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Empowering Female Entrepreneurs & Strengthening Communities in Senegal

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...

Tangible support for the promotion of women’s rights in Kosovo

Tangible support for the promotion of women’s rights in Kosovo

Greetings, I’d like to share an update with you about a project we first told you about here. Reacting to a critical need identified by a US Army Civil Affairs team working in Kosovo, Spirit of America funded repairs for a women’s shelter that will serve victims of...

In Rural Tajikistan, SoA is Advancing Stability and Education

In Rural Tajikistan, SoA is Advancing Stability and Education

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...

My Journey to Iraqi Kurdistan

My Journey to Iraqi Kurdistan

I just got back from a trip from Iraqi Kurdistan to help our Middle East field rep, Zack Bazzi with a donation to the female Peshmerga soldiers in response to a critical need identified by their U.S. Army advisors. These women are based in the Kurdistan region of...

Jim Hake on the ground in Ukraine

Jim Hake on the ground in Ukraine

SoA's Jim Hake is on the ground right now in ‪‎Ukraine‬ following up on projects we're working on to support Ukrainian soldiers and stop Russian aggression. Watch his video blog documenting his trip and the impact of Army FM. https://youtu.be/hWgtJwFwsSc Spirit of...

Helping US Partners bring Stability through Development in Somalia

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...

Restoring Hope on the Front Lines in Ukraine

Restoring Hope on the Front Lines in Ukraine

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...

SoA Equips All-female Peshmerga Unit Taking the Fight to ISIS

SoA Equips All-female Peshmerga Unit Taking the Fight to ISIS

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...

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