In the beginning of December, the Board approved four new Community Grants and I received four very enthusiastic and grateful responses...

SIA Volunteer Extraordinaire, Carmen Hernandez, created this beautiful film for us using footage and photos captured by Boyd Cothran...

I wrote a few weeks ago about adapting to the challenges of starting small businesses in the slums of Nairobi. Slums are crowded spaces...

What’s your image of where people live in Kenya? In crowded, polluted slums? In huts on savannahs? Even though about two-thirds of...

Women proud of their sweet potato harvest, at CIFORD Kenya. OFSP? Orange flesh sweet potato. Or, as I call them, those vegetables that...

I left our meeting with the grassroots organization Progressive Volunteers feeling very optimistic. As I sat in their office in Nairobi,...

We started out at 7:30am. Cruising down the freeway (thankfully against traffic) with Christian Swahili radio blasting and windows closed...

The five new groups in Nairobi, Kenya that received SIA Small Business Fund (SBF) grants weren’t just pleased, “they were ‘over the...

*As I prepare for my trip to Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda this summer, I’m reviewing what I learned on the last trip in 2011. I was pleased...

Kids at Samro School and Empowering Lives International play baseball in the mud. For World Storytelling Day on Thrusday, and as a way of...

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...

As promised, today we have real stories from the new business groups in Kenya. These groups are truly modeling the spirit of SIA. They...

She continues, “These are words of Mother Teresa and they have an applicable meaning with the people of Korogocho slum who benefitted...

Five classic sewing machines and one high-tech machines are available for students. Jobs, jobs, jobs. Even more than in the US, people in...

Women at a savings group meeting in Meru, Kenya. Have you noticed that many DIY (do-it-yourself) projects are best done DIT...

Girls and boys in the community where CIFORD works. I’ve been pretty convinced for a while now that change will only happen in a...

So much is going on this month for Spirit in Action partners! I’m excited to share some of these exciting updates with you: Last Tuesday,...

Spirit in Action is honored to partner with amazing community-based organizations, run by people who are passionate and knowledgeable...

One of the best parts of my job is getting to hear from people who are putting change into action through their ideas, leadership skills,...

Our partners are cooking up big change in their communities and there are so many inspiring stories, photos, and quotes to share! I...