It started on the plane from Atlanta to Managua. When you’re traveling to a country that speaks a language other than English, you first pass through a land of double takes, where everything is announced or written first in one language, then they Translate Video into...
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With only a few days until the first of our travelers departs to Nicaragua for our second Partnership Trip to Las Tias, we are kicking into high gear in the Spark office making final preparations!This November we are celebrating one year of partnership with Las...
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Spark's Director of Partnerships, Lucy Jodlowska, is in Zambia for the next six weeks, supporting exciting developments at the poultry farm. Major progress over the next month will position the farm for a significant increase in both the number of chickens raised each cycle, as...
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We are excited to announce a new partnership for Spark Ventures that pairs our international work with another local Chicago organization, expanding horizons for local teens. Allowance for Good (AfG) is a network of American youth ages 13-18 that partner together to improve the lives...
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Carol, a Partnership Trip participant from Spark's inaugural trip to Nicaragua recently shared some memories and photos from her experience. Check our her travelogue here & then think about joining us in Nicaragua yourself! I had the incredible honor of being one of the travelers on...
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August 2013Dear Spark Supporters,A few months ago I was out for a run in the park near my apartment and as typically happens, I was thinking about Spark. We spend a lot of time sharing about our work: the various partners and programs, the trips...
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What have you been up to on your summer vacation? Here at Spark Ventures we have been busy! With business development projects in Zambia and Nicaragua, exciting progress is being made towards providing sustainable revenue streams for both our partner organizations.At various points throughout...
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This July's Partnership Trip to Zambia was a small but incredible group - three spectacular women joined Rich in Zambia, getting to know the incredible children and leadership at Hope Ministries. Now that they're back, we asked each of them to send us a few...
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Meeting one of the founding Tías at the marketplace where Las Tías was founded more than 20 years agoIn an effort to test my international travel stamina, I spent a total of 6 hours on the ground in Chicago on Tuesday when I arrived from...
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Day five of the nine day Partnership Trip to Zambia is long. We build up your endurance during the first several days and then pack about as much activity into Thursday as humanly possible. Memories are created that will last a lifetime – for the...
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