TINKLARAŠTIS
Open interview with Ozara's participants
In May 2017, our mentors from OZARA had a very interesting day with the participants who attended the Chic & Craft pilot training for the last 6 months. In a friendly and quiet part of the company where our participants felt safe throughout the piloting, our mentors prepared a sort of a round table and an open space for discussing the Chic & Craft experience in general (open questions & answers). As the participants grew together more and more each month as a group, we decided to invite the participants to a small round table, a small but relaxed version of a group interview.
Look at our desings!
WOW! What a wonderful dress!!! Can you believe it is made of an old pair of trousers? Chic & Craft trainees’ creativity doesn’t have limits. This creation has been made by the Chic & Craft participants in Lithuania and we definitively love it. Do you dare to try it?
Chic&Craft project in EPR meeting
Last week, the Chic & Craft project was presented during a conference in Valladolid organized jointly by Fundación INTRAS, the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) and the Social Services of the region of Castilla y León. The topic of the conference was “Mental health treatments in rural areas”.
The end of the Chic & Craft course
The Chic & Craft course is coming to an end and the participants can now already look into a variety of products they made during the course.
Having a chat with the participants, revealed that the participants at the CJD-BBW in Frechen enjoyed being part of the Chic & Craft project.
Chic&Craft project in EPR meeting
Last week, the Chic & Craft project was presented during a conference in Valladolid organized jointly by Fundación INTRAS, the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) and the Social Services of the region of Castilla y León. The topic of the conference was “Mental health treatments in rural areas”.
Chic & Craft is being implemented in the village of Toro, a rural village in the province of Zamora, so it is a great example of an innovative way to reach people with mental illness living in remote areas. Chic & Craft is an adult training course adapted to the real needs of the learners: women (most of them) living in a rural area with previous basic knowledge about sewing that are learning new ways to express their creativity and to produce garments adapted to the current trends. The presentation really attracted the attention of the audience (more than 60 people!), especially the part of training social abilities through peer mentoring. Events like this and the positive feedback gathered, encourage us to keep on working as we are doing now.
