Success Story: Down on McDonald’s Farm
“If you live in a house like this, something good has happened,” McDonald Kajani told us, orienting us to the context of Manyamula...
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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
- Dec 3, 2019
- 2 min
Giving Tuesday: “We overcome challenges with unity”
Everything about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Malawi embodies community spirit in action. They are at once a farmer cooperative,...
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SIA Team
- Jun 27, 2019
- 3 min
Visiting Manyamula Village
Last week was SIA Board Member Kathleen King’s first visit to a Malawian village. I appreciated her new-comer observations on what she...
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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
- Jan 22, 2019
- 2 min
Imagine, internet available right in your own town!
“Greetings from Malawi, and in particular Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Mzimba. We send our love and joy to you!” So began the exciting...
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SIA Team
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
Top 5 Moments of 2018
2018 was a fantastic year for SIA globally! We partnered with 10 grassroots community organizations, further developed our Small Business...
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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 2, 2018
- 2 min
The ripple continues, in a new way!
Have you heard the saying, “money follows money”? It means that once you’ve received some grant funds or donations momentum builds and...
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SIA Team
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
Collective Prosperity: New Warehouse for Crops in Malawi
Last May, as the last bit of twilight faded, I met with the leaders of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative in Malawi. The twelve of us sat...
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SIA Team
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
A cooperative dream realized in Malawi
It was one year ago, that my book, Smart Risks, was launched into the world! In it, my coauthors and I, featured the power of grassroots...
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SIA Team
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
Making Dreams Come True: Economic Migrants Return Home
Elias Mkhayi and Lyness Gausi both went to secondary school in rural Malawi. They married young and had dreams of continuing their...
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