Funding request: $3,512.78 CAD Critical Need: CN-HHG0426 Kensley is a young man with a quiet determination and a strong sense of purpose. He is dedicated to his studies and actively supports his community, offering guidance to younger children and inspiring them through his example. Despite growing up in a family facing constant financial hardship, he […]
Tag Archives: health
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Health screening is essential to student success, ensuring children are healthy and ready to learn. Thanks to donor support, nearly 500 children in Ghana received vital screenings—identifying and treating conditions early, and preventing more serious health challenges.
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Funding request: $1,918.64 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMN0326 Naveen is a young man with hopes of building a better future for himself and supporting his family. After completing his studies, he worked hard through small jobs while searching for stable employment. His family, led by his devoted mother Lalitha, lives with very limited means, relying on […]
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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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Funding request: $3,866.95 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMV0226 For many years, Josh has worked tirelessly as a daily-wage laborer, doing whatever work she could find to support her family. Despite her age, she continues to take on physically demanding tasks through government labor programs and agricultural work so she can help provide for her household. Her […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
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, […]