EVERY CHILD MATTERS | HONOURING THE 215 LOST SOULS
[Español abajo] It is 2:15 pm in what is now called British Columbia. This week, each day at this time, we are taking a moment of...
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ashli72
- Jun 19, 2020
- 7 min
BLACK LIVES MATTER: MOSQOY'S STEPS FORWARD
For Spanish, click here. / For Quechua, click here. Para español, haga clic aquí. / Para quechua, haga clic aquí. español nisqapaq, kiypi...
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ashli72
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
MOSQOY'S UPDATE ON COVID-19
Dear Mosqoy supporters, We hope you feel safe and supported, and that you are finding creative ways to be kind and compassionate with...
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ashli72
- Mar 15, 2020
- 6 min
MOSQOY YOUTH PROGRAM 2020: MEET OUR STUDENTS!
Meet Our Students! We are incredibly excited to announce the 2020 cohort of our Mosqoy Youth Program! We have just selected the next nine...
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ashli72
- Jan 24, 2020
- 6 min
REFLECTIONS ON MOSQOY’S 2019: WHAT A YEAR!
A Note from our Founder, Ashli Akins What a year! We at Mosqoy are exhausted. We wondered why, until looking back at this list,...
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ashli72
- Apr 30, 2019
- 6 min
MOSQOY’S FOUNDER, ASHLI AKINS, HONOURED AS HUMANIST OF THE YEAR
A few weeks ago, the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Humanities hosted the inaugural Humanitas Awards, which recognizes three...
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ashli72
- Apr 2, 2019
- 3 min
CARBON OFFSETTING CHALLENGE
What is a Carbon Footprint? A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas emissions a person or business emits through everyday...
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ashli72
- Feb 21, 2019
- 4 min
A YOUTH PROGRAM'S VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Part One: One Month Into Volunteering Working with Mosqoy has been a enriching and flexible experience thus far. For my first month I was...
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ashli72
- Dec 4, 2018
- 5 min
HEALING PERU’S POVERTY PANDEMIC: OPENING SAILS TO THE WINDS OF QUECHUA DREAMS
In every child there grows at least one life dream, but not every child has the opportunity to grow into that dream. With every second...
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ashli72
- Oct 25, 2018
- 4 min
WE ARE RESILIENT: OUR NEW WORKING MODEL + THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya Angelou Dear...
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ashli72
- Jul 22, 2017
- 4 min
"WE CAN BREAK THE CHAIN OURSELVES": UNFETTERING WOMEN'S VOICES
There are many aspects to Mosqoy that inspire me: empowering Indigenous communities to prosper economically, stimulating a...
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ashli72
- Jul 13, 2016
- 3 min
PAROBAMBA & PITUKISKA VISIT
A few weeks ago Ana, Gustavo, Barcelia and I traveled to the communities of Parobamba and Pitukiska for their monthly weaving association...
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ashli72
- Jul 4, 2016
- 5 min
A NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS SHE PASSES THE TORCH
Dear Mosqoy friends and supporters, I find it hard to believe that I am writing to you 10 years after Mosqoy started. I remember arriving...
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ashli72
- Apr 21, 2016
- 3 min
BRENTWOOD SERVICE LEARNING: A DAY ON AN ANDEAN CAMPO
The Socma service learning trip took Brentwood students into the home of Nohemi, one of Mosqoy’s Andean Youth Program students. With the...
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ashli72
- Apr 15, 2016
- 4 min
A POST BY BRENTWOOD'S MRS. BEATTY
We arrived in Cusco last Thursday morning around 6:30am and came straight to the hotel. We all noticed the elevation right away. It was...
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ashli72
- Feb 18, 2016
- 2 min
ANDEAN YOUTH PROGRAM STUDENT SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Hello from Cusco and the Andean Youth Program! We are excited to introduce Apus Peru and El Albergue, two of our Peru-based student...
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ashli72
- Feb 3, 2016
- 5 min
BEFORE THE RAIN SEASON...
It doesn’t matter where you come from – but especially if you’re from Europe or North America! – Cusco will immediately make you feel...
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ashli72
- Jan 11, 2016
- 2 min
MISSING CUZCO
I spent two weeks during the holidays visiting my mom, grandma and friends in Arizona. On the eight hour layover in Lima, my second and...
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ashli72
- Jan 10, 2016
- 1 min
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS
Time flies right passed me and I don’t even get time to blink. These past couple of months as the AYP Fellow have gone by so quickly. I...
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ashli72
- Jan 4, 2016
- 1 min
LA CHOCOLATADA!
Mosqoy's Chocolatada from Alley Elle on Vimeo. (Source: https://vimeo.com/150427896) The holidays are a time for celebrating what you...
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