San Jose de las Matas - In collaboration with Plan Sierra, the ReCrearte program, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), organized three creative recycling workshops at which a group of mothers from two organizations in San Jose de las Matas worked.
On July 7, ReCrearte coordinator, Bertha Santana, met on one side with members of Club de Madres de El Carrizal and the Club de Madres de las Placetas. The coordinator introduced the program to more than 15 women of El Carrizal, showcasing crafts made from recycled materials and teaching them how recycling can be a vehicle to protect the environment. Nallely Peralta was present at the activity, chair of the Sustainable Tourism Department of Plan Sierra, association promoting these workshops on the topic of making handcrafts from waste and natural elements of the area.
On the other hand, that same day the workshop with the Club de Madres de las Placetas, focused on improving the quality and designs of products and introducing the use of natural resources of the area such as bamboo, seeds and wood. On Las Placetas, the mothers' club is an organization of pioneering women and who have registered great achievements in community management of solid waste through the Zero Waste program. During the first meeting, on July 7th, with more than 15 women present, the calendar and schedules for future workshops were defined.
On July 14 the group of Madres de Las Placetas met again with Bertha Santana, who in the morning presented a workshop on collecting materials and introduced the design of tapestries, bags and wall hangings with natural elements. In the afternoon, the practical part took place, with the completion of the designs. In addition to the samples executed during the workshop, the coordinator of ReCrearte tasked the women to continue working at home until the next meeting.
About ReCrearte
ReCrearte works with disadvantaged members of the community who are trained in the art of recycling and creating objects with waste and at the same time, they learn to generate an alternative source of income. The program rotates through the "three golden rules" or 3R for the proper management of solid waste: reduce, reuse and recycle. The workshops demonstrate and emphasize the idea that recycling waste and transforming it into art strengthens both individuals and communities.
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