Rehema us tells about how the savings group keeps their funds secure, and their records accurate. We sat on very small wooden stools and...

In the beginning of December, the Board approved four new Community Grants and I received four very enthusiastic and grateful responses...

I wrote a few weeks ago about adapting to the challenges of starting small businesses in the slums of Nairobi. Slums are crowded spaces...

What’s your image of where people live in Kenya? In crowded, polluted slums? In huts on savannahs? Even though about two-thirds of...

The crew of friends that joined us along the way during a day of site visits. Here they are enjoying a donut made by Meanly. It was still...

The five new groups in Nairobi, Kenya that received SIA Small Business Fund (SBF) grants weren’t just pleased, “they were ‘over the...

Martin uses a bicycle to carry goods from town to their shop to sell. Mary Phiri, aged 36, is married to Martin Ndoio. They have five...

As promised, today we have real stories from the new business groups in Kenya. These groups are truly modeling the spirit of SIA. They...

Five classic sewing machines and one high-tech machines are available for students. Jobs, jobs, jobs. Even more than in the US, people in...

Women of MAVISALO working together at the group’s Maize Mill. Cooperation and community are strengths of MAVISALO. In 2009 SIA gave...

Girls and boys in the community where CIFORD works. I’ve been pretty convinced for a while now that change will only happen in a...

Spirit in Action is honored to partner with amazing community-based organizations, run by people who are passionate and knowledgeable...

I love the new 50 second video from Oxfam America. It’s message is clear and to-the-point, “Aid is not the solution to poverty, people...

A happy Thanksgiving to you all! This week, in the spirit of gratitude, we’re sharing a video of a woman who is very grateful for Spirit...

This is an excerpt from a talk that I gave at Bonny Doon Presbyterian Church, sharing my personal journey and about my work with Spirit...

Love Vinkhumbo has faced many challenges in life. So she had quite a story to share when Canaan Gondwe, Spirit in Action Small Business...

A Day Without Dignity is a movement started last year as a counter-campaign to TOMs Shoes One Day Without Shoes event. The day is about...

In April of this year, I got an email from Margaret Ikiara. She works for Community Initiatives for RuralDevelopment (CIFORD Kenya) in...

An important part of Spirit in Action’s mission is to respond to the real needs of the people and support already existing grassroots...

Jacky with an orphan and SIA small business leader Henry. Jacky Buhoro has been blessed with eight healthy children of her own and yet...