Women around Turbo in Western Kenya are excited about the Mothers’ Support Programme expanding in their rural district. The program is...

Guest post by Gloria Teimuge, Eldoret Kenya Traditional brewing of alcohol is still common in Kenyan communities and has remained an...

Even though it was the day of the funeral of the husband of a group member, over 60 women (and one man) met at the church in Lumakanda...

“A place of discovering our potential.” This is how one of the vocational students at Set Her Free Uganda described the supportive...

After having their chance to receive hens and nurture them for meat, eggs, and profit last year, the 28 original members of the Visionary...

An empowered woman breaks into a male-dominated field Teresa Mwonjaru is a 63 years old woman from Thinyaine, Meru County, Kenya. She is...

Success stories from three Small Business Fund grant recipients in Nairobi, Kenya. After expanding their entrepreneurial activities, most...

“I used to be very low. Business was up and down. Now, with a Spirit in Action Small Business Fund grant I am overjoyed. I bought a table...

When you think of the work of girls’ empowerment, you might not think of bathrooms. But a changing room and bathroom is exactly what Hope...

by Margaret Ikiara, Founder and Director Community Initiatives for Rural Development (CIFORD) Kenya CIFORD is one of SIA’s grassroots...

At the end of 2016, the Namaylana Women’s Self-Help Group received a grant to build a curio shop to sell their traditional handicrafts to...

Some charity organizations help pay for school fees and give away medicine. The Spirit in Action Small Business Fund helps people start...

Mary Nyonges lives in Mundindi village, in the rural areas near the western boarder of Kenya. She is a member of the Matungu Community...

What if we didn’t measure success just through statistics and numbers, but instead looked to community accountability? If the community...

This grant update is from one of Spirit in Action’s newest partners, Visionary Women’s Centre in Turbo, Kenya. They were awarded a SIA...

This post is an excerpt from a sermon I gave at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in December 2015. I saw a sign recently...

Supporting Families Wilson Nikosi (Manyamula, Malawi) “I did not even have a piece of soap or a blanket. I was using a sack to sleep on....

When we listen to the needs and solutions of the community, instead of providing our own answers, we sometimes hear something we wouldn’t...

Rebuilding a life and a community after years of conflict, violence, and trauma is no easy task. The pain doesn’t go away immediately....

Today’s story of Small Business Fund success in Kenya is about more than monetary success. Sister Magrina, who received a Small Business...