On 16 February, we, Barbara Messner and Alexandra Ebner, board members of MOYO, set off on our trip to Africa. In addition to a few gifts for the girls (coloured pencils, writing materials, toiletries), we also brought a portion of curiosity with us – after all, it had been four years since our last visit (due to the coronavirus). After a warm welcome from Sophie E. Kibuywa, Director of the
on Friday, April 22, 2022 the time had finally come! After being postponed 3 times due to Corona, the MOYO association’s African cooking evening took place on Friday in the dinner club in the Schutzengelkirche. Preparations and shopping started on Thursday afternoon, after all more than 60 people had registered for the evening. On Friday from 3 p.m. there was a lot of activity in the kitchen: onions and carrots
On Thursday 10.3.2022, the general assembly of the association including the audit took place. The board of directors of MOYO – More Heart for Girls and Women of the World would like to take this opportunity to express their sincere thanks for the numerous donations, as well as to those people who provide valuable voluntary work in the background. In the past year 2021, more than EURO 8,000 in donations
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL… My name is Lusaria Wanyama, from Nakalira village. I am the first born child in the family of Seven children. I went to school in Nakalira Primary where I did my primary education. My Mother separated with my father when I was still young. Life was not the same. I struggled to get my academic requirements from my father because we were under
During the winter the MOYO board team ransacked their attics and basements and diligently collected items for a flea market stand on May 30, 2021 at the Cyta Shopping Center. The sale proceeds will go again to our Africa project. Equipped with 2 thermos flasks of coffee and tea, the MOYO stand was set up at 5 a.m. and sales started successfully at 7 a.m. Everything was available from household
The time has finally come: Despite the rising number of corona infections, the Kenyan government has ordered the opening of schools from January 4th under strict hygiene and safety requirements. As already reported in the last blog post, this is a double-edged sword: on the one hand, schools can never meet these requirements, especially since most facilities do not even have running water and sufficient spatial capacities. However, the fact
During the summer the MOYO board team ransacked their attics and basements and diligently collected items for a flea market stand on October 18, 2020 at the Cyta Shopping Center. The sale proceeds will go to our Africa project. Equipped with 2 thermos flasks of coffee and tea, the MOYO stand was set up at 5 a.m. and sales started successfully at 7 a.m. Everything was available from household appliances,
The time has come on April 22, 2022! MOYO – More hearts for girls and women of this world cooks at the Innsbruck Dinner Club. The dinner club is a series of events organized by the Integrationshaus of the Diocese of Innsbruck. According to the motto “Eat with us for the good life for everyone”, people from different cultures come together on cooking evenings, indulge themselves with culinary delights and
The family association of Patsch has decided to support our MOYO school project with a donation of EUR 500. The money comes from this year’s advent wreath campaign. The girls say Thank you – Asante Sana! The latest edition of the “Patscher Dorfblatt” (local newspaper) also reports on MOYO’s social projects.
More and more people are infected with the Corona virus on the African continent. Experts fear an outbreak like in Europe. Scientists previously suspected that Africa might be untroubled by the virus. However, first assumptions that warmer temperatures might slow down the virus have not been proven. In Kenya, arrangements are now being made for a “corona lock-down”: schools and shops are closed, curfews have been imposed and international airports