Together with the Austrian Student Union/Sustainability Department and the University of Innsbruck, MOYO hosted a film screening on the topic of fast fashion on 8 May at 6pm.In the cosy SOFA room in Josef-Hirn-Strasse, the documentary film ‘The true cost’, which takes an unsparing look behind the scenes of the global textile industry, was shown over sacks and drinks. Questions such as: ‘Who really pays for our cheap clothes?’‘What are
Thanks to our contact person Margaret, who commutes between Kenya and Tyrol, we were able to receive new handicrafts. These lovely accessories in African design are handmade by the girls we support in Africa. This enables us to achieve two goals at the same time: the girls, who receive training as seamstresses, gain practical and professional experience through this project. In return, our organisation MOYO receives original articles with an
On 24 March, it was that time again: under the motto ‘Jambo Tyrol meets Kenya’, the MOYO team once again cooked at the dinner club in Integrationshaus. The dinner club is a series of events organised by Integrationshaus of the Diocese of Innsbruck. Under the motto ‘Eat with us for a good life for all’, people from different cultures come together at cookery evenings, enjoy culinary delicacies and do something
A Punch and Judy show is one of the absolute highlights for the youngest among us. If the whole thing benefits a charitable cause, then parents and grandparents are also happy to be inspired. Thanks to the support of the HoLaRo Punch and Judy show and the Ko Ko We parents’ association, the MOYO association hosted an entertaining afternoon in the Kolsass Community hall on Friday, 24 January 2025.
On 29 November, the Botanical Garden was once again transformed into the cosiest winter market in Innsbruck! The smell of roasted almonds, punch and mulled wine filled the air and got visitors in the mood for the upcoming Christmas season. Various exhibitors presented lovingly designed handicrafts from all over the world at the small craft market. Visitors were able to purchase small, sustainable gifts for themselves or their loved ones.
Despite numerous parallel events and Christmas markets, Lecture Hall 2 at the main university was packed on the evening of 27 November. Numerous guests accepted the invitation from the MOYO association in cooperation with the Master’s programme in Gender, Culture and Social Change to a lecture theatre cinema. The programme included ‘Little one’, South Africa’s official entry for the 2013 Oscars in the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ category: based on
Our local project partner specifically looks for girls who are unable to go to school due to their family’s financial situation or other circumstances. This is how Justin Kokonya (25 years )was found, who, together with her four siblings, is growing up in poor conditions with her grandmother in a slum. Her mother had left the family when the children were still small. Everyday life is difficult, the money is
On Wednesday, 20th November 2024, the Sixty Twenty pub hosted an evening of football for a good cause. Together with the pub’s event manager Tobi, the idea of a charity Wuzzler tournament was born. This project was finally realised thanks to the support of the TST Tablesoccer Tirol. A total of 24 teams of different levels responded to the Tablesoccers’ call to “kick for a good cause”, and supporters
Yesterday, the documentary political thriller “Das Grüne Gold – in diesem Wald haben nur die Investoren das Sagen ’ was screened at the SoWi in lecture theatre 2. There is a massive global rush for farmland – the new green gold. In Ethiopia, which is suffering from famine, the government is leasing millions of hectares of land to foreign investors in the hope of export revenues. The dream of prosperity
For two days in glorious summer weather, the Botanical Garden of the University of Innsbruck opened its doors for the Alles-Gute Festival. A colourful summer festival called Botanica blossomed amidst the beauty of the gardens. There was plenty on offer for young and old: for families, there were numerous hands-on stations where the world of native and exotic plants and animals could be explored. Exciting workshops invited visitors to join