Expanding the Mothers' Support Programme in Kenya
Women around Turbo in Western Kenya are excited about the Mothers’ Support Programme expanding in their rural district. The program is...
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SIA Team
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
"Our partners know best what they need"
It’s not often that international aid is featured on the editorial pages of a major newspaper. So I was excited and pleasantly surprised...
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SIA Team
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
Romano Iluku: Passionate about Transformation
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This is one of Romano Iluku’s...
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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
- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
Meet the Manyamula COMSIP Team!
The Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Promotion Cooperative in rural Malawi is a vibrant force for local development. They...
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SIA Team
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Announcing Spirit in Action’s African Advisory Board
Spirit in Action is a learning organization. We continually reflect on ways we can be more responsive to the needs and expertise of our...
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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
- 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
- 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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SIA Team
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
“A place of discovering our potential”
“A place of discovering our potential.” This is how one of the vocational students at Set Her Free Uganda described the supportive...
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SIA Team
- May 29, 2019
- 3 min
Greetings from Uganda!
Greetings from Uganda! Barbara and I landed Sunday morning in Entebbe and were greeted by our amazing local coordinator, Naomi Ayot....
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SIA Team
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
New grants approved!
I met with the wonderful Spirit in Action Board of Directors on March 30th to approve another round of funding. We are working to get...
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SIA Team
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
Sharing the Gift – Spring Chickens Edition
After having their chance to receive hens and nurture them for meat, eggs, and profit last year, the 28 original members of the Visionary...
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SIA Team
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Grant update: Supporting small farmers in Malawi
Members of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative first came together to fight against the exploitation of banks who were charging high...
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SIA Team
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Teresa opens a barber shop
An empowered woman breaks into a male-dominated field Teresa Mwonjaru is a 63 years old woman from Thinyaine, Meru County, Kenya. She is...
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SIA Team
- Jan 8, 2019
- 2 min
Grant Update: A cafe in Rwanda
Grant update from Fulgence Ndagijimana, Flaming Chalice International Grant Name: Flaming Chalice Refugee Café 1. The purpose of our...
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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
- Nov 6, 2018
- 2 min
18 months after the gift of a pig
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...
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SIA Team
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
Blessing a Pig in Malawi
The community has “taken a firm stand to root Denis into success,” says Canaan Gondwe. Denis received a piglet from the community May...
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SIA Team
- Oct 23, 2018
- 2 min
Celebrating International Day of Peace in Uganda
“In a religious context among Christians and Muslims, people believe that all human beings are created in God’s image.” So began Samson...
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