Det är alltid fler saker på gång samtidigt. Just nu är det en virkad korg på gång. Två par sockar, ett par vantar och en syntetfilt sitter på stickorna. Dessutom behövs det mer garn till det ena paret sockar så här återvinns material från ett par begagnade sockar med väldigt långa skaft. Kanske kommer jag att spara några maskor genom att göra benvärmare av sockskaften.
Ingen kan göra allt. Alla kan göra något. Tillsammans kan vi göra mycket. Föreningen Soluppgången vill dra sitt strå till stacken för att göra världen till en lite bättre plats.
söndag 27 december 2020
På gång just nu
lördag 19 december 2020
Julklappsförsäljning till kollegorna
Tusen tack kära kollegor för era bidrag till en lite bättre värld! Här kan ni se vilka kvinnor ni har varit med ni har varit med att stötta. Det är sju jordbrukande och en handarbetande kvinna. Om du vill veta mer om någon av dem är det bara att klicka på namnet.
Nu önskar vi alla nya låntagare lycka till!
Nuria De Los Ángeles
Alajuela, Costa Rica
A loan helps to purchase seeds and agricultural inputs to increase the area and current production of habanero peppers.
$25.00Mercy
Bomet, Kenya
A loan helps to buy farm inputs such as certified seeds and nutrient-rich fertilizers to improve the quality of her farm products and, as a single woman, increase her income.
$25.00Rabiniso
Isfara, Tajikistan
A loan helps to buy mineral and organic fertilizers, expand her business activity and get a good harvest.
$25.00Rosalinda
Numancia, Aklan, Philippines
A loan helps to buy additional abaca fiber and other raw materials to make abaca cloth to sell.
$25.00Grupo Xojolá Group
Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
A loan helps to buy agricultural inputs for the maintenance of coffee beans.
$25.00
lördag 12 december 2020
Det ena föder det andra
lördag 5 december 2020
Fortsatt återutlåning november 2020
Nu är november månads återbetalningar ute i världen igen. Här presenteras de sista nya låntagarna. Vi kostade även på oss en liten donation till Kiva.
Vi önskar förstås alla nya låntagare lycka till!
Arsuni
Tangerang, Indonesia
A loan helps to build a water pump in order to get access to clean water for her family.
$25.00
Cindy
Penuelas, Puerto Rico
A loan helps develop a Biodegradable packaging to expand our customer segments.
$25.00Aidai
Bishkek city, Kyrgyzstan
A loan helps To buy specialized sewing equipment for her workshop, along with a cutting table, as well as obtain raw materials.
$25.00Esther
Sotik, Kenya
A loan helps to buy farming inputs which she plans to use to improve her production, thus making more income to support her family.
$25.00
Danielle
Manica, Mozambique
A loan helps to buy a three ton truck to help her to distribute and sell her seedlings to her clients.
$25.00Malak
Jenin City-West Bank, Palestine
A loan helps to buy a new sewing machine, yarns, silk, and fabrics for sewing.
$25.00Jesica Rebeca
Santo Domingo, San Pedro., Costa Rica
A loan helps to buy the necessary supplies for making handbags.
$25.00Ribbe Aye Teko Group
Lira, Uganda
A loan helps to buy simsim (sesame), millet and onion seedlings.
$25.00Kim Sreang
Kandal, Cambodia
A loan helps to purchase more yarn and weaving materials to weave scarfs for selling.
$25.00Rubiela Sofia
Tulcán, Ecuador
A loan helps to purchase soil amendments, fertilizers, and other agricultural supplies.
$25.00
Memunatu's Female Farmers Group
Makaray Village, Sierra Leone
A loan helps to pay for improved seed, organic inputs and tractor rental, which will allow her and her fellow farmers to escape from subsistence living by farming a larger area with a higher yield.
$25.00Hawa's Female Farmers Group
Roketteh, Sierra Leone
A loan helps to pay for improved seed, organic inputs and tractor rental, which will allow these farmers to escape subsistence by farming a larger area with a higher yield.
$25.00Gerry
Banga, Aklan, Philippines
A loan helps to buy additional raw materials for weaving baskets to sell.
$25.00Francisca
Kitui, Kenya
A loan helps to pay for farm supplies, including fertilizer, to grow more crops on her farm.
$25.00
lördag 28 november 2020
Nu finns vi på nätet
Till slut har vi kommit fram till att vi måste försöka hitta presumtiva kunder via nätet. Ingen vet när festivalerna där vi annars brukar hitta dem, kan komma igång igen. Vi har börjat lägga ut en del bilder på facebooks marketplace. Här ser du en del av det vi har lagt ut hittills. Du hittar det om du söker på "handarbete för välgörenhet". Fler bilder kommer så småningom.
söndag 22 november 2020
Återutlåning november 2020
Nu är återutlåningen för november på gång. Här presenteras den första omgången nya låntagare. Vi önskar dem alla lycka till!
Fati
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
A loan helps to buy eight orders of thread to weave as well as dye.
$25.00Honey Rose
Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
A loan helps to buy additional items used in seaweed farming like seaweed nets.
$25.00
Walter
Kitende, Uganda
A loan helps to provide clean drinking water access and employment in Kitende, Uganda.
$25.00Phuong
Dong Hoi, Quang Binh, Vietnam
A loan helps to buy more slitting vegetable seeds and fertilizers to help them grow.
$25.00Janeth Lucila
Ibarra, Ecuador
A loan helps to buy more products to have more clients and improve her sales.
$25.00Somang
Kampong Cham, Cambodia
A loan helps to buy additional farm items such as fertilizers, cassava seeds and soil and also to grow her business.
$25.00Lumturie
Pogradec, Albania
A loan helps to pay for the winter season's agricultural expenses for an elderly woman so she will be able to keep providing for her big family.
$25.00Esther
Embu, Kenya
A loan helps to purchase fertilizer to greatly improve her banana crop production.
$25.00
Totonicapan, Guatemala
A loan helps to buy high-quality fabric and thread at the wholesale level.
$25.00Ana
Sapini, Savaii, Samoa
A loan helps to buy taro roots, banana tubes, a wheelbarrow, rake, shovel, water tank, and hand gloves.
$25.00
söndag 15 november 2020
Fler handarbeten som inte hamnar i lagret
Här är ännu ett bidrag till utställningen "We knit for peace" på Textilmuseet i Borås. Det är synd att de måste ha in bidragen redan nästa vecka. Annars hade det kunnat bli fler saker som kommer att hamna i lagren.
söndag 8 november 2020
Fortsatt återutlåning oktober 2020
Nu är återutlåningen för oktober avklarad. Den här gången fanns det också utrymme för en liten donation till Kiva. Det är dem och internet vi kan tacka för att det är så enkelt att göra skillnad i världen idag.
Nu önskar vi alla nya låntagare lycka till!
Raja’A
Hashmeya-Zarqa, Jordan
A loan helps to renovate a room in her center for disabled children.
$25.00Leonita
Kosovo
A loan helps to buy some embroidery material, such as thread, fabric and other materials needed for her work with the wedding season coming.
$25.00Las Sembradoras 1 Group
Nahualá, Sololá, Guatemala
A loan helps to replenish her supply of high-quality thread.
$25.00Teresita
Dumangas, Iloilo City, Philippines
A loan helps to buy fertilizer, a new variety of seeds and other farm supplies to maintain her business.
$25.00
Silvia Patricia
El Progreso, Costa Rica
A loan helps to buy inputs to assist with the cultivation of cocoa.
$25.00Oanh
Dong Hoi, Quang Binh, Vietnam
A loan helps to pay for buy more fertilizers and slitting vegetable seeds to grow.
$25.00Sheila
Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya
A loan helps to buy farming inputs which she will use to improve her production and make more income to support her family.
$25.00Simativa
Maagiagi, Samoa
A loan helps to buy taro roots, a wheelbarrow, a rake, a shovel, and a water tank.
$25.00
Maria
Dalaguete, Cebu, Philippines
A loan helps to buy fertilizers and other farm supplies.
Jose
Saint Petersburg, United States
A loan helps a minority owned business to reduce pesticide usage in our world.
$25.00Ma. Wilda
President Roxas, Capiz, Philippines
A loan helps to buy fertilizer and other farm supplies to maintain her farmland.
$25.00
María De Los Ángeles
San José, Costa Rica
A loan helps to buy inputs for growing coffee to improve quality, increase sales and the wellbeing of her family.