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SIA Team
Jul 2, 20202 min read
Holistic Community Development
Kakuuto Development Initiative (KADI) is not just an education organization. It’s not just a farmer’s cooperative. It’s not just an...
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SIA Team
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Farmers Supporting Farmers
Slow Food Seed and Food Fair Report from Samuel & Peris Nderitu, Directors of The Grow Biointensive Agriculture Centre of Kenya (G-BIACK)...
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SIA Team
Apr 17, 20182 min read
Smart Risk: Community participation as a measure of success
What if we didn’t measure success just through statistics and numbers, but instead looked to community accountability? If the community...
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SIA Team
Mar 27, 20183 min read
A zero carbon footprint lifestyle
Today’s guest post is by David Zarembka, who lives in western Kenya and works on peace making there, particularly in support of the...
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SIA Team
Aug 1, 20173 min read
Why does it matter?
Droughts. Climate change. Tough farming conditions. Human rights violations. Self-expression denied. This week, two news stories...
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SIA Team
Jun 13, 20172 min read
How to garden in a drought
Dispatch from Kenya: “The dry season is supposed to be December through March, but this year the rains aren’t coming, even up until now.”...
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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
May 10, 20163 min read
Sharing the Gift: Moringa Edition
“Of course I remain grateful to you and Spirit in Action for your patience with me and the encouragement you have always given to us in...
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SIA Team
Oct 6, 20152 min read
Grant Update! Sustainable Farms in Kenya
“We must translate our science into practice.” A simple statement which boils down a Moses Mukongo’s approach to farming in the western...
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SIA Team
Feb 24, 20152 min read
Dreaming of Spring
“What are those crazy things hanging in the tree?” I asked the SIA Small Business Fund Coordinators when we saw them on the site of our...
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SIA Team
Sep 23, 20142 min read
What is an OFSP??
Women proud of their sweet potato harvest, at CIFORD Kenya. OFSP? Orange flesh sweet potato. Or, as I call them, those vegetables that...
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SIA Team
Aug 12, 20143 min read
Mbwenu, Innovator
Tanya with Mbwenu, Wangwa, and one their sons. Mbwenu heard about the Manyamula COMSIP Cooperative after moving home and immediately...
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SIA Team
Jun 4, 20132 min read
The Parable of the Big Idea
A Parable by Tanya Cothran Once day a young woman had a great idea. She looked out over the lawn that filled the communal space in her...
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SIA Team
Apr 23, 20132 min read
3 Ways SIA Partners are Celebrating Earth Day Everyday
Earth Day celebrations may last over a weekend but what about the long-term? Here are three examples of Spirit in Action partners...
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SIA Team
Apr 16, 20132 min read
The Best Kind of Leftovers
Our partners are cooking up big change in their communities and there are so many inspiring stories, photos, and quotes to share! I...
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SIA Team
Sep 11, 20122 min read
The Miracle of the Seed
Seeds are amazing things: from a tiny beginning comes growth, blossoms, and fruit. In a way, Spirit in Action is a seed that Del Anderson...
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SIA Team
Mar 20, 20122 min read
Gardening for the Long Term
SIA SBF Coordinators watch a presentation about tree seedlings and reforestation. Spring is in the air all over the USA this week! To...
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SIA Team
Feb 22, 20112 min read
Seeing Clearly
Last year, Jacky Buhoro of the Democratic Republic of Congo told me, “As Christians, we are called to change by doing.” Where does this...
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SIA Team
Oct 28, 20081 min read
SIA Small Business Fund Photos
Photos from the latest round of Spirit in Action Small Business Fund groups are beginning to roll in! This month I have been receiving...
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SIA Team
May 27, 20081 min read
Update from Women’s Garden Project in DRC
Hello friends, Here is an update from the Women’s Garden and Pigsty Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo from SIA Coordinator...
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