Earlier this week, thirteen people gathered on Zoom for the inaugural session of the SIA Reads book club. SIA North American Board members, staff, and donors discussed the first third of King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, by Adam Hochschild, to better understand the history and legacy of European colonialism in Africa and in philanthropy, and to use that increased knowledge to work in solidarity with Spirit in Action’s grant partne

Transformation doesn’t come from outside. It comes from within communities through trust, affirmation, and the courage to do things differently. By supporting, rather than imposing solutions from outside, we affirm the power and potential that already exists across our partners.