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Small Business Fund entrepreneurs and leaders in Korogocho, Nairobi hosting Tanya in June. Wambui, pictured on left edge of the group is...
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SIA Team
- Jan 29, 2019
- 3 min
A holistic approach girls’ education
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....
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SIA Team
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Joy is Restored for Denis
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...
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SIA Team
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
An unexpected aspect of girls’ empowerment
When you think of the work of girls’ empowerment, you might not think of bathrooms. But a changing room and bathroom is exactly what Hope...
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SIA Team
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
Helping their children to have a better life
All around the world, parents have the common hope that their children will have better lives than their own. This was the hope of...
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SIA Team
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min
#GivingTuesday – Support entrepreneurs in Malawi and Kenya!
Supporting Families Wilson Nikosi (Manyamula, Malawi) “I did not even have a piece of soap or a blanket. I was using a sack to sleep on....
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SIA Team
- Sep 19, 2017
- 2 min
A different way to keep girls in school
When we listen to the needs and solutions of the community, instead of providing our own answers, we sometimes hear something we wouldn’t...
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SIA Team
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
Beyond Grants: Rebuilding After Conflict
Rebuilding a life and a community after years of conflict, violence, and trauma is no easy task. The pain doesn’t go away immediately....
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SIA Team
- Mar 14, 2017
- 2 min
Entrepreneurs in Nairobi: “We feel resurrected”
These men and women, chosen to receive SIA Small Business Fund grants, are living in the rough conditions in the informal settlements...
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SIA Team
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
The Faces of Kenya’s Future
“Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.” ― Walt Disney Spirit in Action is investing in this natural resource by...
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SIA Team
- Aug 2, 2016
- 2 min
A Better Way to do Education in Kenya
Arsons have burned over 100 public high schools in Kenya this year, affecting over 6,000 students. These aren’t terrorist attacks. It...
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SIA Team
- Nov 3, 2015
- 2 min
Grant Update: Samro School in Kenya
Last week I wrote about SIA’s partners – the people who are implementing change in their communities with our support – and I mentioned...
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SIA Team
- Apr 28, 2015
- 2 min
Pre-school students celebrate Easter in Malawi
A year ago, the first preschool in Manyamula village was started with a Small Business Fund grant. Nellie, newly divorced, moved to...
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SIA Team
- Dec 16, 2014
- 2 min
4 new grants. 4 thank you letters.
In the beginning of December, the Board approved four new Community Grants and I received four very enthusiastic and grateful responses...
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SIA Team
- Aug 19, 2014
- 3 min
How do you improve education in Nairobi slums?
I left our meeting with the grassroots organization Progressive Volunteers feeling very optimistic. As I sat in their office in Nairobi,...
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SIA Team
- Mar 4, 2014
- 2 min
A transformative education
Learning computer skills on the computers purchased with a SIA Community Grant I saw an inspiring film last month. It wasn’t one that won...
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SIA Team
- Dec 10, 2013
- 2 min
Education and a New Job for Gladys
Five classic sewing machines and one high-tech machines are available for students. Jobs, jobs, jobs. Even more than in the US, people in...
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SIA Team
- Dec 3, 2013
- 2 min
Grants that keep giving!
Today is about giving back! After Black Friday and Cyber Monday Giving Tuesday invites us to put our thanksgiving gratitude into action...
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SIA Team
- Feb 5, 2013
- 3 min
Add The First Grader to your movie list!
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...
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SIA Team
- Oct 23, 2012
- 2 min
“Our family has really moved from minus to plus”
Daughters, Pokani and Miness. The family lives in Mteyo Ngoma Village, in the Manyamula area of northern Malawi, and had been trading in...
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