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
Pele, Chalice’s Wa site director in Ghana, and other site staff were concerned about the number of children in their community who were underweight and malnourished. Not only did this affect their physical health and development, but it also caused students’ academic performance to suffer. When students cannot focus in class because of hunger and […]
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Aug
Aug
Chalice’s site directors are passionate about uplifting their communities and keeping families healthy. Our Chiclayo site worker who organizes the nutrition program, Ludi, says “by empowering families, we empower future generations.” Families near our Chiclayo site live in low-income neighbourhoods. They are more vulnerable to food insecurity because they do not have the financial resources […]
13
Aug
Aug
Nicholas knows that to achieve good grades, children need to maintain their focus in school, and nothing is more distracting than a growling stomach. “The nutrition program is actually one of the most important programs,” says Nicholas, Konta site director.