What if we didn’t measure success just through statistics and numbers, but instead looked to community accountability? If the community...

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...

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...

…Specifically, a story to remind many of our readers of the privilege of the internet access that is all around us at all times....

A group photo of the members of the Matungu Community Development Charity in Kakamega County, Kenya. Vincent Atitwa sits on Tanya’s...

“The camera is right here!” I try – successfully! – to get a selfie with a cow at a Megabridge Foundation farm in Kenya. After our visit,...

When we listen to the needs and solutions of the community, instead of providing our own answers, we sometimes hear something we wouldn’t...

Droughts. Climate change. Tough farming conditions. Human rights violations. Self-expression denied. This week, two news stories...

The tour of facilities at the grand opening ceremony of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative Training and Development Centre in Malawi...

Electricity coming to town changes everything. It provides new business opportunities: cellphone charging stations, welding shops, cafes...

We sent out the latest round of grant funds last month and the community projects are already well underway! Women’s Group Curio Shop The...

“Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.” ― Walt Disney Spirit in Action is investing in this natural resource by...

Pictured above are members of the Namayiana Women Group. The group is based in Archer’s Post, Samburu County, Kenya, and has a membership...

“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is...

The mission of the Mathare Dressmaking and Tailoring Training Centre in Nairobi is to train women and men to use the industrial sewing...

This seminar was different. Boys and girls sat in the classroom together. Listening to the presentations about puberty, reproductive...

We know the value of business training from our Small Business Fund program. Grant recipients are trained in marketing, record keeping,...

Arsons have burned over 100 public high schools in Kenya this year, affecting over 6,000 students. These aren’t terrorist attacks. It...

“This is an opportunity for me to change my life from idling and gossiping around in the community. I am happy that the number of cases...

“Of course I remain grateful to you and Spirit in Action for your patience with me and the encouragement you have always given to us in...