Minkha Sweaters

Custom Colour Designed Sweater

Minkha — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:48:14 +0000

Most of the afternoon was spent custom designing the colours for this sweater, but we love the results! What colours would you use?

Click to open print version (pdf) of image.

National Volunteer Week

Minkha — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:24:34 +0000

A big thanks to all our past and present volunteers! You’ve done a great job over the years. Happy National Volunteer Week!

Thanks for the support at our Ranchlands Sale

Minkha — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:16:05 +0000

Thanks to our customers for coming out to the Ranchlands’ sale on April 20th to support us. The Community Centre worked out well and we had a nice time serving you. The draw for dolls that Kathleen Gleeson donated were won by Judy George. Thank you to Kathleen and to all our volunteers for the contributions you make.

Box of Sweaters

Minkha — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:17:46 +0000

SWEATERS ARE IN! This could be the fastest shipment from Bolivia ever. We’re looking forward to showing them off on April 20th.

Minkha’s logo features the Andean Condor

Minkha — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:07:11 +0000

Minkha’s logo features the Andean Condor. Click the link below to watch a video about this magnificent bird.

Type: Bird
Diet: Carnivore
Size: Body, 4 ft (1.2 m); wingspan, up to 10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Weight: Up to 33 lbs (15 kg)
Protection status: Endangered
Did you know? The Andean condor has the largest wing area of any bird.
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Sweater Songs

Minkha — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:01:07 +0000

On beautiful days like today, there’s nothing better than kicking back and throwing on some good sweater songs. Dance to the Music!

The Sweater, by Meryn Caldwell
Undone (The Sweater Song), by Weezer
Autumn Sweater, by Yo La Tengo
Sweater Song, by Hedley
Sweater, by Terry Reid
V-Neck Sweater, by Greyboy Allstars
Red Sweater, by The Aquabats!
Sweater Weather, by The Neighbourhood
Blue Sweater, by Poema
Sweater Song, by Erin Bode
Sweaters, by Beth Waters

March 8th is International Womens Day

Minkha — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:27:56 +0000

Friday March 8th is International Women’s Day. Please take the time to think about our Bolivian women knitters in Cochabamba. Below is a photo Ellis (Calgary Chairperson) took of Patricia and her daughter in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Two Critical Crises… What Would Robin Hood do?

Minkha — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:58:58 +0000

by Timothy at Sustainable Economist

“The world is in trouble, I hope we can all agree on this point. We’re facing an economic crisis (first-world problems), a social crisis (third-world problems), and an ecological crisis (everybody’s problem). I’m always on the hunt for policies that address multiple inefficiencies, and that will get us moving towards a more sustainable economy. One such policy being discussed these days is called the Robin Hood Tax. This tax addresses two critical crises in the world right now: poor support from governments for global development projects and rampant currency speculation by the financial industry.”
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Development in the Americas

Minkha — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:47:24 +0000

Development in the Americas – Housing quality infographic by cica.

How many families are homeless or live in poor quality houses? Despite the strong economic performance Latin America and the Caribbean has enjoyed in the past decade, the lack of adequate housing for low income people remains a serious development problem for the region …. Over two thirds of the households in Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru and Guatemala lack adequate housing.

Learn more about South America’s Development

Ellis’ Green Coat

Minkha — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:45:58 +0000

I wanted to look special for Christmas Day, so I wore my new sweater from Minkha to church. This sweater (Santa Clara) is knit in contrasting directions of garter stitch.