Dear Mosqoy Family,

This coming year will be our 20th Anniversary! We began this dream (mosqoy, in Quechua) way back in July 2006, at a time when the world was in many ways a very different climate – economically, culturally, and environmentally. We too have adapted, grown, and been challenged beyond measure. We are still here - 20 years on - because of you. Because you and we collectively believed that we could, and that we should, keep making this dream a reality. Because we believe in ancestral knowledge, cultural revitalization, youth empowerment, and Indigenous education.

In Quechua cosmology, numbers are deeply symbolic, connecting people to the earth and the stars. So we don’t embark on our 20th year lightly. In Quechua, iskay chunka – the number 20 – is methodically and repeatedly counted in order to create ancestral stories through textiles. The laya (the designed section of a textile) is only created with exact pairs of 10 threads. In a way, we at Mosqoy feel like we have been weaving our laya together – with hundreds of people, from students, weavers, and families, to donors, volunteers, board members, and staff – to co-create our story. Counting to iskay chunka together.
 

It is time to celebrate.

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This December, we are launching our 20th Anniversary Campaign – raising $20,000 for our 20th year. And we hope that you will be part of it. To make it even more meaningful, our generous Board of Directors has pledged to match 100% of your donations (up to $20,000) raised between December 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026 – doubling your impact!

This will support our five partner Quechua communities, their families, their women’s weaving cooperatives, and our current scholarship students throughout 2026. With your help, we can do it!

This past year was a year of resilience, as we pushed through several financial challenges. Among other endeavours, we supported our graduating students to conclude their studies and become professionals in their fields, showcased our Quechua weavings at some of the largest fair-trade arenas and sustainability summits in Peru, and re-launched our Field School through knowledge exchanges with our partner highland communities. Over the next couple of months of the Annual Giving Campaign, we will share with you some of our favourite highlights and stories from 2025 through our newsletter, emails, and social media.

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thank you. merci. gracias. sullpayki.

With gratitude,

From all of us at Mosqoy​

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P.S. Save the date! You are cordially invited to our 20th Anniversary Party, held in Ollantaytambo, Peru, on August 1, 2026, Dia de la Pachamama – or Mother Earth Day – one of the most significant days in the Andean calendar, as it marks the beginning of the Andean new year and harvest cycle.