These are the faces of Spirit in Action. Each photo captures just one moment and represents a much larger story of struggle, success, and joy.
Passionate Volunteer. (Pictured above) Dennis Kiprop with his wife, Nancy, and their son, Timo. Dennis volunteers with SIA as a Small Business Fund Coordinators in Eldoret, Kenya. He has a degree in business administration and is passionate about helping people prepare their business plans and start a successful small business. He assisted me in developing a opportunity and risk assessment for new business groups to use in their planning.
Bridging Spiritual and Economic Barriers. Madina sells shoes with her sister and mother along the roadside in Nairobi, Kenya. With the profit, her sister was able to go see the eye doctor. They are one of several Muslim families in the Small Business Fund program in Nairobi. Christian and Muslim Small Business Fund groups have formed a savings cooperative together and they meet weekly to contribute savings and give small loans to members. (Read more about the SBF groups in Nairobi.)
Long-lasting Impact. Steria Lungu, a widow in Manyamula Village, Malawi, used her $150 Small Business Fund grant to start a donut shop. She started her business in 2010 and it is still thriving! In 2011, Steria began saving her profits to buy iron roofing sheets to replace her leaky thatch. Today she has a new roof and when I visited, she was so proud to show me her family’s store of maize, “We now have no problem with food.”
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