“If you live in a house like this, something good has happened,” McDonald Kajani told us, orienting us to the context of Manyamula Villag...

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 web...

Everything about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Malawi embodies community spirit in action. They are at once a farmer cooperative, p...

When Chris Owino was ready to expand his grocery stall in the market, he joined the Matungu Community Development Charity’s small loan pr...

Guest post by Gloria Teimuge, Eldoret Kenya Traditional brewing of alcohol is still common in Kenyan communities and has remained an impo...

Business is booming in Manyamula Village. This village was small and struggling when I first visited eight years ago and it’s growing int...

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 s...

Even though it was the day of the funeral of the husband of a group member, over 60 women (and one man) met at the church in Lumakanda Vi...

You’ve probably seen the simple messaging. If you give $xx amount per month, a girl in another country will get the gift of education. Bu...

“Greetings from Malawi, and in particular Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Mzimba. We send our love and joy to you!” So began the exciting...

Last month I wrote about the inspiring story of Denis Kasambala, 16 years old, who received the gift of a pig from his community in last ...

Last week I wrote about Denis Kasambala, a sixteen year old boy who received the gift of a piglet from his community in Manyamula, Malawi...

Some charity organizations help pay for school fees and give away medicine. The Spirit in Action Small Business Fund helps people start b...

Mary Nyonges lives in Mundindi village, in the rural areas near the western boarder of Kenya. She is a member of the Matungu Community De...

Last week I wrote about SIA’s partners – the people who are implementing change in their communities with our support – and I mentioned t...