Seeing Change with the Visionary Women’s Centre
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...
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SIA Team
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
“A place of discovering our potential”
“A place of discovering our potential.” This is how one of the vocational students at Set Her Free Uganda described the supportive...
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SIA Team
- May 29, 2019
- 3 min
Greetings from Uganda!
Greetings from Uganda! Barbara and I landed Sunday morning in Entebbe and were greeted by our amazing local coordinator, Naomi Ayot....
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SIA Team
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
New grants approved!
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...
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SIA Team
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
Sharing the Gift – Spring Chickens Edition
After having their chance to receive hens and nurture them for meat, eggs, and profit last year, the 28 original members of the Visionary...
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SIA Team
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Grant update: Supporting small farmers in Malawi
Members of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative first came together to fight against the exploitation of banks who were charging high...
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SIA Team
- Jan 29, 2019
- 3 min
A holistic approach girls’ education
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....
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SIA Team
- Jan 22, 2019
- 2 min
Imagine, internet available right in your own town!
“Greetings from Malawi, and in particular Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Mzimba. We send our love and joy to you!” So began the exciting...
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SIA Team
- Jan 8, 2019
- 2 min
Grant Update: A cafe in Rwanda
Grant update from Fulgence Ndagijimana, Flaming Chalice International Grant Name: Flaming Chalice Refugee Café 1. The purpose of our...
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SIA Team
- Oct 2, 2018
- 2 min
The ripple continues, in a new way!
Have you heard the saying, “money follows money”? It means that once you’ve received some grant funds or donations momentum builds and...
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SIA Team
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
An unexpected aspect of girls’ empowerment
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...
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SIA Team
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Namaylana Women’s Self-Help Group: Achieving the Impossible
At the end of 2016, the Namaylana Women’s Self-Help Group received a grant to build a curio shop to sell their traditional handicrafts to...
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SIA Team
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Mary achieves her dream
Mary Nyonges lives in Mundindi village, in the rural areas near the western boarder of Kenya. She is a member of the Matungu Community...
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SIA Team
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
Collective Prosperity: New Warehouse for Crops in Malawi
Last May, as the last bit of twilight faded, I met with the leaders of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Malawi. The twelve of us sat...
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SIA Team
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
A cooperative dream realized in Malawi
It was one year ago, that my book, Smart Risks, was launched into the world! In it, my coauthors and I, featured the power of grassroots...
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SIA Team
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
Smart Risk: Community participation as a measure of success
What if we didn’t measure success just through statistics and numbers, but instead looked to community accountability? If the community...
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SIA Team
- Mar 20, 2018
- 2 min
The One Chicken Give Away
This grant update is from one of Spirit in Action’s newest partners, Visionary Women’s Centre in Turbo, Kenya. They were awarded a SIA...
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SIA Team
- Mar 13, 2018
- 2 min
Meet Sylvester Nkhoma, Entrepreneur
Sylvester Nhkoma’s house in 2011, when I first visited his farm in Manyamula, Malawi. It has a tin roof but no plaster between the...
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SIA Team
- Mar 6, 2018
- 3 min
A story to revive your faith in the internet…
…Specifically, a story to remind many of our readers of the privilege of the internet access that is all around us at all times....
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SIA Team
- Dec 19, 2017
- 3 min
Partner Spotlight: Matungu Community Development Charity in Kenya
A group photo of the members of the Matungu Community Development Charity in Kakamega County, Kenya. Vincent Atitwa sits on Tanya’s...
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