This seminar was different. Boys and girls sat in the classroom together. Listening to the presentations about puberty, reproductive...

Arsons have burned over 100 public high schools in Kenya this year, affecting over 6,000 students. These aren’t terrorist attacks. It...

“This is an opportunity for me to change my life from idling and gossiping around in the community. I am happy that the number of cases...

Thank you to all who attended our 20th Anniversary party on Saturday! It was a wonderful gathering with both people who have been part of...

Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge hosted me during both of my visits to Kenya, 2011 and 2014. Their campus in the rural outskirts of Eldoret is...

Malawian Coffee at Starbucks What a fun surprise to see coffee from Malawi at my neighborhood Starbucks shop! I sent a WhatsApp message...

Paying-it-forward, positive change in a high-poverty neighborhood, knowledge sharing, local leadership, and savings group formation –...

In December, 200* girls from the Samburu tribe in Kenya celebrated an Alternative Rite of Passage, led by Pastoralist Child...

Five small family businesses received $100 initial grants from Spirit in Action in March, 2015. These families live in Korogocho*, one of...

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,...

Thanksgiving is a good kick-off to the giving season. Each year it’s a time when co-workers, the church, the media, and families start...

One of the exciting new groups that SIA is partnering with this year is Progressive Volunteers, a Kenyan grassroots organization that...

Last week I wrote about SIA’s partners – the people who are implementing change in their communities with our support – and I mentioned...

I often toss around the word “partner” when I talk about our work. Who are these partners? How did we come to know them? Canaan Gondwe...

“We must translate our science into practice.” A simple statement which boils down a Moses Mukongo’s approach to farming in the western...

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...

Who’s that lady? Reader question! “I love the SIA newsletter. What is the story behind the pic of the beautiful woman with the lovely...

When you think Africa you might not think cell phones. You should though! In Kenya especially they are doing some really cool, innovative...

Wambui is the local coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya. We spent a week together in July 2014 evaluating and improving our Small Business Fund...

1. 35 Women Trained in Zambia One of the women who received a small low-interest loan from Welfare Concern International to establish her...