#pigs

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...

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...

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...

Down on the farm…

Animals act as investments for SIA grant partners. Families use their savings to buy goats, pigs, chickens, and even cows. Then they can...

Taking a selfie with a cow

“The camera is right here!” I try – successfully! – to get a selfie with a cow at a Megabridge Foundation farm in Kenya. After our visit,...

Generosity is Catching

These healthy piglets were raised by recent high school graduates, who received SIA grants. They are now ready to be shared to widows in...

Sharing the Gift in Malawi (x2)

Sometimes giving the perfect gift is more fun than receiving and unwrapping a gift, right? Do you know that feeling of knowing just the...

The gift of a pig

What difference can the gift of one pig make? One of the key components of SIA’s Small Business Fund (SBF) is the concept of “Sharing the...

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