Changing the Story: New hope for young mothers in Kenya
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Administrator SIA Partner TAI Community-Based Organization (TAI CBO) in Kenya works to improve the...
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SIA Team
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Tour of SIA Grant Partners
Our African Advisory Board was on the ground with many of our Spirit in Action Grant Partners this past month to check up on the progress...
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SIA Team
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Pressed for Success: Turning Oil into Opportunities in Manyamula
Winkley (pictured above) is the Coordinator of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative and has been hard at work to get a machine that filters...
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SIA Team
- Jul 28, 2022
- 3 min
Food Security - A Collaborative Effort
As inflation rises and climate change impacts weather and rain patterns, food security and the development of sustainable agricultural...
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SIA Team
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Young Farmers Club in Malawi
In the rural village of Manyamula in northwestern Malawi, almost everyone has a small plot of land for farming. Families grow their own...
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SIA Team
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Supporting students by supporting parents
Written by Gloria J. A majority of students in East African countries study in boarding schools. Some schools have day students who...
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SIA Team
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Business Success in Malawi
By Gloria J. Since its conception in 2010, Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Promotion (COMSIP), in partnership with Spirit In...
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SIA Team
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
"We are all, through SIA, someone's answered prayer"
Thank you to all those who have already supported our GivingTuesday on Facebook or online today! Even after so many months of Zoom calls...
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SIA Team
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Mani/Pedis in Uganda
People all around the world go to the salon to relieve stress and take care of their hands and feet. Next time you’re in Uganda, I know...
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SIA Team
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Fall Newsletter! Sunflower oil in Malawi, Financial Empowerment for women, & more
The 2021 Fall & Winter newsletter is here! Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge held a training day at their farm in Kerio Valley, Kenya. Teri farm...
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SIA Team
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Women Working Together for Collective Benefit
Last month, Spirit in Action African Advisory Board Member Wabmui Nguyo flew from Nairobi up to the Samburu National Reserve. This windy,...
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SIA Team
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
Supporting the whole family in Uganda
Throughout the pandemic and national elections in Uganda, grassroots organizations like KADI-U are continuing their community-level...
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SIA Team
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
Success story: Food distribution offers an opportunity for counseling
Report from Jonathan Hamisi TAI CBO Program Officer, Kenya At present, many communities are being forced to change rapidly because of...
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SIA Team
- Mar 10, 2020
- 3 min
Success Story: Down on McDonald’s Farm
“If you live in a house like this, something good has happened,” McDonald Kajani told us, orienting us to the context of Manyamula...
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SIA Team
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Grant update: Chickens = meat, eggs, manure
Thank you to the 13 people who donated to our Giving Tuesday Facebook campaign! You can still donate to that campaign here, or on our...
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SIA Team
- Dec 3, 2019
- 2 min
Giving Tuesday: “We overcome challenges with unity”
Everything about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Malawi embodies community spirit in action. They are at once a farmer cooperative,...
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SIA Team
- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
Local low-interest loans in Matungu Community, Kenya
When Chris Owino was ready to expand his grocery stall in the market, he joined the Matungu Community Development Charity’s small loan...
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SIA Team
- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
Women of Change in Kenya
Guest post by Gloria Teimuge, Eldoret Kenya Traditional brewing of alcohol is still common in Kenyan communities and has remained an...
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SIA Team
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Small Business Success in Malawi!
Business is booming in Manyamula Village. This village was small and struggling when I first visited eight years ago and it’s growing...
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SIA Team
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
A project that keeps giving back
A grant update by Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, after his visit to the Flaming Chalice cafe in Rwanda It is 7pm in Gikondo, Rwanda and the...
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