Updates & Insights

From updates in the field and insights about our projects to expert commentary from leading analysts and officials, get the latest news and information from Spirit of America here.

Taiwan citizens showcase their disaster response skills at Spirit of America-sponsored event

by Spirit of America | Sep 18, 2024 | Asia Pacific

On September 14, Spirit of America and Taiwan’s Forward Alliance held a large-scale, cross-sector emergency preparedness exercise in Taipei, ahead of Taiwan’s annual National Disaster Preparedness Day. Nearly 300 participants, including civilian volunteer teams, professional first responders, ...

Ironclad support for US troops, diplomats, and partners in the Middle East

by Alan Reyes | Middle East / Central Asia

A few days after I joined Spirit of America as Chief of International Operations, I traveled ...

From isolation to innovation: Student-led UActive projects revitalize hard-hit Mykolaiv, Ukraine

by Adriana Teluk | Europe

The UActive program teaches and empowers Ukrainian students to rebuild their schools, ...

Vietnamese children embark upon a literary journey

by Chris Clary | Dec 3, 2014 | Project Updates

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_text] Over the summer I was contacted by a Civil Affairs officer from the 84th Civil Affairs Battalion who had recently returned from Vietnam. While there, she met an ex-patriot, J.T., who was working with the US Embassy to address the...

Countering Extremism through Opportunity in Niger

by Isaac Eagan | Oct 24, 2014 | Project Updates

Greetings, I recently returned from ten days in Niger, the culmination of a project Spirit of America has been working on since the beginning of the year. Niger, just to the north of Nigeria, with Mali to its west, Chad to its east, and northern borders with Libya and...

9/11, Spirit of America, thirteen years

by Jim Hake | Sep 11, 2014 | The American Spirit

Greetings, Thirteen years ago, after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, I committed myself to doing something to help. That motivation led me to start Spirit of America. I had always appreciated America's freedoms but, I had also taken them for granted. 9/11 was a wake up...

Empowering women through economic development

by Chris Clary | Sep 3, 2014 | Project Updates

At a critical time, when the government and citizens of Afghanistan are determining the future of the country, the questions have to be asked: Why do Afghan women still face the barriers they do? Why is it that women are still part of the worldwide struggle for...

Remembering Memorial Day

by Jim Hake | May 12, 2014 | The American Spirit

Greetings, America - the land of the free and the home of the brave – has come at a great cost over many generations. From Lexington to Belleau Wood, Normandy to Wanat, some of our best and brightest have given their all. This Memorial Day weekend, all of us at Spirit...

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