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SIA Team
- Apr 25, 2017
- 2 min
A good harvest in Uganda
When Samsa Ogwang applied for the Small Business Fund (SBF) program, she and her family were not doing well. Naomi Ayot, Spirit in Action...
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SIA Team
- Nov 29, 2016
- 1 min
#GivingTuesday: “Whatever is honorable”
“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is...
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SIA Team
- Oct 11, 2016
- 1 min
Celebrating International Day of the Girl
Today is the UN’s International Day of the Girl and at Spirit in Action we are honored to partner with many wonderful women who are...
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SIA Team
- Sep 20, 2016
- 2 min
See what a Kenyan viral video looks like!
You never know what video or meme might go viral. Sometimes it’s dumping a bucket of ice water on your head. Sometimes it’s an adorable...
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SIA Team
- Aug 9, 2016
- 1 min
Gardens and pigs in Uganda
Small Business Fund leaders in Amukugungu Village in northern Uganda welcome SIA to their village. “I would not have you descend into...
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SIA Team
- Mar 8, 2016
- 2 min
Choosing new business groups in Uganda
The training started with the chairperson describing how the word TEAM is an abbreviation. It really stands for Together Everybody...
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SIA Team
- Feb 2, 2016
- 2 min
Welcome another Small Business Fund coordinator team!
Spirit in Action is expanding and strengthening our Small Business Fund network! I met Naomi Ayot when I was visiting Kampala, Uganda in...
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SIA Team
- Dec 8, 2015
- 2 min
Grant Update: Community Ownership in Bucece Village
“Bucece has persevered. Through difficult situations, like poor crop yields and weather conditions, and delays in materials and supplies,...
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SIA Team
- Sep 22, 2015
- 2 min
Food photos: ABCs of Ugandan cuisine
The internet is filled with photos of people’s meals. To contribute to the global table I’m adding 5 (technically 6, if you include the...
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SIA Team
- Jun 23, 2015
- 2 min
How do their lives change?
Last week I highlighted the 5 most common businesses that Small Business Fund (SBF) grant recipients typically start. The groups received...
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SIA Team
- Dec 30, 2014
- 2 min
Opening a Savings Account in Uganda
Rehema us tells about how the savings group keeps their funds secure, and their records accurate. We sat on very small wooden stools and...
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SIA Team
- Dec 9, 2014
- 1 min
*See* Spirit in Action! New video!
SIA Volunteer Extraordinaire, Carmen Hernandez, created this beautiful film for us using footage and photos captured by Boyd Cothran...
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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
- Jul 29, 2014
- 2 min
All together again!
The SBF Coordinators all together! (L to R) Back Row: Godfrey (Uganda), Dennis (Kenya), Boyd (Board member). Front Row: Canaan (Malawi),...
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SIA Team
- Apr 1, 2014
- 1 min
New Video: SIA in Uganda
Things are coming together for my trip to Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda this July! This 4 minute video features just a few of the SIA Small...
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SIA Team
- Dec 18, 2012
- 3 min
Why we give grants, not loans
It used to be common sense that micro-loans were the only way to ensure the sustainability of a micro-finance program and that the act of...
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SIA Team
- Dec 4, 2012
- 2 min
Businesses Earning, Girls Learning…
We have some exciting updates to share with you about Spirit in Action’s ongoing programs! First, positive reports from the business...
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SIA Team
- Sep 18, 2012
- 1 min
The Brick Business, One Year Later
Now, one year later you are better clothed. You’ve learned how to run a business, and you’re eating better and including more meat in...
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SIA Team
- May 29, 2012
- 1 min
5 Things Making Me Happy
A round-up of some of the exciting things to cross my desk in the last week: 1. Thriving Business: Brown Ngoma, his wife, Beatrice, and...
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