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Wow! This report from Malawi made my day!
Women of MAVISALO working together at the group’s Maize Mill. Cooperation and community are strengths of MAVISALO. In 2009 SIA gave...
SIA Team
Nov 19, 20132 min read
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Bottom Line: Generosity and Micro-Grants Reduce Poverty
Winkly and Jane with their pigs in Malawi. By the time I launched into my opening story about Winkly and Jane in Malawi the classroom at...
SIA Team
Nov 5, 20131 min read
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The case for giving grants, not loans
Micro-grants? Micro-loans? A conversation with a friend about how our Small Business Fund grants compare with micro-credit programs gave...
SIA Team
Sep 17, 20133 min read
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What’s new with SIA these days?
So much is going on this month for Spirit in Action partners! I’m excited to share some of these exciting updates with you: Last Tuesday,...
SIA Team
Jun 18, 20132 min read
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7 years after a small grant from SIA
Seven years after a Spirit in Action Small Business Fund grant, Paulos and Skekiwe Lungu are thankful for the Luso Shoe Repair business...
SIA Team
Apr 9, 20133 min read
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Family Matters – at home and in Malawi
Playing jumprope with kids as we wait at a roadblock. My mind is in family mode today; my sister gave birth this morning to a baby girl!...
SIA Team
Mar 12, 20132 min read
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Different paths toward empowerment
The question “what does Spirit in Action do?” has many different answers. The thing is, Spirit in Action has two distinct approaches to...
SIA Team
Feb 26, 20132 min read
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Whatever happened to those businesses in Uganda?
Remember in January 2012 when I posted about five new small businesses in Uganda? Nalu Prossy, a SIA Small Business Coordinator in...
SIA Team
Feb 12, 20132 min read
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Add The First Grader to your movie list!
It could have been a scene from my own visit to in Kenya in 2011 – the dusty roads, the matatus (taxi vans) with hawkers hanging out of...
SIA Team
Feb 5, 20133 min read
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Investing in Individuals
Sometimes all it takes to bring a dream to life is a bit of investment. And whether you dream of running a coffee shop, starting an...
SIA Team
Jan 15, 20132 min read
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Why we give grants, not loans
It used to be common sense that micro-loans were the only way to ensure the sustainability of a micro-finance program and that the act of...
SIA Team
Dec 18, 20123 min read
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Businesses Earning, Girls Learning…
We have some exciting updates to share with you about Spirit in Action’s ongoing programs! First, positive reports from the business...
SIA Team
Dec 4, 20122 min read
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What is the Small Business Fund?
We approved grants for another 20 new small businesses at our Board of Directors Meeting over the weekend! So this is a perfect time to...
SIA Team
Nov 27, 20124 min read
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Expressing Gratitude for Real Improvements
A happy Thanksgiving to you all! This week, in the spirit of gratitude, we’re sharing a video of a woman who is very grateful for Spirit...
SIA Team
Nov 20, 20121 min read
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“Our family has really moved from minus to plus”
Daughters, Pokani and Miness. The family lives in Mteyo Ngoma Village, in the Manyamula area of northern Malawi, and had been trading in...
SIA Team
Oct 23, 20122 min read
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Exclusive Interview with a SIA Local Coordinator!
At the heart of Spirit in Action is a deep respect for people dedicated to changing their own communities. One of these people that puts...
SIA Team
Oct 9, 20123 min read
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The Brick Business, One Year Later
Now, one year later you are better clothed. You’ve learned how to run a business, and you’re eating better and including more meat in...
SIA Team
Sep 18, 20121 min read
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Love Will Find a Way
Love Vinkhumbo has faced many challenges in life. So she had quite a story to share when Canaan Gondwe, Spirit in Action Small Business...
SIA Team
Sep 4, 20122 min read
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Edidiong’s Coconuts: Business Profile
About 90 percent of rural Nigerians rely on farming for their livelihood. So it is devastating for a family to have to mortgage their...
SIA Team
Jun 19, 20122 min read
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Opportunities in the midst of poverty
“My Joy is to see the SIA family grow and work as a team. We finished [the retreat] with a theme A healthy team grows and that’s all I...
SIA Team
Jun 12, 20122 min read
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