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Lexi Lewis   |   Business, business development, community programs, education, girls, non-profit, nonprofit, social good, spark, spark ventures, zambia

Village Banking in Twapia, Zambia

  Hope Community School’s Village Banking program is continuing to educate and empower members of their community in Twapia, Zambia. In addition to providing fresh vegetables from the Hope Community School Farm for participants to sell, this impactful program teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to attain financial...

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13 January
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Gwyn Thomas   |   Business, business development, community programs, education, girls, non-profit, nonprofit, social good, spark, spark ventures, zambia

Village Banking in Ndola, Zambia

Our partner in Zambia, Hope Community School, continues to expand their reach to support and empower members of their community. Recently, they started a new community empowerment initiative called "Village Banking". The program is educating and empowering members of the community to understand and attain...

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17 June
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Gwyn Thomas   |   #girleffect, #inspired, Art, Business, business development, community programs, education, girls, healthcare, non-profit, nonprofit, nutrition, public health, social good, spark ventures, women's empowerment, zambia

Introducing W.O.W. – Twapia’s Women of Worth!

The community of Twapia continues to be impacted across generations. We are excited to introduce you to W.O.W., Twapia's Women of Worth!     W.O.W. The Women of Worth, “W.O.W.”, Group was formed to fulfill nutritional, healthcare, emotional and social needs of Twapia’s elderly women and to help them...

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20 February
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Amanda Diiulis   |   #girleffect, #inspired, Business, business development, girls, news, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, women's empowerment

A Wanderful Giveaway!

  We've collaborated before with the intrepid ladies over at Wanderful where their goal is to empower women travelers to explore the world and to connect with each other. We're all about experiential travel and making powerful, personal connections. So, we were thrilled when they reached...

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01 March
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Stephanie Denzer   |   #girleffect, Business, nicaragua, partnership trip, travel, women's empowerment

Impact Trip Guest Appearance: United Airlines Country Director

We are thrilled to announce that on the upcoming Nicaragua Women's Leadership Trip our travelers will be joined for a day by Gloria Callejas, Country Director for United Airlines in Nicaragua. Gloria will provide her personal perspective on corporate life in Nicaragua, women and girls...

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15 December
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Stephanie Denzer   |   Business, business development, nicaragua, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship

Honeybee Pilot Hives Begin Buzzing

Thirty hives on Nicaragua farm undergo first honey extraction harvest   *Updated May 2020. Please note that the most recent information regarding our farm initiative in Nicaragua can be found here.   We're thrilled to announce the launch of honey production on our farm investment in Nicaragua. With a...

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05 May
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Spark Ventures   |   Business, business development, community programs, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, spark ventures, zambia

Counting our Chickens

Our social impact partner's poultry farm in Zambia, like any business, benefits from economy of scale. As the farm grows, the profit margins on their production increase - leading to more net revenue and more funds that can be transferred to support the operations of...

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19 April
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Spark Ventures   |   #girleffect, Art, Business, business development, community programs, Design, education, events, girls, healthcare, investor spotlight, Music, news, nicaragua, non-profit, nonprofit, nutrition, organization, partnership trip, Photography, public health, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, Uncategorized, women's empowerment

Nicaragua Thrills – See for yourself!

When people ask us about Spark Ventures' business driven philanthropy model or the impact this model has on hundreds of children in Nicaragua and Zambia, we often find ourselves saying at some point in the conversation: "Come and see for yourself!" Last week we had...

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17 February
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Spark Ventures   |   Business, business development, chicago, community programs, nicaragua, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, partnership trip, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, Uncategorized, zambia

Welcome Arnold, Spark’s New Program Manager!

We are thrilled to announce the newest member of our team, Arnold Duijzer! To help you (and us!) get to know Arnold a little better, we had a little Q&A session with him.     Where are you from and what did you study? I was born and raised in a...

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12 January
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