This month, we highlight two SIA Grant Partners who are helping diagnose, treat, and raise awareness about epilepsy. These organizations are helping people understand that epilepsy is a medical condition that can be treated, and that seizures aren't caused by evil spirits. In addition to working in their communities, they are also contributing to the global conversation about epilepsy by presenting about their experiences.

When I visited the Adolescent Psychosocial Support and Resource Centre (APSARC) in Nakasongola, Uganda, in July, I knew I would see a vocational training centre and meet some of the students, aged 15 to 25, who had attended the classes. As with all visits to SIA Grant Partner Organizations, it’s never as straightforward as the short description suggests. It’s more than the classroom The room is a simple cement-block building, with three sewing machines along one wall and samp

Meet Elizabeth Karagata, a dedicated member of the Utumi Self-Help Group, who is transforming her family's future thanks to Rural...

Grant funds were sent to 28 grassroots organizations in December and January, kicking off another year of community action by Spirit in...

This is an excerpt from the sermon Tanya Cothran gave at United Methodist Church, Point Richmond, in October 2023. If you'd like Tanya to...

When I was scheduling my visit with Reach Girls last month, the fact that it was Independence Day in Malawi wasn’t an issue. “That’s...

The Tubunganire Women is a collective of ten savings and loans groups, totally about 300 members, in rural Ryansoro, Burundi. The hill of...

Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Administrator SIA Partner TAI Community-Based Organization (TAI CBO) in Kenya works to improve the...

Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Admin Several of our partners have been very busy planting fields and tending to gardens, which...

Visionary Women’s Centre (VWC) is one of Spirit in Action’s multi-year partners. This is year three of a three-year commitment to support...

Procession of girls and their parents after graduating from CIFORD's Alternative Rite of Passage program. Together, they chant, "Say NO...

Pictured: Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana Spirit in Action recently received an update from Rev. Fulgence, one of our African Advisory Board...

SIA Board President Kathleen King and SIA Executive Director, Tanya Cothran, are in Uganda this week, visiting our grant partners and...

Our African Advisory Board was on the ground with many of our Spirit in Action Grant Partners this past month to check up on the progress...

Winkley (pictured above) is the Coordinator of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative and has been hard at work to get a machine that filters...

The motto on the front page of Spirit in Action’s website is “Supporting Grassroots Solutions.” That means we look to local organizations...

Written by Gloria J. A majority of students in East African countries study in boarding schools. Some schools have day students who...

by Gloria J. Flaming Chalice International (FCI) is an organization that invests in the future of refugees and communities in Rwanda and...

By Gloria J. Since its conception in 2010, Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Promotion (COMSIP), in partnership with Spirit In...

Post by Gloria J. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success”. This quote by Henry...