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…And They’re Off!

After months of planning and preparation, the time has finally come! Spark CEO, Rich, and our Finance Manager, Marcia, have bid farewell to America and are finally on their way to Zambia for our July Partnership trip. Although our 14 trip participants won’t be arriving...

08 July

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Making Dreams into Reality with #graduation4all

They want to be teachers, pilots, the first in their family to be a doctor...

25 June

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Food, Fun, and New Friends

While visiting our partners, Spark trip participants are able to be a part of ongoing programs as well as special activities. At the core of our partner programs is the Las Tias daily meal program. Most of the children come from homes...

07 May

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Transformation Stories: Allison

One of the incredibly important activities, included in every Partnership Trip Spark facilitates, is what we call a "Transformation Story." In Nicaragua, this is an opportunity to visit one of the beneficiaries of Las Tías in their home. Their generous families invite our travelers into...

27 April

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Photos from our First Full Day

Check out a glimpse of the first full day of our travels in Nicaragua...

23 April

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The Things We Leave Behind

At Spark, we measure our impact in the long term success of our partnerships. We want children served by our partners to have access to the resources they need to achieve their potential, and we do this by strengthening and sustaining amazing community programing.To reach...

28 March

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It’s about the little things

If you are familiar with Spark Ventures, you likely know that our Partnership Trips provide the opportunity for Spark Investors to meet our international partners first-hand. Partnership Trips are an incredible way to join in cultural experiences, form new friendships, bond with the children...

12 March

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Lab Coats and Chickens

On our Partnership Trips, we spend the vast majority of our time with the children at Hope Village. Their smiles and laughter and friendship are so very powerful and memorable. But, there's another piece to the Spark story here in Zambia that we are overwhelmingly...

26 January

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Transformation Stories in Zambia

Teacher Judy got tears in her eyes when she told us the family we were visiting did not even have blankets to sleep under.Transformation stories, like the one our travelers experienced yesterday, have long formed a critical piece of our Partnership Trip itinerary. On these...

24 January

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