Hello SIA Friends! I'm so excited to announce the unveiling of our new website! It has a whole new look and is designed to make it easy to see the impact of ...

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. The message below is...

Spirit in Action is a learning organization. We continually reflect on ways we can be more responsive to the needs and expertise of our grant partners. We va...

Spirit in Action partners are working at the ground level – demanding rights for girls and young women, adding value to farmers’ crops, training and creating...

Thank you to the 13 people who donated to our Giving Tuesday Facebook campaign! You can still donate to that campaign here, or on our website here. Robinah M...

Everything about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Malawi embodies community spirit in action. They are at once a farmer cooperative, peer counselors, savi...

When Chris Owino was ready to expand his grocery stall in the market, he joined the Matungu Community Development Charity’s small loan program. His shops sup...

A grant update by Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, after his visit to the Flaming Chalice cafe in Rwanda It is 7pm in Gikondo, Rwanda and the small café run by Bur...

Hello SIA friends! After a much-needed break, I am back in the SIA office and working through the photos, memories, reports, and stories from the trip. Part ...

Even though it was the day of the funeral of the husband of a group member, over 60 women (and one man) met at the church in Lumakanda Village to welcome us w...

“A place of discovering our potential.” This is how one of the vocational students at Set Her Free Uganda described the supportive environment training centr...

Greetings from Uganda! Barbara and I landed Sunday morning in Entebbe and were greeted by our amazing local coordinator, Naomi Ayot. (Thank you, Naomi, for a...

I met with the wonderful Spirit in Action Board of Directors on March 30th to approve another round of funding. We are working to get money into the hands of...

After having their chance to receive hens and nurture them for meat, eggs, and profit last year, the 28 original members of the Visionary Women’s Centre Poul...

Members of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative first came together to fight against the exploitation of banks who were charging high interest rates with short r...

You’ve probably seen the simple messaging. If you give $xx amount per month, a girl in another country will get the gift of education. But it’s not as easy a...

“Greetings from Malawi, and in particular Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Mzimba. We send our love and joy to you!” (Listen to the audio from Canaan’s messag...

Grant update from Fulgence Ndagijimana, Flaming Chalice International Grant Name: Flaming Chalice Refugee Café 1. The purpose of our grant is: To support Bur...

Have you heard the saying, “money follows money”? It means that once you’ve received some grant funds or donations momentum builds and more people want to gi...

When you think of the work of girls’ empowerment, you might not think of bathrooms. But a changing room and bathroom is exactly what Hope for Relief – a yout...