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Fall Newsletter! Sunflower oil in Malawi, Financial Empowerment for women, & more
The 2021 Fall & Winter newsletter is here! Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge held a training day at their farm in Kerio Valley, Kenya. Teri farm...
SIA Team
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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Congratulations, Samuel Leadismo!
In the last few years, SIA has begun supporting more of our partner organizations with grants for staff salaries. Grants for overhead??...
SIA Team
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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Farming in the dry Kerio Valley
Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge of Eldoret, Kenya have been part of Spirit in Action since the very beginning. As friends of Del Anderson, they...
SIA Team
May 6, 20212 min read
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Meet Fred, Founder of Kiserem Epilepsy Foundation
Fred Kiserem (pictured below) was working in a café in Iraq when he suddenly fell down and started jerking. When he woke up, a friend...
SIA Team
Apr 22, 20213 min read
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Expanding the Mothers' Support Programme in Kenya
Women around Turbo in Western Kenya are excited about the Mothers’ Support Programme expanding in their rural district. The program is...
SIA Team
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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It's Festive Season in Kenya!
Guest post by Gloria Teimuge Gloria is a public health practitioner and consultant, photojournalist and writer living in Nairobi, Kenya....
SIA Team
Dec 11, 20204 min read
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The gift of stability: Grant update from Pastoralist Child Foundation
“Having salaried staff brings a sense of pride and stability for the three employees, all of whom volunteered for many years. Having new...
SIA Team
Nov 12, 20202 min read
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Birth and Naming Traditions in Kenya
Guest Post by Gloria Teimuge Gloria is a public health practitioner and consultant, photojournalist and writer living in Nairobi, Kenya....
SIA Team
Oct 29, 20204 min read
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Romano Iluku: Passionate about Transformation
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This is one of Romano Iluku’s...
SIA Team
Sep 24, 20203 min read
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Success story: Food distribution offers an opportunity for counseling
Report from Jonathan Hamisi TAI CBO Program Officer, Kenya At present, many communities are being forced to change rapidly because of...
SIA Team
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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Eneo La Ardhi - Kenya's Landscape
By Gloria Teimuge This week we are continuing the series of posts highlighting the country of Kenya, brought to you by Gloria Teimuge....
SIA Team
Aug 6, 20204 min read
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Dennis Kiprop Kurgat: A catalyst for positive change
Today we hear from Dennis Kurgat, who is a member of the SIA African Advisory Board. He lives in Eldoret, Kenya and has been part of the...
SIA Team
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Kenya, An Outlook: By Gloria Teimuge
This week we are starting a series of posts highlighting the country of Kenya, brought to you by Gloria Teimuge. Gloria is a long-time...
SIA Team
Jun 25, 20203 min read
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Challenges and resilience in the midst of pandemic
By now I think we all know that Zoom, and video conferencing in general, can be a blessing and a curse. It isn’t the same as being in...
SIA Team
May 5, 20202 min read
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Coming together across the continents
Dennis in Kenya started with Spirit in Action in 2007. Samuel, also in Kenya, remembers talking with Del Anderson as he named our...
SIA Team
Apr 28, 20202 min read
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Supporting African grassroots action against COVID-19
Spirit in Action is part of a collection of organizations that are looking at new ways to give grants that support a bottom-up approach....
SIA Team
Mar 31, 20203 min read
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Small-Scale Manufacturing in Kenya
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...
SIA Team
Mar 3, 20203 min read
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Local low-interest loans in Matungu Community, Kenya
When Chris Owino was ready to expand his grocery stall in the market, he joined the Matungu Community Development Charity’s small loan...
SIA Team
Nov 19, 20192 min read
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Women of Change in Kenya
Guest post by Gloria Teimuge, Eldoret Kenya Traditional brewing of alcohol is still common in Kenyan communities and has remained an...
SIA Team
Nov 12, 20193 min read
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Fall Newsletter! Stories, photos, and a new mission statement!
The 2019 Fall & Winter newsletter is here! You can view a PDF version here and hard copies are in the mail this week! These guys are part...
SIA Team
Oct 8, 20191 min read
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