As a SIA SBF Coordinator, Jacob receives a small stipend to cover office expenses associated with sending reports and keeping in touch...

Reading his “six shifts in the face of microfinance that make it almost unrecognizable to someone like me” made me very pleased to be...

1. Tanya: What are some of the biggest challenges you see people face in Malawi? Canaan: One of the biggest challenges is the poverty...

I am always so impressed with how a $150 grant can not only give a family a chance to learn a skill or trade, but also improve their...

This week I received some amazing success stories from Coordinator Canaan Gondwe in Malawi! Let me share them with you too so that...

“Environmental protection has become a priority in this country and there is a lot of technical input the government is employing.” This...

What difference can the gift of one pig make? One of the key components of SIA’s Small Business Fund (SBF) is the concept of “Sharing the...

I was pleased to read the following tribute from ERase Poverty to Dennis Kiprop, who is a SIA Small Business Fund coordinator in Kenya....

How and why do the poor help each other? This is the central question in the book The poor philanthropist, written in 2005 by several...

Women make mats in DR Congo. Spirit in Action Small Business Fund groups train together and work together. Each group of at least 3...

As you may know, many of the new businesses that SIA supports are started in remote rural communities. This means that new business...

Dennis Kiprop trains the new business owners to provide basic entrepreneurial skills. Our new, enthusiastic SIA Small Business Fund...

Here is a state of the field update from SIA Small Business Coordinator Canaan Gondwe in Malawi. Canaan reports on the progress and real...

Exciting news! Nalu, our newest SIA Small Business Fund Coordinator has begun training and coordinating 2 new small business groups in...

Photos from the latest round of Spirit in Action Small Business Fund groups are beginning to roll in! This month I have been receiving...

I have received some wonderful photos from SIA Small Business Fund Coordinator Godfrey Matovu in Uganda. Here are some pictures of the...

Last week I received a package with many wonderful photos from Jacob Lipandasi, a SIA-Small Business Fund Coordinator in the Democratic...