Grant funds were sent to 28 grassroots organizations in December and January, kicking off another year of community action by Spirit in...

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...

Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Administrator SIA Partner TAI Community-Based Organization (TAI CBO) in Kenya works to improve the...

Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Admin Several of our partners have been very busy planting fields and tending to gardens, which...

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...

Procession of girls and their parents after graduating from CIFORD's Alternative Rite of Passage program. Together, they chant, "Say NO...

SIA Board President Kathleen King and SIA Executive Director, Tanya Cothran, are in Uganda this week, visiting our grant partners and...

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...

Winkley (pictured above) is the Coordinator of the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative and has been hard at work to get a machine that filters...

The motto on the front page of Spirit in Action’s website is “Supporting Grassroots Solutions.” That means we look to local organizations...

by Gloria J. Flaming Chalice International (FCI) is an organization that invests in the future of refugees and communities in Rwanda and...

By Gloria J. Since its conception in 2010, Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Promotion (COMSIP), in partnership with Spirit In...

It’s 2022 and Spirit in Action is embarking on a new year of partnerships with amazing grassroots organizations in Eastern Africa. In...

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...

Thank you to all those who have already supported our GivingTuesday on Facebook or online today! Even after so many months of Zoom calls...

People all around the world go to the salon to relieve stress and take care of their hands and feet. Next time you’re in Uganda, I know...

The news on the podcast was shocking: “Africa imported about 85% of its food (2016-208) from outside the continent.” With all that land...

Today's post is from the SIA Partner Empowering Communities as Actors for Transforming Communities (e-CATS) in Kibera, Kenya. The e-CATS...

The work of Spirit in Action grant partners is getting recognized in Uganda! Last week, Kakuuto Development Initiative (KADI-U) was...

One of the interesting parts about working internationally is that, because we do not see it right in front of us, it can be easy to...