Greetings, Last month, US soldiers deployed to Cameroon and Spirit of America finished building a primary school in a rural northern Cameroon village. The soldiers identified to Spirit of America the need to rebuild a dilapidated primary school located within a mile...
Posts: Africa
Urgent need: Spirit of America’s immediate response to the attack on US Army Base in Somalia
On Monday (September 30) a US military base in Somalia was attacked by al Shabaab (news reports here and here). Al Shabaab militants attacked with a car bomb followed by ground forces in an attempt to breach and storm the US base. The attack was successfully repelled...
Spirit of America and US Special Operations soldiers in Somalia
Greetings, Al Shabaab is a US-designated terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda based in Somalia. They aim to establish a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia, which they hope will ultimately expand to encompass the whole Horn of Africa. Al Shabaab has...
Urgent need: Help US Special Operations Forces save lives in Somalia
I am writing you today to ask for your assistance feeding 800 people in the village of Sabiid, Somalia. The Somali Army, with advice and assistance from US Special Operations Forces, recently liberated Sabiid from the al Qaeda-aligned terrorist group al Shabaab. As...
Detect and disarm: Helping troops dispose of improvised explosive devices
One of the most dangerous tools of modern-day combat is the improvised explosive device (IED). IEDs have proliferated because they are easily made or acquired and placed before killing and maiming indiscriminately. Worse still is how their destructive violence is...
One African woman. Four US soldiers. An incredible story.
Greetings, This is the story of Cynthia, a remarkable young woman from Gabon, Africa, who is being helped by American soldiers and Spirit of America. Cynthia is a member of the eco-guards, a special type of Park Ranger responsible for protecting the national parks and...
Help US soldiers restore peace to Somalia
Dear supporters, In the face of violent extremist organizations like al Shabaab and ISIS, our troops have made significant progress in helping local partners take back ground held by these terrorist groups in Somalia. One of the biggest threats to US troops in the...
Djibouti and beyond: SoA helps form friendships, combat terror, and increase security in Africa
Bonjour from Niger! I am on the tail end of a multi-week trip, following up on several SoA projects and getting the ball rolling on a few new initiatives. On these trips, I am always amazed by how hard our deployed US service members work despite harsh and austere...
Helping US troops bring peace to Niger
Dear supporters, As you read this, SoA Project Manager Nick Glasgow is en route to Northern Niger to provide support for the Cure Salée (Salt Treatment) festival. The annual celebration of the end of the rainy season, hosts nomadic ethnic groups such as the Tuareg,...