Höség: Water and Windproof Solidarity  · Global Voices
Gabriela García Calderón Orbe

Viewpoint of the Andes. Image on Flickr by usser Boris G (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
Höség is a Hungarian word that means heat, and that's what supportive people are giving children in the highest zones of Peruvian Andes, where temperatures are so low that “it's winter every day after five in the afternoon”.
Warm and functional. Thought on the needs of children who live over 9800 f.a.s.l. Waterproof and windproof. With fiberfill and fleece lining to keep warm but also comfortable. Hood, elastic cuffs and high collar neck to keep the cold out.
Coral color inspired by cochinilla, a natural dye from the Peruvian Andes, making it visible from a distance.
A happy jacket for kids between 0 and 16 years.
A jacket designed with love.
The idea of Hösėg is simple: when you buy a jacket, you give another one to a child in the Peruvian highlands, according to Juan Carlos Sznak, one of the promotors of the iniitiative:
Nuestro mensaje a los niños cuando le entregamos las casacas va más allá del simple hecho de abrigar, es darles calor humano.
Our message to children when we hand them the jackets goes beyond the simple fact of getting them warm, it's to bring them love and affection.
The jackets are personally delivered by Sznak and his brothers, the brains and hearts behind Höség.