Financial Independence for Young Mothers in Malawi
When I was scheduling my visit with Reach Girls last month, the fact that it was Independence Day in Malawi wasn’t an issue. “That’s...
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SIA Team
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Economic Empowerment for Women in Burundi
The Tubunganire Women is a collective of ten savings and loans groups, totally about 300 members, in rural Ryansoro, Burundi. The hill of...
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Elizabeth Stanley
- May 18
- 2 min
Changing the Story: New hope for young mothers in Kenya
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Administrator SIA Partner TAI Community-Based Organization (TAI CBO) in Kenya works to improve the...
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Elizabeth Stanley
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Laying Ground Work
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Admin Several of our partners have been very busy planting fields and tending to gardens, which...
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SIA Team
- Mar 17
- 3 min
A New Vision for Visionary Women's Centre
Visionary Women’s Centre (VWC) is one of Spirit in Action’s multi-year partners. This is year three of a three-year commitment to support...
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callanbrown6
- Jan 19
- 2 min
An Update on Alternative Rite of Passage from Margaret Ikiara, ED of CIFORD Kenya
Procession of girls and their parents after graduating from CIFORD's Alternative Rite of Passage program. Together, they chant, "Say NO...
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SIA Team
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Recognizing Community Contributions
Excerpt from a sermon by Tanya Cothran to the United Methodist Church in Point Richmond, CA, in October 2022. One of the groups applying...
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SIA Team
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Tour of SIA Grant Partners
Our African Advisory Board was on the ground with many of our Spirit in Action Grant Partners this past month to check up on the progress...
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SIA Team
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Pressed for Success: Turning Oil into Opportunities in Manyamula
Winkley (pictured above) is the Coordinator of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative and has been hard at work to get a machine that filters...
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SIA Team
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
Men for Women’s Empowerment
The motto on the front page of Spirit in Action’s website is “Supporting Grassroots Solutions.” That means we look to local organizations...
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SIA Team
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Business Success in Malawi
By Gloria J. Since its conception in 2010, Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Promotion (COMSIP), in partnership with Spirit In...
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SIA Team
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Let's add to their efforts
This week's blog post is an excerpt from my sharing at United Methodist Church, Point Richmond last month. If you would like me to speak...
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SIA Team
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
The power of groups: Listening Circles in Kenya
Today's post is from the SIA Partner Empowering Communities as Actors for Transforming Communities (e-CATS) in Kibera, Kenya. The e-CATS...
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SIA Team
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Women Working Together for Collective Benefit
Last month, Spirit in Action African Advisory Board Member Wabmui Nguyo flew from Nairobi up to the Samburu National Reserve. This windy,...
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SIA Team
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
Trust-Based Philanthropy and Savings Groups for the Elderly
Over the weekend, the SIA North American Board and the African Advisory Board met to review our grantmaking strategy, and to begin...
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SIA Team
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Congratulations, Samuel Leadismo!
In the last few years, SIA has begun supporting more of our partner organizations with grants for staff salaries. Grants for overhead??...
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SIA Team
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Meet Fred, Founder of Kiserem Epilepsy Foundation
Fred Kiserem (pictured below) was working in a café in Iraq when he suddenly fell down and started jerking. When he woke up, a friend...
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SIA Team
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Expanding the Mothers' Support Programme in Kenya
Women around Turbo in Western Kenya are excited about the Mothers’ Support Programme expanding in their rural district. The program is...
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SIA Team
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
"Our partners know best what they need"
It’s not often that international aid is featured on the editorial pages of a major newspaper. So I was excited and pleasantly surprised...
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SIA Team
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Successful group therapy for young women in Uganda
When the social workers and psychological counselors from Midwife-Led Community Transformation (MILCOT) organization did an assessment of...
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