Tag Archives: education

Sponsorship offers love and encouragement

Elizabeth and Ezekiel raised four children in the coastal Mombasa community in Kenya. The couple worked hard as daily wage labourers to provide for their children, but they couldn’t afford the basic needs. When their eldest, Moses, was ready to start primary school, they weren’t sure how they would cover the fees.   School was a […]

The power of sponsorship

The power of sponsorship is ensuring a child’s education isn’t something they have to leave behind. Sponsoring a child supports them through education and your belief in them inspires them to work harder.   María Jesús is a mother of four girls, aged six to 24, two of whom are sponsored through Chalice’s Yapacaní site.   Eight […]

Shining a light on a child’s future

Sponsorship means everything to a child in need. Sponsoring a child shows them that their future truly matters. Thanks to sponsorship, Sirisha, now 21, was able to rise above her limitations and allowed her to start dreaming of a career that used to seem out of reach. Sirisha grew up with her parents and her […]

School Support Program for Children and Youth, PENNT, Bolivia

Support Program for Children and Youth, PENNT, Bolivia

Multiply the impact of your giving! A generous donor will match your donations to this program. Double your impact and spread even more love and support to those in need. Students in the agricultural city of Cochabamba, Bolivia face many barriers to staying in school. On a municipal level, public education resources and government engagement […]

Full stomachs and focused students

Chalice’s Saida sponsor site is the town of Gilgil in Kenya. Children look forward to learning, but the worry of what students would bring for lunch was a concern for many. The Saidia site staff, and the teachers, know that the children are arriving at school hungry. Students’ education is the beginning of their future, […]

Daryna went from a young hospital patient to a medical graduate

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: […]

Rupali began dreaming big

Children are big dreamers; their imaginations soar with endless possibilities like becoming a superhero, doctor, or astronaut. For Rupali, her visions were cut short when she was younger, she didn’t think further than her family’s basic needs. However, when Rupali received sponsorship through Chalice, she began envisioning her future differently. 

Making Dreams Possible: The Gift of Sponsorship

From elementary all the way to tossing her cap at graduation, María Belén is thankful for being sponsored while growing up. Due to sponsorship “I am the person I am,” she says. “Since my primary studies, [my sponsor has been] a great support – not only for me but for my family.” They helped her […]

500 youth link arms and strengthen their mental wellness

Teamwork makes the dream work! Fr. Vargese, our Baraka site director in Kenya, admired how the Chalice family circles always had a strong sense of unity and took on problems as a team. The site had monthly group meetings which were a safe place to share personal challenges, find support, and make progress together.