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stitching a new future: empowering women through creativity & sustainability

2024/12/13
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GROWING UP with Keelin Moncrieff

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我叫Nora Fahy,我是Roscommon妇女网络的经理,也是CycleUp Textiles背后的驱动力。CycleUp Textiles是一个循环经济社会企业,我们收集废弃的纺织品,例如旧衣服、布料边角料等,将它们改造成独一无二的包包和礼品。我们的项目不仅致力于环境可持续性,减少纺织品浪费,更重要的是,我们为社区中的女性提供缝纫、设计和纺织技能培训,帮助她们获得可持续的就业机会,实现经济独立和个人赋能。 项目始于一个慈善商店,由十位女性志愿者发起。她们在经济低迷时期,利用闲置的资源,通过收集和销售二手衣物,为Roscommon妇女网络筹集资金,并在这个过程中,她们自己也获得了经济上的支持和精神上的鼓励。 在项目的不断发展过程中,我们得到了来自欧盟公平转型基金、Patagonia、爱尔兰环境保护署等多个机构的资金支持,以及Roscommon郡议会、Rediscovery Centre等机构的专业指导和帮助。 通过与Rediscovery Centre的合作,我们学习了先进的纺织品升级再造技术,并结合自身实际情况,开发出一套适合当地女性的培训体系。我们的培训课程涵盖了基础缝纫、图案设计、面料识别等多个方面,并根据学员的实际情况,提供灵活的学习方式。 在疫情期间,我们积极创新,利用线上工具,确保培训和生产的持续进行。同时,我们也积极参与社区活动,例如制作和捐赠口罩,提升了项目的影响力和社会认可度。 目前,CycleUp Textiles已经为数十位女性提供了就业机会,并成功地将废弃纺织品转化为具有市场价值的产品。我们的目标是继续扩大项目规模,为更多女性提供培训和就业机会,并进一步推动纺织品循环利用和环境可持续发展。 在未来的发展中,我们将继续加强与各方合作,提升产品质量和市场竞争力,并探索更多元化的产品和服务,以满足市场需求。同时,我们也将继续关注女性的个人成长和发展,为她们创造更美好的未来。

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This chapter details the origin story of CycleUp Textiles, starting from a pop-up charity shop initiated by women from the Roscommon Women's Network. It highlights the resourcefulness and community support that enabled the shop's success and its evolution into a sustainable funding source for the network.
  • CycleUp Textiles originated from a pop-up charity shop.
  • The initiative was driven by 10 women from the Roscommon Women's Network.
  • Community support played a crucial role in providing resources and funding.
  • The charity shop provided sustainable funding for the Roscommon Women's Network.

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In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Nora Fahy, the manager of the Roscommon Women's Network and the driving force behind CycleUp Textiles, a social enterprise that is transforming scrap fabric into one-of-a-kind bags and gifts. Nora shares the story of how CycleUp Textiles not only promotes sustainability by upcycling materials, but also serves as a stepping stone for women in the community, offering training in sewing, design, and textile skills to empower them and open doors to employment opportunities.

Learn about the powerful impact of this initiative on both the environment and the lives of women, as Nora discusses the journey of building the enterprise and the invaluable support they’ve received from the EU Just Transition Fund. This funding has played a crucial role in helping the organization expand its reach and further its mission of empowerment and economic inclusion.

Tune in for an insightful conversation about how creativity, community, and sustainability intersect in meaningful ways, and how social enterprises like CycleUp Textiles are making a difference.

This episode is proudly sponsored by the EU Just Transition Fund. To find out more about the help the EU Just Transition Fund offers around Europe, visit this website; https://www.emra.ie/eu-jtf/)

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