Holistic Community Development
Kakuuto Development Initiative (KADI) is not just an education organization. It’s not just a farmer’s cooperative. It’s not just an...
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SIA Team
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
Farmers Supporting Farmers
Slow Food Seed and Food Fair Report from Samuel & Peris Nderitu, Directors of The Grow Biointensive Agriculture Centre of Kenya (G-BIACK)...
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SIA Team
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
Smart Risk: Community participation as a measure of success
What if we didn’t measure success just through statistics and numbers, but instead looked to community accountability? If the community...
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SIA Team
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
A zero carbon footprint lifestyle
Today’s guest post is by David Zarembka, who lives in western Kenya and works on peace making there, particularly in support of the...
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SIA Team
- Aug 1, 2017
- 3 min
Why does it matter?
Droughts. Climate change. Tough farming conditions. Human rights violations. Self-expression denied. This week, two news stories...
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SIA Team
- Jun 13, 2017
- 2 min
How to garden in a drought
Dispatch from Kenya: “The dry season is supposed to be December through March, but this year the rains aren’t coming, even up until now.”...
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SIA Team
- Feb 21, 2017
- 2 min
SIA Updates: New grants, crops in Malawi, and a run-raiser!
1. Five new small businesses sponsored in Malawi! Last week, five new entrepreneurs attended a day-long workshop with Small Business Fund...
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SIA Team
- May 10, 2016
- 3 min
Sharing the Gift: Moringa Edition
“Of course I remain grateful to you and Spirit in Action for your patience with me and the encouragement you have always given to us in...
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SIA Team
- Oct 6, 2015
- 2 min
Grant Update! Sustainable Farms in Kenya
“We must translate our science into practice.” A simple statement which boils down a Moses Mukongo’s approach to farming in the western...
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SIA Team
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
Dreaming of Spring
“What are those crazy things hanging in the tree?” I asked the SIA Small Business Fund Coordinators when we saw them on the site of our...
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SIA Team
- Sep 23, 2014
- 2 min
What is an OFSP??
Women proud of their sweet potato harvest, at CIFORD Kenya. OFSP? Orange flesh sweet potato. Or, as I call them, those vegetables that...
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SIA Team
- Aug 12, 2014
- 3 min
Mbwenu, Innovator
Tanya with Mbwenu, Wangwa, and one their sons. Mbwenu heard about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative after moving home and immediately...
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SIA Team
- Jun 4, 2013
- 2 min
The Parable of the Big Idea
A Parable by Tanya Cothran Once day a young woman had a great idea. She looked out over the lawn that filled the communal space in her...
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SIA Team
- Apr 23, 2013
- 2 min
3 Ways SIA Partners are Celebrating Earth Day Everyday
Earth Day celebrations may last over a weekend but what about the long-term? Here are three examples of Spirit in Action partners...
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SIA Team
- Apr 16, 2013
- 2 min
The Best Kind of Leftovers
Our partners are cooking up big change in their communities and there are so many inspiring stories, photos, and quotes to share! I...
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SIA Team
- Sep 11, 2012
- 2 min
The Miracle of the Seed
Seeds are amazing things: from a tiny beginning comes growth, blossoms, and fruit. In a way, Spirit in Action is a seed that Del Anderson...
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SIA Team
- Mar 20, 2012
- 2 min
Gardening for the Long Term
SIA SBF Coordinators watch a presentation about tree seedlings and reforestation. Spring is in the air all over the USA this week! To...
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SIA Team
- Feb 22, 2011
- 2 min
Seeing Clearly
Last year, Jacky Buhoro of the Democratic Republic of Congo told me, “As Christians, we are called to change by doing.” Where does this...
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SIA Team
- Oct 28, 2008
- 1 min
SIA Small Business Fund Photos
Photos from the latest round of Spirit in Action Small Business Fund groups are beginning to roll in! This month I have been receiving...
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SIA Team
- May 27, 2008
- 1 min
Update from Women’s Garden Project in DRC
Hello friends, Here is an update from the Women’s Garden and Pigsty Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo from SIA Coordinator...
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