2911, 2023

MOYO hosted a lecture theatre cinema and showed the Kenyan film Rafiki

Barbara Messner
29. November 2023
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Despite numerous parallel events and Christmas markets, lecture theatre 5 ¾ at the main university was packed. 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 Rafiki, which means “friend” in Swahili, a film by Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu. Based on the award-winning short story “Jambula Tree” (2008) by Ugandan

2311, 2023

Charity table football tournament at the SixtyTwenty Pub

Barbara Messner
23. November 2023
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On Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 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 of

1911, 2023

MOYO at the suitcase market in Weer

Barbara Messner
19. November 2023
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Under the organisation of Michaela Irowec, head of the Weer adult school, a suitcase market took place in the afternoon of 18 November 2023 at the Neue Mittelschule Weer. The items in the suitcases left nothing to be desired. Lots of home-made items were on the counter. Jewellery, crochet work, teas, soaps, herbal salts and liqueurs, arts and crafts and much more were on sale. Thanks to the invitation of

2710, 2023

Sweaty altitude metres and kilometres for a good cause

Barbara Messner
27. October 2023
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To give girls in East Africa a chance at education, Beat Lohner, Barbara Messner and Nicola Reinisch ran 111 kilometres and over 6,500 metres of altitude in 5 days from North Tyrol to South Tyrol. Education is still not a matter of course in many parts of the world, including Kenya. Low incomes from agriculture and large household sizes put pressure on the families’ limited financial resources. For girls in

2706, 2023

Report about our fundraising run from Obernberg to Nals (111km, 5 days, 6.159 HM+, 7.216 HM-)

Barbara Messner
27. June 2023
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Wednesday, 21.6 / 1st stage: Obernberg – St. Anton/Pflersch(842 HM+, 1,012 HM-, 18.2 km) The starting signal for our five-day adventure was given at 8:00 a.m. in gorgeous summer weather, and admittedly I was a little nervous. After we had picked up Beat at his overnight accommodation in Steinach am Brenner, I already felt a bit better – because the chemistry between us seemed to be right from the start.

0406, 2023

Guided tour of the Halltal drinking water tunnel

Barbara Messner
4. June 2023
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On Saturday 3 June, the MOYO association invited members, supporters and friends of the association to a guided tour of the Halltal drinking water gallery. After a walk of about 30 minutes, those interested reached the drinking water gallery. After a mudslide paralysed the water supply of Absam and Hall in 1992, the two communities built what is probably one of the most impressive drinking water structures in Tyrol –

2204, 2023

Punch and Judy for a good cause

Barbara Messner
22. April 2023
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A performance by Punch and Judy is one of the absolute highlights for the youngest among us. And when the whole thing benefits a charitable cause, parents and grandparents are happy to join in the excitement. Thanks to the support of the Punch and Judy show HoLaRo and the playrooms of the University of Innsbruck, the MOYO association invited children to an entertaining afternoon on Friday, 21 April 2023. The

0503, 2023

“Jambo – Tyrol meets Kenya reloaded” on 24th of March at Dinneclub

Barbara Messner
5. March 2023
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On 24 March, the time had come again: MOYO cooked again at the Dinnerclub Innsbruck, according to the motto “Jambo Tyrol meets Kenya”. The dinner club is a series of events organised by the Integration House of the Diocese of Innsbruck. According to the motto “Eat with us for a good life for all”, people from different cultures come together on cooking evenings, enjoy culinary delights and at the same

3001, 2023

Lecture Sophie Kibuywa “Commitment to peace, sustainability and justice”

Barbara Messner
30. January 2023
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Ms Sophie Elizabeth Kibuywa used her trip to Europe to visit various project partners, including our association MOYO in Innsbruck. It was important for MOYO that not only the members of the association have the opportunity to talk to Ms Kibuywa, so a lecture was organised for Tuesday, 24 January 2023, at the University of Innsbruck. This lecture was organised together with our partner, the Master’s programme Gender, Culture and

2701, 2023

Sophie Kibuywa visiting Tyrol

Barbara Messner
27. January 2023
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On Sunday 22 January 2022, Sophie Kibuywa, the director of our partner organisation in Kenya, arrived in Innsbruck on the Flixbus from Frankfurt. Barbara Messner, President of MOYO, was delighted to see her again, as the women had not seen each other for more than two years. Due to COVID and the elections in Kenya, a trip to Africa in the summer of 2022, combined with school visits, was not