{"id":1742,"date":"2017-02-01T08:07:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T06:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloggar.hemmetsjournal.se\/anna\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2017-02-01T08:07:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T06:07:48","slug":"sticka-for-fred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggar.hemmetsjournal.se\/anna\/2017\/sticka-for-fred\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticka f\u00f6r fred"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1743\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggar.hemmetsjournal.se\/anna\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/Knit-for-Peace-Eugenie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggar.hemmetsjournal.se\/anna\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/Knit-for-Peace-Eugenie.jpg 270w, https:\/\/bloggar.hemmetsjournal.se\/anna\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/Knit-for-Peace-Eugenie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bloggar.hemmetsjournal.se\/anna\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/Knit-for-Peace-Eugenie-263x263.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Eugenie i Rwanda har l\u00e4rt sig att sticka i en av Knit for Peace-grupperna i sitt hemland och f\u00f6rs\u00f6rjer numera sig och sina barn p\u00e5 det viset. Bild l\u00e5nad fr\u00e5n www. knitforpeace.org.uk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carol<\/strong> tipsade mig just om den brittiska organisationen <strong>Knit for Peace<\/strong>. Hon hade l\u00e4st ett blogginl\u00e4gg om den p\u00e5 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.loveknitting.com\/charity-tuesday-knit-for-peace\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=31012017_blog_knitforpeace&amp;utm_medium=post\">Love Knitting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e4r \u00e4r bara n\u00e5gra av alla initiativ man skulle kunna l\u00e5na d\u00e4rifr\u00e5n:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>garn som kommer gratis fr\u00e5n garnfirmor delas ut till handarbetsgrupper i flyktingl\u00e4ger i Mellan\u00f6stern<\/li>\n<li>stickgrupper i Rwanda har medlemmar fr\u00e5n de tv\u00e5 folkgrupper som befann sig i konflikt med varandra n\u00e4r folkmordet \u00e4gde rum &#8212; nu har de l\u00e4rt k\u00e4nna varandra<\/li>\n<li>volont\u00e4rer leder handarbetslektioner p\u00e5 f\u00e4ngelser i Storbritannien<\/li>\n<li>handstickade kl\u00e4der delas ut i flyktingl\u00e4ger d\u00e4r de beh\u00f6vs<\/li>\n<li>stickgrupper i Indien har medlemmar fr\u00e5n olika etniska grupper som l\u00e4nge har varit varandras motst\u00e5ndare eller till och med fiender &#8212; nu har de l\u00e4rt k\u00e4nna varandra<\/li>\n<li>kvinnof\u00e4ngelser i Storbritannien f\u00e5r garn och hj\u00e4lp med att f\u00f6rmedla det som de intagna tillverkar (och en fantastisk sak som organisationen ber\u00e4ttar \u00e4r att sj\u00e4lvskadebeteenden har minskat drastiskt bland de intagna som \u00e4r med och stickar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inte minst inspirerande \u00e4r det kanske att l\u00e4sa om hur det hela b\u00f6rjade:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8221;Knitters in the UK asked if they could knit for those in need, and we discovered there was a huge need for knitters to have someone to knit for. Once we said we would distribute donated knitting we found we were inundated.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Here at Knit for Peace we believe that knitting (and crochet) is good for people in all sorts of ways. As well as being fun and therapeutic, knitting brings people together and gives a way of helping others in need, providing benefits both to the knitter and the recipient. Based on our experience of developing Knit for Peace over the last few years, we have learned that knitting is extremely important as an activity that can be carried out right into extreme old age and helps improve long-term health.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our policy is to encourage people to give, whether it is time or money. So we set about finding outlets. We now distribute regularly to over 100 outlets, including hospitals, women\u2019s refuges, refugee drop in centres, prisons, community groups, and hospices as well as to developing countries. We send the knitting (and crochet) to where it\u2019s needed. We also pass on donations of yarn and needles to enable people on low incomes to knit. The operation has grown organically, and we estimate we have over 15,000 knitters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Send your knitting to us and we will make sure that it goes to a good home.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>H\u00f6gkvarteret finns i London &#8212; jag skulle f\u00f6rst\u00e5s vilja h\u00e4lsa p\u00e5 d\u00e4r!<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e4s mer &#8212; och utforska ocks\u00e5 sidan med alla hj\u00e4lpstickningsbeskrivningar &#8212; p\u00e5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knitforpeace.org.uk\/\">organisationens webbplats<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eugenie i Rwanda har l\u00e4rt sig att sticka i en av Knit for Peace-grupperna i sitt hemland och f\u00f6rs\u00f6rjer numera sig och sina barn p\u00e5 det viset. Bild l\u00e5nad fr\u00e5n www. knitforpeace.org.uk Carol tipsade mig just om den brittiska organisationen Knit for Peace. Hon hade l\u00e4st ett blogginl\u00e4gg om den p\u00e5 Love Knitting. 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