Funding request: $3,221.15 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNN1124B Peter is a 58-year-old father of four who ran a small eatery for meat bites and soup, which was a vital source of income for his family. But Peter’s recent medical emergency forced him to stop working. His wife, Mercy, became the breadwinner with her roadside snack stand. […]
Tag Archives: health
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Dec
Dec
Funding Request: $2,187.50 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNN1124 Recently, Ruth began having severe abdominal pain and abnormal bleeding. Initially, the symptoms seemed like typical menstrual discomfort; however, she started experiencing heavy bleeding with clots. However, in early 2024, Ruth’s condition worsened with chronic abdominal pain, back pain, headaches, fatigue, and bloating, leading her to […]
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Dec
Funding request: $4,002.40 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNK1124 Please note that any donations that exceed the request will be used to fund other critical need emergencies that may arise.
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Dec
Dec
Funding Request: $2,776.62 CAD Critical Need: CN-HHJ1124B Kervens is 13 years old and lives with his mother, grandmother, and several siblings and cousins in a countryside community in southern Haiti. His mother, Marie, does not have formal employment – she earns what she can from a small farm. In the country’s cost-of-living crisis, her farm’s […]
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Oct
Health centres near our sites help families by improving access to medical services. Njiru Health Centre, in Kenya, opened in 2007. The centre opened as a dispensary serving the underprivileged communities in Nairobi’s dense urban neighbourhoods. These are the same communities served by Chalice’s Nairobi sponsor site. In the intervening years, Njiru has become an […]
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Oct
Oct
World Food Day! World Food Day raises awareness about the challenges of food insecurity. Most of the world’s hungry live in developing countries. Chalice donors helped fill plates around the world by becoming lunch buddies. Our Amanecer sponsor site is in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Chalice has partnered with the Amanecer Religious Foundation since 2004. The Foundation […]
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Sep
Sep
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, […]
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Aug
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, […]
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Jul
Jul
Nine-year-old Lucas Elías stays in good spirits even after a terrible bike accident. He was on his way to his classmate’s house near our Yapacaní sponsor site in Bolivia when he took a terrible fall and faced some serious injuries. Pictured in the wheelchair is Lucas Elías giving us a thumbs up. Although his recovery […]
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Jun
Jun
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.