The drive out of Dushanbe started with little fanfare, as our two-vehicle convoy navigated the unruly city traffic. Quickly, the humdrum of Tajikistan’s capital, a hodgepodge of tree-lined avenues, Soviet-style apartment blocks (known as Khrushchyovka), and...
Nicholette engaging with the female Peshmerga soldiers in Iraqi Kurdistan – a small group of women fighters who are training to assist with the fight against ISIS. I just got back from a trip from Iraqi Kurdistan to help our Middle East field rep, Zack Bazzi with a...
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...
Greetings, I’d like to update you on a project we first told you about here. A music school in the community of Krasnohorivka, on the front lines in eastern Ukraine, is a beacon of safety and hope in the midst of a bitter conflict. Originally an institution for local...
The soldiers of the female Peshmerga unit being trained at a Sulamaniyah Military Training School in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are made of hardy stuff. Sitting cross-legged on a lush green field, the soldiers watched intently as Coalition Forces trainers first...
Earlier last month, SoA’s Middle East manager, Zack Bazzi, was invited by the U.S. military to visit northern Syria to conduct a humanitarian assessment of the region. While the military, working through on-the-ground partners, has achieved extraordinary progress in...
Greetings from Kyiv, It’s a beautiful spring day in the capital of Ukraine, and Europe Project Manager Chris Clary and I just had the opportunity to tour the studio of the SoA-funded Army FM radio station here. I’m very happy to tell you that, in the first two months...
Greetings from Lebanon, I’m here for a couple of days of meetings with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team to explore potential project ideas. As the Middle East manager for SoA, my work includes countries that fall under the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) footprint. The...
Greetings from Niger, Over the past few months, Spirit of America has provided non-lethal support to a Forces Armées Nigeriennes (FAN, the Nigerien military) team working to counter Boko Haram influence and to increase security in the Diffa Region of Southern Niger....
