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
- Jun 16, 2015
- 2 min
What kind of businesses do people start?
One of the unique parts of our SIA Small Business Fund program is that groups can start the business of their choice. We do not choose a...
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SIA Team
- May 26, 2015
- 3 min
The Power of Hope
Finally! This week there was some great news about aid programs that really alleviate extreme poverty (less than $1.25/day). And – yay! –...
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SIA Team
- May 12, 2015
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: Co-creators with the Divine
“God will not do for us what we can do for ourselves. We are not created as puppets to be manipulated and controlled. The Holy One does...
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SIA Team
- Apr 21, 2015
- 2 min
Success Story: “Darkness is cured”
Back in October 2012 I shared the success story of Hastings and Ruth Fuvu in Malawi. They had received a $150 Small Business Fund grant...
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SIA Team
- Mar 31, 2015
- 2 min
Honoring Del and Lucile Anderson
With hearts full of gratitude, we extend this invitation to celebrate the life of Lucile Anderson (wife of Spirit in Action’s founder,...
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SIA Team
- Mar 10, 2015
- 1 min
Video: Gratitude for what we do
First, I’m grateful for our amazing volunteers. People like Carmen Hernandez who share their skills with SIA. Carmen put together this...
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SIA Team
- Feb 3, 2015
- 2 min
Fostering dignity in myself and others
Brown Ngoma is expanding his family’s store, building a home, and now “when his family is sick he can pay for a private hospital.”...
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SIA Team
- Jan 13, 2015
- 3 min
4 Quick Grant Updates!
1. 35 Women Trained in Zambia One of the women who received a small low-interest loan from Welfare Concern International to establish her...
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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 16, 2014
- 2 min
4 new grants. 4 thank you letters.
In the beginning of December, the Board approved four new Community Grants and I received four very enthusiastic and grateful responses...
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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
- Aug 12, 2014
- 3 min
Mbwenu, Innovator
Tanya with Mbwenu, Wangwa, and one their sons. Mbwenu heard about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative after moving home and immediately...
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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
- Feb 4, 2014
- 2 min
Success stories from Kenya!
As promised, today we have real stories from the new business groups in Kenya. These groups are truly modeling the spirit of SIA. They...
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SIA Team
- Dec 10, 2013
- 2 min
Education and a New Job for Gladys
Five classic sewing machines and one high-tech machines are available for students. Jobs, jobs, jobs. Even more than in the US, people in...
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SIA Team
- Nov 5, 2013
- 1 min
Bottom Line: Generosity and Micro-Grants Reduce Poverty
Winkly and Jane with their pigs in Malawi. By the time I launched into my opening story about Winkly and Jane in Malawi the classroom at...
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SIA Team
- Oct 22, 2013
- 2 min
Why we take time to listen
Listening to Kubadwa Tembo in Malawi tell us about being a farmer in Malawi. Visiting and listening helps us understand the context of...
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SIA Team
- Sep 17, 2013
- 3 min
The case for giving grants, not loans
Micro-grants? Micro-loans? A conversation with a friend about how our Small Business Fund grants compare with micro-credit programs gave...
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SIA Team
- Sep 3, 2013
- 2 min
The stories we tell (about Africa)
Stories we tell about ourselves have a tendency to get stuck in a rut. Do you have friends who tell stories of moving from one ailment to...
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