Fix It Friday - Repair@Schools

After the textile repair session

A stitch in time saves nine

Last month, I was part of the Repair@Schools 4-day workshop at Madrasah Aljunied.  The programme, Repair4Ramadhan was organised by FiTree, in collaboration with Sustainable Living Lab and the school. Students of the Madrasah were trained to become Repair Ambassadors, learning basic repair skills in electrical appliances, furniture (home improvement) and textile repair. 

Repair4Ramadhan

The programme culminated in a free repair event where the students guided the public in repairing their household items. The objective of the programme is to encourage a repair culture in Singapore, and to empower Muslim students to contribute back to the community as Stewards of the Earth. Repair4Ramadhan was supported by SG50Kita, Rahmatan lil Alamin Foundation, PUB Friends of Water and Warees Investments.

An Enjoyable Experience

As one of the instructors, it was wonderful seeing the students pick up not only repair skills, but grow in confidence to speak in public, teach others, and lead a repair station. For the textile repairs, I noticed that 

1. the boys loved the sewing machine (and wanted to make a small pouch immediately!); and
2. they were all very patient when it came to hand sewing and they appreciated the need for it.

It was truely an enjoyable experience.
For more pictures, please go to this link.
For enquiries about having the Repair@School run at your school, please contact info@sl2square.org



All images are courtesy of Sustainable Living Lab