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  |   #inspired, chicago, community programs, education, events, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, partnership trip, spark ventures, travel, zambia

Visiting the USA: Investing in Our Partners

Exciting things are happening at Spark--both for our team and for our partner organization, Hope Ministries! Three of our friends from Zambia have come to visit us in the U.S. for a unique cultural exchange. We invest in our partners on multiple levels, not just...

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23 October
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  |   Allowance for Good, community programs, girls, nicaragua, partnership trip, report from the field, social good, travel, women's empowerment   |   No comment

Guest Blog: Reflections on Reciprocity

Karin Scott is the Program Manager at Allowance for Good. She recently returned from traveling with Spark Ventures and Allowance for Good youth to Nicaragua on our August Partnership Trip. Karen wrote these reflections on day 3 of the trip, and agreed to share them...

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12 August
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  |   Allowance for Good, community programs, education, nicaragua, nutrition, partnership trip, report from the field, social good, spark ventures, travel   |   No comment

So, what did YOU do on your summer vacation?

The students from Allowance for Good and other youth who joined us for our August Partnership Trip to Nicaragua are leaving a powerful impact on the lives of the children they met at Las Tías. The trip, as with all Spark Ventures Partnership Trips, incorporated lots...

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11 August
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Youth in Nicaragua, meet youth from Chicago!

Our Partnership Trip to Nicaragua this August is unique - in addition to travelers who have been part of the Spark Ventures community for years, we're also traveling with 10+ travelers from Allowance for Good, a fabulous Evanston-based non-profit we have formed a powerful partnership...

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08 August
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  |   business development, partnership trip, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, spark ventures, travel, zambia   |   No comment

Field trip to the farm… to visit our fluffy friends!

After spending 5 days in Ndola at Hope Ministries, our partnership trip travelers headed south to Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia, to visit the poultry farm. The poultry farm was established in collaboration between Spark and Hope Ministries to serve as a...

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23 July
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  |   #girleffect, community programs, education, girls, healthcare, partnership trip, public health, report from the field, social good, spark ventures, travel, women's empowerment, zambia   |   No comment

Sharon’s Transformation Story

Transformation stories are important to the fabric of our partnership trips in Zambia. During this segment of the itinerary, we highlight one of the students at Hope Community School and allow our travelers to get a glimpse at life outside of Hope - and to...

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22 July
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  |   education, healthcare, nutrition, partnership trip, public health, report from the field, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, zambia   |   No comment

Goings on in Zambia

Every day in Zambia is new and exciting, even for those who have made the trip to visit our partner in Ndola many times before. It's wonderful to see Ndola develop economically over the years.Ndola development - new mall with a Subway, grocery store and...

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18 July
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