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SIA Team
Apr 2, 20211 min read
2 photo updates & a short video
1. Joshua & Fastina's Fish Farm in Malawi Manyamula Village is hours away from Lake Malawi, so the only fish that arrives there is dried....
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SIA Team
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Successful group therapy for young women in Uganda
When the social workers and psychological counselors from Midwife-Led Community Transformation (MILCOT) organization did an assessment of...
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SIA Team
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Supporting the whole family in Uganda
Throughout the pandemic and national elections in Uganda, grassroots organizations like KADI-U are continuing their community-level...
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SIA Team
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Testing for a Different Virus
Last month, Universal Love Alliance in Uganda began a new virus testing program. But instead of testing for coronavirus, this program is...
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SIA Team
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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
May 5, 20202 min read
Challenges and resilience in the midst of pandemic
By now I think we all know that Zoom, and video conferencing in general, can be a blessing and a curse. It isn’t the same as being in...
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SIA Team
Dec 10, 20192 min read
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
Oct 8, 20191 min read
Fall Newsletter! Stories, photos, and a new mission statement!
The 2019 Fall & Winter newsletter is here! You can view a PDF version here and hard copies are in the mail this week! These guys are part...
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SIA Team
Aug 20, 20194 min read
What is a “site visit”? Or: what we did in Uganda
Hello SIA friends! After a much-needed break, I am back in the SIA office and working through the photos, memories, reports, and stories...
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SIA Team
Jun 4, 20192 min read
“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, 20193 min read
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
Feb 19, 20192 min read
“Love is woven tight with justice.”
Guest post by Turinawe Samson, Director of Universal Love Alliance (ULA) in Uganda. Friends, looking at 2018 we at Universal Love...
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SIA Team
Oct 23, 20182 min read
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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SIA Team
Oct 9, 20181 min read
The Fall Newsletter is here! Grant updates, stories, photos, and inspiration!
The 2018 Fall & Winter newsletter is here! You can view a PDF version here and hard copies are in the mail this week! Elvis Nikiza helps...
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SIA Team
Jul 31, 20182 min read
“Don’t be bureaucratic”
“Have you distributed the funds that we sent in January for the new small businesses?” I reached out on WhatsApp to Small Business Fund...
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SIA Team
May 15, 20182 min read
Milly Imat and other successful entrepreneurs in Uganda
Two years ago Milly Imat, a widow in Akwiridiri village in Kole District in Northern Uganda, received a Small Business Fund grant and...
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SIA Team
Feb 27, 20182 min read
Local partners for a long-lasting solutions
In their Annual Report, Universal Love Ministries-Uganda (ULM) wrote about the twenty local organizations that they partner with...
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SIA Team
Jan 9, 20183 min read
“Hope is our Greatest Weapon”
I was so encouraged by this letter from SIA partner, Samson Turinawe. Samson is the Director of Universal Love Ministries, which works to...
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SIA Team
Oct 10, 20173 min read
Creating a more inclusive Uganda
How are Ugandans fostering a more loving and inclusive society? Universal Love Ministries (ULM) is hosting a series of workshops,...
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SIA Team
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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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