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...
Posts: Africa
Helping a US Army Team Defeat Extremism through Opportunity and Engagement
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...
Elephants for peace in war-torn Mali
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...
Spirit of America and US Embassy Support Security and Conservation in Mali
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. On June 15, 2016,...
Supporting US Military Efforts to Improve Healthcare and Relationships in Somalia
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...
Live from Cure Salee
This is the third year Spirit of America has worked with US Army teams to support the Government of Niger's efforts at the Cure and the associated livestock vaccination campaign. This year, Spirit of America employed graduates of the veterinary scholarship program...
Empowering Female Entrepreneurs & Strengthening Communities in Senegal
Hello, I’d like to take a moment to update you on a recent effort by Spirit of America, the Senegalese military, and a US Army Civil Affairs Team to empower female entrepreneurs in the remote southeastern Senegalese city of Kedougou. We first told you about this...
Promoting Accountability and Building Professionalism and Pride in Somalia
Hello, I’d like to tell you about the progress of a Spirit of America funded effort to build unit pride, increase accountability, and improve trust in Somalia’s premier counterterrorism force by US military trainers and advisers in Lower Shebelle, Somalia. We first...
Helping US Partners bring Stability through Development in Somalia
Hello, I’d like to take a minute to update you on a project we recently conducted in East Africa where we provided GPS devices to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). These devices are supporting KDF efforts to assess local needs and share that information with their...