Unexpected Kindness in Malawi
Tanya, Alan, and Boyd at the Manyamula Market He was thoughtful as he told us his story of receiving a Spirit in Action Small Business...
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SIA Team
Mar 13, 20123 min
Positive Change in Uganda
Did you catch the hype and fury around the KONY 2012 video about Uganda last week? The video, by Invisible Children, Inc. told about the...
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SIA Team
Jan 10, 20122 min
New Businesses Come to Life in Uganda
The first week of December, Nalu Prossy, gathered together 18 people to prepare them to start and run their own businesses. Nalu, a...
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SIA Team
Dec 20, 20111 min
Quote of the Day: Sylvester Nkoma
Boyd and I met Slyvester Nkoma in Malawi this summer. He shared his testimony with us while we were there and we did get to try the milk...
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SIA Team
Dec 13, 20113 min
Be an Angel Investor
Saul (Malawi) was able to expand his crop of green maize with a SIA grant. Have you heard about “angel investors”? In the business world,...
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SIA Team
Nov 15, 20113 min
Mud on the Road – Adventures during the SIA Coordinator Conference
After the minibus could make it no further along the muddy road, we all got out to walk the rest of the way. Dennis Kiprop, always...
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SIA Team
Nov 1, 20112 min
Giving the Gift of Giving
These women learned to bake and market donuts from another woman through Sharing the Gift. (Malawi) “How do we make our SIA programs...
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SIA Team
Oct 18, 20112 min
Electronics where there is no electricity
I mentioned in my post about life in rural Malawi that Manyamula Village does not have electricity. But people still use electronic...
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SIA Team
Oct 11, 20111 min
Quote of the Day: Nalu Prossy
Nalu Prossy, a SIA Small Business Fund coordinator in Uganda, met with the SIA Administrator (Tanya Cothran) and the 7 other Coordinators...
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SIA Team
Sep 13, 20114 min
Realizing potential with just $150! Small Business Fund FAQs
How much a difference can $150 really make? While visiting Kenya and Malawi, Boyd and I saw many thriving businesses established through...
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SIA Team
Sep 7, 20111 min
Dancing with Joy
Watch this video and be instantly transported to Manyamula Village, Malawi. Boyd and I were greeted with singing, dancing, and...
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SIA Team
Aug 23, 20111 min
Seeing is Believing
What an amazing month! Boyd and I are home now, after 10 days in Malawi and 20 days in Kenya, visiting SIA partners. I learned so much on...
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SIA Team
Jun 21, 20111 min
The Journey to Success
Bwima Brigitte sells tomatoes in a Rwandan marketplace. “Success is a journey, not a destination.” When I am need of some inspiration and...
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SIA Team
May 31, 20112 min
Dedicated SBF Coordinator, Dennis Kiprop
Dennis Kiprop, SIA Small Business Fund (SBF) Coordinator in Kenya, has trained and supported 27 micro-enterprise business groups near...
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SIA Team
May 10, 20112 min
Empowered Partners Plan for SIA Visit
I know the power of language. The words we use affect the way we see the world. You can be sure that when I talk about Spirit in Action...
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SIA Team
Apr 5, 20111 min
Businesses bring more than just money
It so exciting to receive reports from SIA’s Small Business Fund (SBF) in the mail. It gives us a chance to see, three months after the...
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SIA Team
Mar 1, 20112 min
Update: New Businesses in Kenya are Successful
“It is joyous to begin to count the huge impact to our community through SIA program. I enjoy training, sharing my experiences, visiting...
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SIA Team
Jan 11, 20111 min
Thank you from SIA & Updates from Uganda
Happy New Year! I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed financially to Spirit in Action in 2010. Your...
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SIA Team
Nov 30, 20102 min
Old Laptops Gain New Life in DRC
As a SIA SBF Coordinator, Jacob receives a small stipend to cover office expenses associated with sending reports and keeping in touch...
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SIA Team
Nov 16, 20103 min
SIA Small Business Fund – explained
Reading his “six shifts in the face of microfinance that make it almost unrecognizable to someone like me” made me very pleased to be...
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