Tag Archives: surgery

Jamesky’s hernia surgery, Haiti South

Jamesky's hernia surgery, Haiti South

High school student needs abdominal surgery.  Funding Request: $2,867.49 CAD  Critical Need: CNHHJ0125  Jamesky is an 18-year-old high school student who loves playing soccer. He lives with his mother, Marie, his siblings, and nieces in a sheet metal home in southern Haiti. Jamesky was sponsored when he was six years old through Chalice’s Haiti South […]

Mwanahamisi’s eye surgery, Mombasa, Kenya

Mwanahamisi’s eye surgery, Mombasa, Kenya

Little girl needs specialist care for rare condition. Funding Request: $3,801.06 CAD  Critical Need: CNKMP0125 Mwanahamisi is eight years old and the youngest of her parents’ four children. Her mother, Mnyazi, is the only breadwinner in the family and works as a small-scale farmer to provide for her four children. When Mwanahamisi was two years […]

Jesi Flora’s surgery, Tamil, India

Jesi Flora’s surgery, Tamil, India

Mother of four needed gynecological surgery.  Funding Request: $1,773.40 CAD  Critical Need: CNITK1124C Jesi Flora is a mother of four, living with her family in a city in southern India. Their daughter Mary is pursuing her second year of a Master of Science with the support of her Chalice sponsor through our Tamil site. Jesi […]

Radhika’s surgery, Tamil, India

Radhika's surgery, Tamil, India

Mother of two needed gynecological surgery. Funding Request: $1,715.76 CAD  Critical Need: CNITL1124 Radhika lives with her husband and two children in a small village in Tamil Nadu state. Her youngest, Prasanna, is studying in grade eight with the support of a Chalice sponsor. Radhika has a physical disability, and her husband, Muthukumar, works as […]

Zakayo’s eye trauma surgery, Nairobi, Kenya

Zakayo stands with his arms crossed looking at the camera. He is wearing a black zip jacket and has a large bandage on his face, extending from his mid forehead towards his left ear, covering his left eye. He is standing against a beige wall of a clinic.

Attack survivor needs specialist eye care. Funding request:  $4,002.40 CAD  Critical Need: CN-KNK1124 Zakayo is a carpenter and a father of six children. Zakayo, 68, is a trained carpenter, and he tries to support his family with occasional, casual work in the city. His son, Willys, is sponsored through the Nairobi site.  Zakayo was violently […]

Kervens’ orchiopexy surgery, Haiti South, Haiti

A young boy, Kervens Pierre, from Chalice's Haiti South sponsor site in Haiti looks at the camera wearing a bright yellow shirt. Kervens is standing in a bleak room in front of a turquoise door.

Sponsored teen needs abdominal surgery. 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 […]