1 – Innovative and powerful grassroots Zambian organization that our travelers will get to know during the coming week3 – Excited Spark staff members ready to share the impact of our work (two are along for the whole ride, and...
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There’s no disguising it. Traveling from Chicago to Zambia is not a short journey!But the long journey made the arrival even sweeter. I stepped off the plane into the open arms of Zambian hospitality – unbelievably excited about the start...
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Poultry Farm - Lusaka It’s hard for me to imagine that in just two days I will have been here in Zambia for a month, with just one more week to go. Though I spent a week in Ndola and had...
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Within the next couple of days, members of the Spark staff will be traveling to Zambia and will be joined by 18 Spark friends from around the country to visit our partner organization, Hope Ministries. Preparations for this journey began many months ago and the...
Read MoreSpark Zambia Trip Featured on GrouponIt isn’t every day that a small nonprofit organization like Spark Ventures receives national recognition. But that’s what has happened this week with the offer of Groupon’s first ever volunteer vacation deal in partnership with Spark.The trip was released with...
Read MoreIs it odd to say that 2.5 hour budget meeting this morning made my day?! :)I got to spend the bulk of the morning with Charles and Margaret to work on solidifying Hope's 2012 monthly budget. Going line by line with everything from textbooks to...
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