“This is not a house of a poor person.”
Paulos discusses his business with us during our visit to Malawi in 2011. One of the very cool things about my recent trip to Malawi is...
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SIA Team
Jun 20, 20172 min read
The many ways a mill can benefit a community
Electricity coming to town changes everything. It provides new business opportunities: cellphone charging stations, welding shops, cafes...
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SIA Team
May 30, 20172 min read
Seeing change in Malawi
(Please excuse any formatting errors! This is coming direct to you from my iPhone in Malawi.) “When God’s Spirit is in action, good...
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SIA Team
May 2, 20171 min read
Spring Newsletter – Fresh Stories!
The 2017 Spring/Summer Spirit in Action newsletter is here! You can view a PDF version here and hard copies will be in the mail...
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SIA Team
Mar 28, 20172 min read
Planning a ribbon cutting ceremony in Malawi
Three years ago, August 2014, I helped the Manyamula Community Savings and Investment Cooperative (COMSIP) in Malawi break ground for...
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SIA Team
Mar 21, 20172 min read
That second chance that makes all the difference
After years in a difficult marriage, Loveness Nkhoma found herself divorced, back at home, and unsure how to support herself and her...
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SIA Team
Feb 21, 20172 min read
SIA Updates: New grants, crops in Malawi, and a run-raiser!
1. Five new small businesses sponsored in Malawi! Last week, five new entrepreneurs attended a day-long workshop with Small Business Fund...
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SIA Team
Jan 10, 20172 min read
A second chance for Sylvia
It’s not easy being divorced in Malawi. Three years ago, Sylvia S.’s husband left her and ran off to South Africa, leaving her (now age...
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SIA Team
Aug 16, 20162 min read
Training youth to run better businesses
We know the value of business training from our Small Business Fund program. Grant recipients are trained in marketing, record keeping,...
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SIA Team
Jun 21, 20162 min read
For Sustainable Futures. A business 12 years later.
This Saturday we will celebrate 20 years of Spirit in Action. Twenty years ago, in February of 1996, Del and Lucile Anderson, twelve...
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SIA Team
Jun 7, 20162 min read
4 things making me happy this week!
Malawian Coffee at Starbucks What a fun surprise to see coffee from Malawi at my neighborhood Starbucks shop! I sent a WhatsApp message...
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SIA Team
May 17, 20163 min read
I won’t give in: How savings cooperatives help
“I won’t give up, no I won’t give in ’til I reach the end and then I’ll start again. No I won’t leave, I want to try everything, I want...
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SIA Team
Apr 12, 20161 min read
SIA’s pay-it-forward model in the news
In January 2013, Lackson Lungu bought two piglets with a Spirit in Action Small Business Fund grant. We gave the $150 as a grant,...
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SIA Team
Jan 19, 20162 min read
Grant Update: Community Building in Malawi
The Manyamula COMSIP cooperative – a truly locally-led savings and loans organization – has long been a fixture in this rural village in...
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SIA Team
Dec 29, 20152 min read
Top 5 SIA Moments of 2015
This has been a good year for Spirit in Action and our partners! It is so exciting to look back and see all that we have accomplished,...
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SIA Team
Nov 17, 20152 min read
From skills training to employment
One of the exciting new groups that SIA is partnering with this year is Progressive Volunteers, a Kenyan grassroots organization that...
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SIA Team
Oct 13, 20152 min read
Grant Update: Brick by brick, building a foundation
The 90,000 bricks have been made, fired, and transported to the building site, and the foundations are set! The Manyamula Community...
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SIA Team
Aug 25, 20152 min read
5 Things Making Me Happy This Week
1. One of the reason I’m happy today is that Tuesday is the day of my local farmer’s market! This is the height of the growing season...
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SIA Team
Aug 11, 20152 min read
Steria’s Donuts
On Sunday morning, I shared donuts with fifteen kids aged 4-12 at my church. We were on a virtual trip to Malawi. Passports were stamped...
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SIA Team
Aug 4, 20152 min read
New grants!
The SIA Board of Directors gathered last month for our semi-annual meeting. If the mention of a meeting makes your eyes glaze over, let...
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