Do you believe that less waste can be achieved through creativity and repair? Come help at one of the repair cafés of the Afvalpaleis, a project of Jungle Amsterdam.

Contributor Repair café Textile

Do you believe that less waste can be achieved through creativity and repair? Come help out at one of the repair cafés of the Afvalpaleis, a project of Jungle Amsterdam.

The Afvalpaleis is a place to experience sustainability. No complicated stories, no expensive systems, but simple everyday tips and examples that can be easily applied. These tips can help save money, but are also environmentally friendly. As the Afvalpaleis we offer services like guided tours, repair cafes and consultation hours on sustainability, as well as a giveaway shop in order to reuse as much as possible. For a lot of people sustainability is something distant and unfamiliar, something for people with a lot of money. We are an accessible space in which everyone can feel welcome.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
You help visitors repair pieces of clothing.

WHAT TYPE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ARE NEEDED?
You can sew, crochet and/or knit.

WHAT DO YOU GET IN RETURN?
Nice colleagues and a good atmosphere, lots of thankful people from the neighbourhood and a feeling of fulfillment because you are contributing to a sustainable world!

WHAT IS THE ADDED VALUE OF THIS VOLUNTEER WORK?
You help people become aware of the possibilities of repairing objects and you help reducing waste. You also help people that are living in poverty to save money, this way we reduce poverty but we also tackle loneliness.

WORKING HOURS:

The textiles repair cafe has two shifts every Thursday:

in the morning from 11:00 – 14:30
in the afternoon from 14:00 – 17:30


HOW DO YOU GET IN TOUCH?
Via mail, respond through this site.

Everyone is welcome, but preferably with the intention of participating in our project for at least 3 months.