Bonjour from Niger, I’d like to take a moment to update you on a recent effort supported by Spirit of America in southeast Niger. This project was designed to help protect a community from Boko Haram violence, influence, and recruiting through access to information....

Dear supporters, I’m happy to start the new year by sharing some good news with you. Recently, I worked with a US Army team to provide adjustable eyeglasses to needy youth. The team executed this project in an area formerly affected by al-Shabaab, a violent extremist...

Hello, Today, I’d like to update you about a recent Spirit of America effort to support a US Civil Affairs team in East Africa. SoA provided much-needed adjustable eyeglasses to be distributed across former al-Shabaab affected areas of East Africa. This effort was...

Hello, I just returned from supporting the annual Cure Salée Festival and associated livestock vaccination campaign in central Niger. This is the third year Spirit of America has worked with US Army teams to support the Government of Niger’s Cure Salée-related...

Hi SoA supporters, I recently returned from Mali, where Spirit of America donated equipment to the wildlife rangers who protect Mali’s endangered desert elephant herd and the communities within the herd’s grazing area. This project is important for two reasons: It...

Hello, I’d like to update you on a recent development in Spirit of America’s efforts to support security and conservation in the Gourma region of Mali along with our US Army and US Embassy Bamako partners. We first told you about these efforts here. A representative...

Greetings, Spirit of America recently provided support to a US Army civil affairs team working to promote peace and stability in Somalia. The team is taking an innovative approach and, with some help from SoA, just hosted an international medical conference in...