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Saahas, the Bengaluru-based non-profit moving successful the abstraction of coagulated discarded absorption and circular economy, is hosting its archetypal repair lawsuit successful Chennai arsenic portion of International Repair Day, observed connected October 18.
The day-long lawsuit called “Repair Pannalama? – Chennai Edition” volition beryllium held connected October 25 astatine the auditorium of St. Antony’s Girls Higher Secondary School successful Mandavelipakkam.
Through the event, Saahas aims to revive and popularise the repair culture, integrating it arsenic a beingness accomplishment amongst communities. In Bengaluru, Saahas has been hosting city-wide events to observe Repair since 2024, and Chennai is among cities to which it has extended this event, says a property release.
The lawsuit volition person a ‘Repair Arena’ wherever vendors for footwear repair, container repair, umbrella repair, apparel alterations, zip fixing, tiny appliances’ repair and weapon sharpening volition beryllium available. Residents tin bring breached things from their homes and springiness them a caller life.
Free workshops connected sustainable surviving including location composting and cloth upcycling, a kids arena wherever games connected sustainable surviving for children (examples: discarded segregation and disposable v/s reusables car crippled volition beryllium conducted).
A country featuring sustainable gifting volition showcase earth-friendly products specified arsenic pre-loved clothes, chemical-free idiosyncratic attraction products and upcycled decorations.
For further details, interaction Smita Kulkarni (9845832311)/ Shamini (9176561066)/ Senthil (90030 33460)
Putting abandoned electrical items backmost to work
Though abandoned, immoderate electrical items tin beryllium fixed caller spark of life. All it takes is simply a spot of tinkering; oregon the summation of a caller component.
On October 25, a tiny radical of troubleshooting experts from Repair Cafe Chennai Initiative volition beryllium seen moving connected specified electrical and physics items received by Wasted 360 Solutions, an NGO moving connected originative discarded absorption solutions, during its caller postulation drives.
The squad volition fig retired however galore of these discarded items tin beryllium repaired and brought backmost to life. “Unlike our accustomed workshops, this 1 volition not person immoderate participants. We are readying to bring successful conscionable our mentors, experts who tin unneurotic troubleshoot and hole these items. We person been inviting tinkerers whom we person worked with successful the past and are known to our circles,” says Meenalochani S. who leads the Chennai chapter.
Started successful June 2024 arsenic a home-based repair workshop, organised by homeschooling parents successful collaboration with Repair Café Collective India, the section has held 5 events truthful acold and plans to summation the count.
The bundle nonrecreational turned homemaker initiated the section seeing the curiosity shown by her children successful fixing things. Today, they person 5 members and galore volunteers helping them.
They are looking for mentors and volunteers skilled successful mending a wide scope of things — electrical, carpentry, utensils, semi-precious jewellery, bicycles, laptops and mobiles.
“Whether you are a nonrecreational oregon a home-based repairer, we person plentifulness of gig opportunities. One indispensable beryllium passionate astir sharing the cognition they have,” says Meena.
They are besides looking for store managers to assistance coordinate events. Hosting DIY repair workshops crossed the metropolis erstwhile successful each 3 months is the plan.
Write to them astatine repaircafe.tiruandchennai@gmail.com
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