söndag 27 december 2020

På gång just nu

                             


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. 

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!

  • Kibedmot Group

    Lira, Uganda

    A loan helps to hire labor for weeding.

    $25.00
  • 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.

    $25.00
  • Mercy

    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.

    $25.00
  • Khadija

    Kaduna, Nigeria

    A loan helps to purchase additional farmland.

    $25.00
  • Rabiniso

    Isfara, Tajikistan

    A loan helps to buy mineral and organic fertilizers, expand her business activity and get a good harvest.

    $25.00
  • Vân

    Thanh Hoá, Vietnam

    A loan helps to purchase seedlings and fertilizer for her farm.

    $25.00
  • Rosalinda

    Numancia, Aklan, Philippines

    A loan helps to buy additional abaca fiber and other raw materials to make abaca cloth to sell.

    $25.00
  • Grupo 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

 




Just nu är det mycket korgvirkning. Det finns mycket brunt bomullsgarn från Tant Kofta kvar. En hel bärkasse med tygremsor från A gör att det tidsödande arbetet med att klippa till tygerna går bort. Men de färgade tygremsorna vill jag gärna virka in där de syns. Botten på korgen syns ju inte så den kan lika gärna vara vit. Vita tygrester finns det gott om. Nu är det ju så att jag gärna utnyttjar det befintliga materialet så mycket det går. Då blir det att klippa till kaffefilter när det är större bitar vitt tyg, så att det verkligen bara är tygrester som går åt till botten på korgen. Alltså ligger det nu ett trettiotal kaffefilter bredvid symaskinen som väntar på att bli färdiga. Det är kanske dags att pausa korgvirkningen ett tag för att inte den högen ska växa sig alltför stor.

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
  • Owot Ilwak Group Obapo

    Aber, Uganda

    A loan helps to construct a granary to store her harvest.

    $25.00
  • Lubabatu

    Kaduna, Nigeria

    A loan helps to purchase additional farmland.

    $25.00
  • Saratu

    Kaduna, Nigeria

    A loan helps to purchase additional farmland.

    $25.00
  • Cindy

    Penuelas, Puerto Rico

    A loan helps develop a Biodegradable packaging to expand our customer segments.

    $25.00
  • Aidai

    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.

    $25.00
  • Esther

    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
  • Twikorere Cb Group

    Rwanda

    A loan helps to buy more raw materials to use in crafting.

    $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.

    $25.00
  • Malak

    Jenin City-West Bank, Palestine

    A loan helps to buy a new sewing machine, yarns, silk, and fabrics for sewing.

    $25.00
  • Jesica Rebeca

    Santo Domingo, San Pedro., Costa Rica

    A loan helps to buy the necessary supplies for making handbags.

    $25.00
  • Ribbe Aye Teko Group

    Lira, Uganda

    A loan helps to buy simsim (sesame), millet and onion seedlings.

    $25.00
  • Kim Sreang

    Kandal, Cambodia

    A loan helps to purchase more yarn and weaving materials to weave scarfs for selling.

    $25.00
  • Rubiela 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.

    $25.00
  • Hawa'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.

    $25.00
  • Gerry

    Banga, Aklan, Philippines

    A loan helps to buy additional raw materials for weaving baskets to sell.

    $25.00
  • Francisca

    Kitui, Kenya

    A loan helps to pay for farm supplies, including fertilizer, to grow more crops on her farm.

    $25.00
  • Milcah

    Tala, Kenya

    A loan helps to buy seeds and fertilizer.

    $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.

Ser du något annat i något gammalt blogginlägg som du är intresserad av, kan du mejla en förfrågan till oss på adressen soluppgangen@yahoo.se   så får du besked om det du är intresserad finns kvar i lagret.
 

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.

    $25.00
  • Honey Rose

    Talibon, Bohol, Philippines

    A loan helps to buy additional items used in seaweed farming like seaweed nets.

    $25.00
  • Mary

    Nyandarua South, Kenya

    A loan helps to buy seeds and fertilizer.

    $25.00
  • Luisa Vanessa

    San Gabriel, Ecuador

    A loan helps to buy farming supplies.

    $25.00
  • Fatima Lucia

    San Gabriel, Ecuador

    A loan helps to buy agricultural supplies.

    $25.00


  • Walter

    Kitende, Uganda

    A loan helps to provide clean drinking water access and employment in Kitende, Uganda.

    $25.00
  • Phuong

    Dong Hoi, Quang Binh, Vietnam

    A loan helps to buy more slitting vegetable seeds and fertilizers to help them grow.

    $25.00
  • Janeth Lucila

    Ibarra, Ecuador

    A loan helps to buy more products to have more clients and improve her sales.

    $25.00
  • Jelena

    Kosovo

    A loan helps to buy artificial fertilizers and get ready for the next season.

    $25.00
  • Somang

    Kampong Cham, Cambodia

    A loan helps to buy additional farm items such as fertilizers, cassava seeds and soil and also to grow her business.

    $25.00
  • Lumturie

    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.

    $25.00
  • Esther

    Embu, Kenya

    A loan helps to purchase fertilizer to greatly improve her banana crop production.

    $25.00

Amistad Casa Blanca Group

  • Totonicapan, Guatemala

    A loan helps to buy high-quality fabric and thread at the wholesale level.

    $25.00
  • Ana

    Sapini, Savaii, Samoa

    A loan helps to buy taro roots, banana tubes, a wheelbarrow, rake, shovel, water tank, and hand gloves.

    $25.00
  • Halime

    Kosovo

    A loan helps to buy seeds and get ready for the next season.

    $25.00
  • Olga Maria

    Guaranda, Ecuador

    A loan helps to purchase potato seeds and fertilizer.

    $25.00
  • Joya Larga Group

    USPANTAN, QUICHE, Guatemala

    A loan helps to invest in agriculture.

    $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.

    $25.00
  • Lorena Estefania

    Cahuasqui, Ecuador

    A loan helps to buy pepper plants and raise her income.

    $25.00
  • Leonita

    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.

    $25.00
  • Las Sembradoras 1 Group

    Nahualá, Sololá, Guatemala

    A loan helps to replenish her supply of high-quality thread.

    $25.00
  • Teresita

    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
  • 09_Gpf Deggo Thilene Group

    Senegal

    A loan helps to grow rice.

    $25.00


  • Silvia Patricia

    El Progreso, Costa Rica

    A loan helps to buy inputs to assist with the cultivation of cocoa.

    $25.00
  • Oanh

    Dong Hoi, Quang Binh, Vietnam

    A loan helps to pay for buy more fertilizers and slitting vegetable seeds to grow.

    $25.00
  • Sheila

    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.

    $25.00
  • Simativa

    Maagiagi, Samoa

    A loan helps to buy taro roots, a wheelbarrow, a rake, a shovel, and a water tank.

    $25.00
  • Vanesa Poleth

    Alto Tambo, Ecuador

    A loan helps to buy plants and seeds to improve her income.

    $25.00


Maria

Dalaguete, Cebu, Philippines

A loan helps to buy fertilizers and other farm supplies.

$25.00
  • Stella

    Kyotera, Uganda

    A loan helps purchase manure.

    $25.00
  • Jose

    Saint Petersburg, United States

    A loan helps a minority owned business to reduce pesticide usage in our world.

    $25.00
  • Sairam

    Khuroson, Tajikistan

    A loan helps to purchase a new sewing machine.

    $25.00
  • Ma. 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.

$25.00