Funding request: $3,408.03CAD Critical Need: CN-ZKK1225 Sharon is a gentle and determined young girl living with albinism, a condition that makes her especially vulnerable to the harsh rays of the sun. Now in Grade 6 at St. Odilia Special School, she dreams of becoming a nurse one day so she can care for others who […]
Tag Archives: health
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Feb
Feb
Funding request: $6,398.81 CAD Critical Need: CN-HSS0226 Christa is a 22-year-old young woman with a generous heart and a quiet strength that inspires those around her. She lives at the Pierre Salvetti Girls’ Transition House in Port-au-Prince, where she is not only a resident but also a mentor and friend to many younger girls. As […]
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Jan
Jan
Through Chalice’s timely Critical Needs support, Sukanya received the medical care and surgery she urgently required. The procedure was successful, and she soon regained her strength and good health. Her mother expressed deep gratitude for the kindness of our donors.
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Aug
Aug
David is a lively 9-year-old bursting with creativity and a love for singing. His family can’t imagine him not talking, crooning, or socializing. He happily goes to class, grateful for the support of his sponsor through our Nairobi site in Kenya. David was born with a dark mark on his tongue, and his parents, Gerald […]
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Apr
Apr
Christopher is the youngest of seventeen children in a big, blended family, “and was sponsored when he most needed it,” says Br. Marcelin, our Haiti South site director. He was six years old at the time. “He still remembers the moments of joy and happiness he has experienced with his family members at the time […]
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Oct
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
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 […]