Women of MAVISALO working together at the group’s Maize Mill. Cooperation and community are strengths of MAVISALO. In 2009 SIA gave...

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...

Micro-grants? Micro-loans? A conversation with a friend about how our Small Business Fund grants compare with micro-credit programs gave...

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,...

Seven years after a Spirit in Action Small Business Fund grant, Paulos and Skekiwe Lungu are thankful for the Luso Shoe Repair business...

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!...

The question “what does Spirit in Action do?” has many different answers. The thing is, Spirit in Action has two distinct approaches to...

Remember in January 2012 when I posted about five new small businesses in Uganda? Nalu Prossy, a SIA Small Business Coordinator in...

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...

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...

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...

We have some exciting updates to share with you about Spirit in Action’s ongoing programs! First, positive reports from the business...

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...

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...

Daughters, Pokani and Miness. The family lives in Mteyo Ngoma Village, in the Manyamula area of northern Malawi, and had been trading in...

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...

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...

Love Vinkhumbo has faced many challenges in life. So she had quite a story to share when Canaan Gondwe, Spirit in Action Small Business...

About 90 percent of rural Nigerians rely on farming for their livelihood. So it is devastating for a family to have to mortgage their...

“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...