, the elderly, and those in prison.”
The children in our Mangalagiri, India, sponsor site always look forward to their annual gathering. They wear new clothes and Christmas caps, share little gifts among themselves, dance, and share a meal. The family circles could not exclude the vulnerable in their communities. The 34 family circles shared items such as dry foods, bedsheets, sarees, blankets, dresses, sweaters, and notebooks with 260 their neighbours in need. Everyone received food and 100 were invited to a special meal. One family circle supported a sponsored family whose breadwinner had become paralyzed with a supply of dry goods for two months. “We are grateful to all the donors who contributed so generously for our sponsored families to celebrate Christmas in a meaningful way,” writes Sr Maria Rose, site director.
Read our 2023 Christmas Fund Impact Report
A general grant can be gifted to a sponsor site, sponsored child, or sponsored child's family to be used as deemed best by the recipient in order to supplement their income, operating or programming expenses. An example of a general grant could be a grant directed to a sponsor site who uses it to enhance an after-school program or offset transportation costs incurred when transporting special needs children to appointments or off-site events.
A purpose driven grant can be gifted to a sponsor site, sponsor child or sponsored child's family to be used for a previously agreed upon purpose. In most cases a purpose driven grant is a direct result of a previously prepared budget.
An example of this is a grant directed to the sponsor site for the sole purpose of purchasing a braille printer to be used by blind children at the site. A purpose driven grant directed to a specific child may be to fulfill an opportunity for post-secondary education and a purpose driven grant to a sponsor child's family may be directed in response to a budget prepared to replace the dilapidated roof of their family home.
Many sites are participating in the Chalice Nutrition Programs. Examples of programs include support to soup kitchens, school feeding programs, distribution of food baskets, community and school gardens, provision of nutritional supplements, deworming, and training of children, parents, and elders on topics related to nutritional health. This year our sponsor sites have encouraged us to expand this successful program & we are hoping to raise a total of $500,000 to continue rolling this out to more schools.
Read the 2023 Nutrition Impact Report.
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Fiscal Year | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 |
Meals served | 3,962,037 | 5,152,052 |
People fed | 42,160 | 24,256 |
Nutrition programs | 25 | 29 |
Funds sent to each region | $512,282 | $499,577 |
1) Grave conditions for which urgent action is required and which, if not urgently addressed, will endanger the life of the individual(s) concerned (e.g. hospitalization and treatment for serious injuries sustained in an accident).
2) Chronic, serious, and/or congenital medical conditions that negatively impact an individual's health and/or quality of life (e.g. corrective surgery required for a child born with cleft palate).
3) Extreme emergency situations that threaten the well-being of a family (e.g. rebuilding a family home that was destroyed in a fire).
In our fiscal year 2023-2024 (Jul 1-Jun 6) Chalice supported 222 critical need emergencies with total funding of $403,574.3
In the fiscal year 2022-2023, Chalice supported 168 critical need emergencies with total funding of $293,695
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Month | Count | Sum |
Jul | 22 | $60,693.54 |
Aug | 30 | $53,928.38 |
Sep | 15 | $37,083.05 |
Oct | 27 | $38,029.25 |
Nov | 25 | $40,488.74 |
Dec | 14 | $20,700.96 |
Jan | 27 | $39,626.84 |
Feb | 18 | $28,710.06 |
Mar | 21 | $28,006.31 |
Apr | 13 | $24,324.09 |
May | 10 | $31,983.08 |
Total | 222 | $403,574.30 |
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Category | Count |
Death | 10 |
Dental | 2 |
Housing | 13 |
Medical | 196 |
Medical and Funeral | 1 |
Grand Total | 222 |
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Fiscal Year | 2023-2024 (June 6, 2024)
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2022-2023 | 2021-2022 |
Total of Critical Needs | 222 | 168 | 124 |
Total funds sent | $403,574.3 | $293,695 | $201,397.49 |
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Fiscal Year | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 |
Number of disaster events | 6 | 12 |
Funds provided | $1,097,791 | $2,703,310 |
In our fiscal year 2022-2023 the total disaster funding provided was $1,097,791.
Read the latest Disaster Fund Impact Report and see how disaster funding helped families in Haiti and Ukraine in the past year.
In the 2019-2020 fiscal year total contributions to the gift catalogue were $1,918,471.00.
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Eligibility is based on site capacity and performance in financial and operational requirements. Sites are given a list of items they may use to guide their requests. This program benefits both sponsored and non-sponsored children. There is a broad range of categories in the catalogue and sites use this funding opportunity to supplement activities and reach out beyond the sponsorship program. Some examples are: animals (goats, rabbits, and chickens), educational items (books, classroom furniture, and uniforms), health and hygiene (vaccines, toiletries, diapers, and specific medical needs), skills development, small business support, and community infrastructure like water systems and agricultural support.
Read the Christmas Gift Catalogue Impact Report for 2021
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