Charitable donations in the form of grant funding can be directed to one of our Chalice sponsor sites, an individual sponsored child or sponsor child's family. This type of charitable gift can be directed without a specific purpose as a general grant or a purpose driven grant. In the 2018-2019 fiscal year Chalice sent $289,060 in funding to our sites, which is about 1.1% of total funds sent.

A general grant can be gifted to a sponsor site, sponsored child, or sponsored child's family to be used as deemed best by the recipient in order to supplement their income, operating or programming expenses. An example of a general grant could be a grant directed to a sponsor site who uses it to enhance an after-school program or offset transportation costs incurred when transporting special needs children to appointments or off-site events.

A purpose driven grant can be gifted to a sponsor site, sponsor child or sponsored child's family to be used for a previously agreed upon purpose. In most cases a purpose driven grant is a direct result of a previously prepared budget.

An example of this is a grant directed to the sponsor site for the sole purpose of purchasing a braille printer to be used by blind children at the site. A purpose driven grant directed to a specific child may be to fulfill an opportunity for post-secondary education and a purpose driven grant to a sponsor child's family may be directed in response to a budget prepared to replace the dilapidated roof of their family home.

Grant donations ensure the success of school gardens

With grant donations totalling $5,621 our Baraka site in Kenya Muthaiga Primary School was able to build a water well and irrigation kits for school gardens.

Located on a 10-acre piece of land outside of Nanyuki Township, near the sprawling slum settlement is Muthaiga School - a public primary school. With over 500 students (52 sponsored) mainly from the slum area; many of the children come from poor families where hunger is common. Hunger negatively impacts children’s performance and behavior while at school. Our site networked with the teachers and parents to establish a school garden for growing food crops to feed the children. Grant funds were used to outfit a water dam in the school to harvest and conserve rain runoff to water the gardens when the rains are inadequate. The irrigated open ground was used to grow cereals, while tomatoes and vegetables were grown in a greenhouse.

A few examples of recent Human Development Programs (HDPs) are:

PTT1019 Zero Cavities phase two - a dental program in for children in Tondo, the Philippines. Phase one treated 1700 sponsored children and 156 siblings. Phase two worked to achieve zero cavities for all remaining sponsored children and their siblings - estimated to be 3200 beneficiaries in total.

BPP0517B After School Support - Chalice’s PENNT Sponsor Site in Cochabamba, Bolivia helps children who are working on the streets trying to earn enough income to remain in school, as well as help support their families. This program helped 648 students with homework and tutoring to help them succeed in school. For the past three years that this program has run, over 99% of the sponsored children who attended successfully passed their school year.

KAL0919 Nutrition in HIV and AIDS Responses and Management - This program benefits 482 sponsored and non-sponsored children and adults living with Tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS in Asembo, Kenya. Staff is working to improve nutrition services including quality and efficient nutrition assessment and counselling services, increase access to nutrition, supplements and treatment.





A few examples of our recent Capital Projects (CP) are:

KAO0619 Clean Water Infrastructure - This water project will bring clean water to 4100 beneficiaries in East Asembo (Aduoyo – Kokise), Kenya by installing infrastructure to connect the communities to the nearest water treatment plant. Access to clean water will reduce water borne diseases like Typhoid, Amoebic dysentery, and Cholera which currently affect children and adults in this area.

BYY1218 Sports Complex Repairs - Yapacaní is a small Bolivian town where 68% of the population lives in poverty. This area is home to major cocoa-leaf and cocaine production facilities and one of the greatest threats facing the youth in this region is the presence of drugs and alcohol. The Don Bosco Mini Sports Complex offers a safe space for kids to play and also hosts community events and family circle meetings but was unsafe and needed immediate repairs. This project benefits 968 sponsored children and their families.

UTT1219 Water Purification and Bathroom Renovations - Every year, the quality of tap water in Borschiv area schools in Ukraine deteriorates and it currently does not meet basic health standards. Toilets are the main source of infection in schools, and the inability to properly wash their hands is the cause of frequent illnesses in children. The vast majority of school toilets do not meet the basic hygiene requirements. This project will benefit approximately 2,150 people, including: 1,850 students (50 sponsored children), and about 300 school staff (teachers and support staff) by creating proper sanitary and hygiene conditions and making good quality potable water available in schools.

One of our most requested capital projects is housing contruction or repairs. When natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, and hurricans strike our sponsor site families often find their homes destroyed & their possessions gone. In many of our sites houses have been cobbled together with whatever materials that families can find in the garbage dumps.