Hope in Hard Times
"These crises have laid bare the failures of our systems. It is time to do the hard things the right way."
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SIA Team
- Jun 4, 2020
- 4 min
How car conversations can break down stereotypes
It soon became clear that the drives in the ULA van were perfect opportunities to have conversations about tolerance and human rights.
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SIA Team
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Supporting African grassroots action against COVID-19
Spirit in Action is part of a collection of organizations that are looking at new ways to give grants that support a bottom-up approach....
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SIA Team
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
“Core of Community” – A Message from Diana Halpenny
Today’s blog post is a message of togetherness from our Spirit in Action North American Board President, Diana Halpenny. In this time of...
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SIA Team
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Wisdom from Barbara Deal: In the midst of crisis…TRUST
Today’s post is wisdom from Barbara Deal, which she wrote and shared at a retreat in 2017. (Note from Tanya: I have had to postpone my...
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SIA Team
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Small-Scale Manufacturing in Kenya
Today’s post is a re-post from David Zarembka’s Report from Kenya blog. David is an American who has lived in Kenya for many years. I...
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SIA Team
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
Wisdom from Barbara: Cultivating an evolving prayer life
Words of inspiration written by Barbara Neighbors Deal (1948-2019) Barbara greets the elders in Kakuuto, Uganda. (May 2019) I’ve spent my...
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SIA Team
- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
Women of Change in Kenya
Guest post by Gloria Teimuge, Eldoret Kenya Traditional brewing of alcohol is still common in Kenyan communities and has remained an...
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SIA Team
- Jun 27, 2019
- 3 min
Visiting Manyamula Village
Last week was SIA Board Member Kathleen King’s first visit to a Malawian village. I appreciated her new-comer observations on what she...
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SIA Team
- Jun 11, 2019
- 3 min
Update from Kenya!
This post is an update from Barbara Deal, SIA Board Member, on her experience at the SIA Small Business Fund Coordinator Conference last...
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SIA Team
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
“Love is woven tight with justice.”
Guest post by Turinawe Samson, Director of Universal Love Alliance (ULA) in Uganda. Friends, looking at 2018 we at Universal Love...
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SIA Team
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
What is a smart grant risk?
Guest post by Carol Schifferling, SIA Supporter Anyone interested in understanding core principles that small-grant organizations like...
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SIA Team
- Nov 13, 2018
- 4 min
A Practice of Welcome
Guest post by Michael Hegeman Getting to travel to East Africa to meet with Spirit in Action partners gave me the opportunity to...
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SIA Team
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: What Prayer Means to Me
Prayers means to me the practice of being aware of God, consciously choosing to commune and respond to God, and act as directed by God....
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SIA Team
- Aug 28, 2018
- 2 min
What role do men have in women’s empowerment?
by Margaret Ikiara, Founder and Director Community Initiatives for Rural Development (CIFORD) Kenya CIFORD is one of SIA’s grassroots...
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SIA Team
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
Farmers Supporting Farmers
Slow Food Seed and Food Fair Report from Samuel & Peris Nderitu, Directors of The Grow Biointensive Agriculture Centre of Kenya (G-BIACK)...
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SIA Team
- Aug 15, 2017
- 3 min
Love is Warm Coca-Cola
Today’s story of Small Business Fund success in Kenya is about more than monetary success. Sister Magrina, who received a Small Business...
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