Changing the Story: New hope for young mothers in Kenya
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Administrator SIA Partner TAI Community-Based Organization (TAI CBO) in Kenya works to improve the...
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Elizabeth Stanley
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Laying Ground Work
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Admin Several of our partners have been very busy planting fields and tending to gardens, which...
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SIA Team
- Mar 17
- 3 min
A New Vision for Visionary Women's Centre
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...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
An Update on Alternative Rite of Passage from Margaret Ikiara, ED of CIFORD Kenya
Procession of girls and their parents after graduating from CIFORD's Alternative Rite of Passage program. Together, they chant, "Say NO...
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SIA Team
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
An Update from Rev. Fulgence, ED of Flaming Chalice International
Pictured: Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana Spirit in Action recently received an update from Rev. Fulgence, one of our African Advisory Board...
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SIA Team
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Update from Uganda!
SIA Board President Kathleen King and SIA Executive Director, Tanya Cothran, are in Uganda this week, visiting our grant partners and...
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SIA Team
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Tour of SIA Grant Partners
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...
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SIA Team
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Pressed for Success: Turning Oil into Opportunities in Manyamula
Winkley (pictured above) is the Coordinator of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative and has been hard at work to get a machine that filters...
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SIA Team
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
Men for Women’s Empowerment
The motto on the front page of Spirit in Action’s website is “Supporting Grassroots Solutions.” That means we look to local organizations...
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SIA Team
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Supporting students by supporting parents
Written by Gloria J. A majority of students in East African countries study in boarding schools. Some schools have day students who...
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SIA Team
- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
Being on the side of community
by Gloria J. Flaming Chalice International (FCI) is an organization that invests in the future of refugees and communities in Rwanda and...
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SIA Team
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Business Success in Malawi
By Gloria J. Since its conception in 2010, Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Promotion (COMSIP), in partnership with Spirit In...
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SIA Team
- Dec 30, 2021
- 3 min
Helping vaccine efforts in Uganda
Post by Gloria J. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success”. This quote by Henry...
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SIA Team
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
"We are all, through SIA, someone's answered prayer"
Thank you to all those who have already supported our GivingTuesday on Facebook or online today! Even after so many months of Zoom calls...
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SIA Team
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Mani/Pedis in Uganda
People all around the world go to the salon to relieve stress and take care of their hands and feet. Next time you’re in Uganda, I know...
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SIA Team
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
The power of groups: Listening Circles in Kenya
Today's post is from the SIA Partner Empowering Communities as Actors for Transforming Communities (e-CATS) in Kibera, Kenya. The e-CATS...
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SIA Team
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Women Working Together for Collective Benefit
Last month, Spirit in Action African Advisory Board Member Wabmui Nguyo flew from Nairobi up to the Samburu National Reserve. This windy,...
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SIA Team
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
SIA in the Ugandan news!
The work of Spirit in Action grant partners is getting recognized in Uganda! Last week, Kakuuto Development Initiative (KADI-U) was...
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SIA Team
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Photo update! The work of SIA is happening every day
One of the interesting parts about working internationally is that, because we do not see it right in front of us, it can be easy to...
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SIA Team
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
Trust-Based Philanthropy and Savings Groups for the Elderly
Over the weekend, the SIA North American Board and the African Advisory Board met to review our grantmaking strategy, and to begin...
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