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<< Objectives >>The project explores Repair Cafes as a tool that can bring social change and inclusion, lifelong learning opportunities, in addition to their environmental impact. The project will focus on the social inclusion and intergenerational exchange), activation and operation of Repair Cafes in different geographical and cultural set-ups and finally how to successfully communicate Repair Cafes in order to attract, empower and retain vulnerable groups and volunteers and local citizens as participants.<< Implementation >>Through 3 activities: Enhancing the Human Dimension in Repair Cafés, Verifying the Operational Aspect of Repair Cafes and Developing the Communication Aspect of Repair Cafes we will create an all-encompassing Toolkit for organizations that are interested in engaging socially vulnerable persons in repairing activities. We do that through participatory action-based co-design sessions, and putting the Toolkit in practice by organizing Repair Cafes in 4 different contexts and locations.<< Results >>The main result of the project is to create a toolkit that will capture the three aspects that we will develop through the activities of the project: people, organization and communication. The toolkit will be reinforced with 4 docustyle videos and stories which will show the process and involvement during the Repair Cafes. We will organize 6 codesign sessions, 20-30 Repair Cafes and 4 dissemination events. The outputs will be disseminated in an open source and open access way.
