minga

Examples

• All

• Every Saturday, the village gathers for a minga to clean the park and plant new trees.

• However, locally organized mingas were typically organized around work on the commons and public works.

  Academic text (2017)

• Yet, some households were excluded from minga practice and community affairs as a result of social and political conflicts.

  Academic text (2017)

• Manzano villagers were able to schedule minga work parties to accommodate a variety of work schedules.

  Academic text (2017)

• Second, local leaders organized community mingas as displays of solidarity and community organization to attract the attention of NGOs.

  Academic text (2017)

• In 2009, when I initially conducted fieldwork in the area, mingas were primarily held on weekends in Pusuca.

  Academic text (2017)

• Village governance and NGO regulations imposed specific parameters for household minga participation; therefore, minga practice in Manzano and Pusuca exhibited several important similarities and contrasts.

  Academic text (2017)

• The community organized a minga to build a new playground for the children.

• During the annual minga, everyone came together to repair the local schoolhouse.

Synonyms

L

link-up

vsminga

1 3.5

A meeting that connects people or groups to work together

is a communal event focused on people doing shared practical work together

I

ingathering

vsminga

6.9

A meeting where people come together for social or religious reasons

is used for working together on a shared task rather than social meeting

How Communal

minga

9.9

community event

4 2.5

working group

13 2.6

individual

∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology