This time of year, families are gathering for meals and bringing homegrown food to the table. Our families in Kenya are experiencing joy in doing the same, our Mikinduri site launched its kitchen garden project to help promote healthy eating and to help families to diversify their diets. Thanks to the generosity of Chalice’s Lunch […]
Tag Archives: ladles and love
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Oct
Oct
Today, we celebrate and recognize the special elders in our lives, those who have offered guidance, support, and strength to people and communities. While many older adults continue to thrive, others face more difficult circumstances. Our Mombasa sponsor site in Kenya is home to many vulnerable elderly people and people living with chronic diseases, which […]
17
Sep
Sep
Several parents in Chiclayo, Peru, voiced their concern about their children and teens’ nutritional health back in 2022. They decided to put forward some of their sponsorship funds to bring in health professionals to run diagnostic tests on the children. “The result was alarming, and it was evident that many children presented notable signs of malnutrition, […]
13
Aug
Aug
Living in a region like Kamuwongo, Kenya where little rain falls and temperatures are high, can be challenging. The staff and Franciscan Clarist Sisters, who run Chalice’s Mercy Care sponsor site, work to support the families, who mainly rely on farms for their food and income. “Due to the dry climate orchestrated by low rainfall […]
06
Aug
Aug
Teachers can tell when students arrive at school hungry. The children are listless, unfocused, and often fall sick. The Liceo de Bethlehem elementary school sits in a tropical island community of Laoang, the Philippines, where Chalice’s Samar site serves. Many families in the community live below the poverty line, and food insecurity is a growing […]
30
Jul
Jul
Our site staff in Sucre are aware that childhood malnutrition is a pervasive issue in Bolivian families, like the ones they work with in two difficult neighbourhoods of Sucre. They cite national statistics that say 16% of children under five are malnourished and 50% are anemic. Most of the sponsored children in Sucre site live […]