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Christina Schutz | business development, education, healthcare, non-profit, nonprofit, partnership trip, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, zambia

How Zambia Shaped His Identity: Quinn Leach

For the past ten years, North Park University has partnered with Spark Ventures and Hope Community School. Every May, North Park students travel to Ndola to facilitate a 3-day health clinic for the students of Hope School. The clinic is meant to assess and treat...

19 September

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Gwyn Thomas | #graduation4all, #inspired, business development, community programs, education, healthcare, nicaragua, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, partnership trip, spark, spark ventures, travel

Las Tias Update

One year after the political demonstrations erupted in Nicaragua, Las Tías is stronger than ever! We spoke with Candida, one of Las Tías' directors, to gain some insight into what life was like in the midst of the unrest and what's happening now that it's...

19 March

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Gwyn Thomas | business development, education, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, partnership trip, social enterprise, spark ventures, zambia

A Look Back at 2018

Thank you for being a member of the Spark family in 2018! Please enjoy this year-end video as we reflect on the memories made and the lives forever changed. You are a vital part of the important work we are doing to transform communities around...

28 December

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Gwyn Thomas | business development, education, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, partnership trip, social enterprise, spark ventures, zambia

Stunning Progress at the Hope Farm

At the beginning of 2018, The Hope Community School Vegetable Farm was just a dream in the making. A new project at our partner organization in Zambia, intended to create growth not only of beautiful vegetables, but growth within the community as well. This hope...

14 November

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Stephanie Denzer | #girleffect, #graduation4all, community programs, education, girls, partnership trip, report from the field, spark ventures, travel, women's empowerment, zambia

Meeting Rebecca & Her Grandmother

One of the most powerful experiences for those who take the journey to meet our partners and see our work in action is the opportunity to visit the homes of children like Rebecca, a student at Hope Community School in Zambia. This provides a first-hand glimpse...

05 March

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Stephanie Denzer | chicago, events, partnership trip, spark ventures, travel

Beginning a New Decade at Spark Ventures

Thanks to your partnership with us, Spark Ventures has reached its ten-year milestone. Together, we’ve had significant impact and it is with gratitude and anticipation that we share some exciting news about the future. Our leadership team and board of directors have outlined a strategy that...

01 September

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Stephanie Denzer | #girleffect, community programs, girls, nicaragua, partnership trip, spark ventures, travel, women's empowerment

Supporter Spotlight: Carol Thompson

Summer may only be halfway through but we're already thinking about 2018 travel. We've added a NEW trip date to our line-up - a Women's Leadership Trip in February. As we planned those dates, we checked back in with one of the women who was...

19 July

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Stephanie Denzer | community programs, nicaragua, organization, partnership trip, report from the field, travel

What does “Giving Back” look like?

One of the key pillars of a Spark Ventures impact travel experience is the opportunity to give back. Many times we get questions about what this looks like, and we thought we could unpack it a bit here. Let's start with what we believe is...

17 May

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Stephanie Denzer | community programs, education, nicaragua, partnership trip, report from the field, travel

Interview: Lesley Brindle, March Trip Participant

We sat down with one of our most recent Impact Travel alumni, Lesley Brindle, to capture some of her immediate reflections on our recent March trip to Nicaragua. Check out our interview with her here, and consider joining us on one of our upcoming Impact...

04 April

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Stephanie Denzer | chicago, community programs, education, partnership trip, report from the field, socent, social good, zambia

Sister Preschool in Zambia Launched in Partnership with Lincoln Park Preschool

Sharon Kozek, Owner and Founder of Lincoln Park Preschool and Kindergarten, along with members of her team have enthusiastically joined with Spark Ventures to help launch a new preschool in Zambia. Early childhood education is critical to any students' future success in the world, but...

08 February

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