1. Joshua & Fastina's Fish Farm in Malawi Manyamula Village is hours away from Lake Malawi, so the only fish that arrives there is dried....

“If you live in a house like this, something good has happened,” McDonald Kajani told us, orienting us to the context of Manyamula...

Today’s post is a re-post from David Zarembka’s Report from Kenya blog. David is an American who has lived in Kenya for many years. I...

You’ve probably read many of my blog posts about our Small Business Fund (SBF) program for entrepreneurs. Small groups receive a $150...

Guest post by Gloria Teimuge, Eldoret Kenya Traditional brewing of alcohol is still common in Kenyan communities and has remained an...

Business is booming in Manyamula Village. This village was small and struggling when I first visited eight years ago and it’s growing...

This post is an update from Barbara Deal, SIA Board Member, on her experience at the SIA Small Business Fund Coordinator Conference last...

Success stories from three Small Business Fund grant recipients in Nairobi, Kenya. After expanding their entrepreneurial activities, most...

“I used to be very low. Business was up and down. Now, with a Spirit in Action Small Business Fund grant I am overjoyed. I bought a table...

Five more Small Business Fund grants were distributed in Manyamula Village in northern Malawi last month. Local coordinator Canaan Gondwe...

“Have you distributed the funds that we sent in January for the new small businesses?” I reached out on WhatsApp to Small Business Fund...

Some charity organizations help pay for school fees and give away medicine. The Spirit in Action Small Business Fund helps people start...

Elias Mkhayi and Lyness Gausi both went to secondary school in rural Malawi. They married young and had dreams of continuing their...

Today’s story of Small Business Fund success in Kenya is about more than monetary success. Sister Magrina, who received a Small Business...

Should we call Korogocho a slum? It’s complicated. The residents in this sector of Nairobi are extremely poor. There is no running water...

These are the faces of Spirit in Action. Each photo captures just one moment and represents a much larger story of struggle, success, and...

As you may have heard or seen, the SIA website was hacked yesterday. I got a dreaded email from Google warning me that the site would...

Sometimes giving the perfect gift is more fun than receiving and unwrapping a gift, right? Do you know that feeling of knowing just the...

We approved grants for another 20 new small businesses at our Board of Directors Meeting over the weekend! So this is a perfect time to...

How much a difference can $150 really make? While visiting Kenya and Malawi, Boyd and I saw many thriving businesses established through...