Provision of Clean, Safe Water to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Primary School in Mikinduri, Kenya
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Mikinduri, Kenya
Project Code: CP KMM0423D
Our Mikinduri sponsor site is in the rural settlement of the same name in Kenya’s eastern region. Chalice has partnered with the St. Jude Catholic Sponsorship Program to run our sponsorship program here since 2008. Most families are small-holder farmers who rely on rain-fed agriculture. Increasingly long dry seasons in the semi-arid climate are impacting crop production and food security.
Tutoring in Ukrainian Language, Literature and Mathematics, Lviv, Ukraine
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Saint Dominique Site, Haiti
Project Code: HDP ULL0723
Our Lviv sponsor site is in the city and periphery of Lviv, close to the Polish border. Chalice has sponsored children here since 1999. Originally a sub-site of our Pochaiv site, Lviv became a standalone site in 2019.
Saint Dominique Site Nutrition Support for Sponsored Families and Site Staff, Haiti
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Saint Dominique Site, Haiti
Project Code: HDP HHN0923
Our Saint Dominique sponsor site is in Titanyen, just outside the capital, Port-au-Prince. Chalice has been partnering with the Fondation Montesinos, who run the Pierre Salvatti Orphanage, since 2018. The site is named for the children’s school, L’Institution Saint Dominique.
Housing for 15 families, Samar, Philippines
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Samar, Philippines
Project Code: CP PSS0423
Our Samar sponsor site is in Laoang municipality in Northern Samar province. Chalice has been partnering with the Bethlehem House of Bread in Bulacan since 1999, and this satellite location became its own sponsor site in 2013.
30 computers to strengthen virtual education, Amanecer, Bolivia
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Bolivia
Project Code: CP BAA0922
Our Amanecer sponsor site is in the agricultural city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Chalice has partnered with the Amanecer (“Sunrise”) Religious Foundation to run our sponsorship program here since 2004.
Assam Housing Construction (25), India
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: India
Project Code: CP IAA1122
Many sponsored and non-sponsored families in our Assam site are living in unsafe, temporary houses and do not have latrine facilities.
Endeavoring Together II (Skills training), CMAVIL, Paraguay
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Paraguay
Project Code: HDP PCV102
Many women lack employment skills and people with disabilities face added barriers to meaningful work. As part of its sponsorship activities, the CMAVIL sponsor site staff prioritize providing skills and entrepreneurship training for mothers.
African school farming and food security project
- Category: Community Projects
Project Location: Various sites, Africa
Project Code: GTZ0321
Background: In the African communities where Chalice serves, small-scale farming is a way of life. However, for many families of sponsored children, their farms do not produce harvests that can sustain after their peak periods, leading to food insecurity most of the year. Our plans and goals: Planting a seed - A definitive guide to the development of Chalice's sustainable farming projects in Africa.
