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Valuing Hard-to-Measure Impact
“We know it’s hard for you to see the outcomes of our work because it’s not like we can show you piglets or a building or anything,” the...
Tanya Cothran
Mar 14, 20243 min read
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Kenyan Peacebuilder Comes to the US!
Romano Iluku, a peacebuilder in Nairobi, Kenya, with SIA Partner Empowering Communities as Actors for Transforming Societies (e-CATS), is...
SIA Team
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Changing the Story: New hope for young mothers in Kenya
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Administrator SIA Partner TAI Community-Based Organization (TAI CBO) in Kenya works to improve the...
Elizabeth Stanley
May 18, 20232 min read
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Laying Ground Work
Written by Elizabeth Stanley, SIA Admin Several of our partners have been very busy planting fields and tending to gardens, which...
Elizabeth Stanley
Apr 20, 20233 min read
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A New Vision for Visionary Women's Centre
Visionary Women’s Centre (VWC) is one of Spirit in Action’s multi-year partners. This is year three of a three-year commitment to support...
SIA Team
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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An Update on Alternative Rite of Passage from Margaret Ikiara, ED of CIFORD Kenya
Procession of girls and their parents after graduating from CIFORD's Alternative Rite of Passage program. Together, they chant, "Say NO...
callanbrown6
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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Recognizing Community Contributions
Excerpt from a sermon by Tanya Cothran to the United Methodist Church in Point Richmond, CA, in October 2022. One of the groups applying...
SIA Team
Jan 5, 20232 min read
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A Tour of SIA Grant Partners
Our African Advisory Board was on the ground with many of our Spirit in Action Grant Partners this past month to check up on the progress...
SIA Team
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Spring Newsletter! See the inspiring change
The 2022 Spring & Summer Newsletter is here! Eight widows living with HIV/AIDS in Makueni County, Kenya were trained on bee farming and...
SIA Team
May 19, 20221 min read
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Russia-Ukraine War increasing costs in Eastern Africa
One of the far-reaching effects of the war in Ukraine is dramatically rising costs of basic goods across much of the African continent....
SIA Team
Apr 14, 20223 min read
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New Grants for 2022!
It’s 2022 and Spirit in Action is embarking on a new year of partnerships with amazing grassroots organizations in Eastern Africa. In...
SIA Team
Jan 20, 20222 min read
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Let's add to their efforts
This week's blog post is an excerpt from my sharing at United Methodist Church, Point Richmond last month. If you would like me to speak...
SIA Team
Dec 16, 20215 min read
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"We are all, through SIA, someone's answered prayer"
Thank you to all those who have already supported our GivingTuesday on Facebook or online today! Even after so many months of Zoom calls...
SIA Team
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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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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The power of groups: Listening Circles in Kenya
Today's post is from the SIA Partner Empowering Communities as Actors for Transforming Communities (e-CATS) in Kibera, Kenya. The e-CATS...
SIA Team
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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Women Working Together for Collective Benefit
Last month, Spirit in Action African Advisory Board Member Wabmui Nguyo flew from Nairobi up to the Samburu National Reserve. This windy,...
SIA Team
Aug 12, 20213 min read
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Photo update! The work of SIA is happening every day
One of the interesting parts about working internationally is that, because we do not see it right in front of us, it can be easy to...
SIA Team
Jul 15, 20212 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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