GFDD’s ReCrearte Program celebrated International Women’s Day by hosting an instructive fabric-recycling workshop that was held at the Hotel Dreams Palm Beach, in Punta Cana, the country’s foremost tourism enclave.
Program coordinator Lucía Marte presented an instructive lecture to the 22 workshop participants (21 women and one man) on recycling and valuable techniques on how to reuse garments to create shopping bags made with fabric.
Ms. Mariela Cotes stated that the workshop was very productive which provided her with the necessary information that will enable her to recycle fabric and make shopping bags that she will be able to use in her personal daily schedule. .
The workshop was held last Thursday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ReCrearte, a leader program created to raise awareness on the 3Rs, coordinated the workshop with the support of Ms. Lorna Aquino and Green Love. The workshop is part of a series of activities scheduled by GFDD, in coordination with Green Love, to raise awareness among the general population on the importance of reusing available resources to create decorative ornaments and other useful objects.
On ReCrearte:
ReCrearte works with low-income communities, teaching citizens how to recycle and create artistic pieces with recycled materials. At the same time, participants also learn to generate alternative sources of income. The program is based on the “3Rs Golden Rule,” which is to reduce, reuse and recycle waste materials. The workshops encourage recycling and transforming waste products into arts and crafts, and into objects that can be used by families on a daily basis.
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