Repair Cafe is an international grassroots movement of community repair events, where volunteers help people fix broken belongings such as electronics, small appliances, bicycles, and clothing rather than discard them. Events are typically held at community venues, including churches, libraries, and college campuses, where tools and volunteer expertise are made available so owners can repair their own goods with help. The movement is part of a broader effort to reduce waste, overconsumption, and planned obsolescence, promoting do it yourself and do it together approaches to repair while building community connections.
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OriginRepair Cafe was founded by Dutch journalist Martine Postma, who launched the first event at Fijnhout Theater in Amsterdam West on 18 October 2009 as a local sustainability initiative. The Repair Cafe Foundation was set up on 2 March 2010 to support local groups worldwide in starting their own Repair Cafes, and the network has since grown to thousands of locations. 1 FAQs
Who started Repair Cafe?
The Dutch journalist Martine Postma, at the first event in Amsterdam in October 2009.
Repair Cafe was founded by the Dutch journalist Martine Postma, who launched the first event at Fijnhout Theater in Amsterdam West on 18 October 2009 as a local sustainability initiative. The Repair Cafe Foundation was set up on 2 March 2010 to support local groups worldwide in starting their own Repair Cafes, and the network has since grown to thousands of locations.
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1. Repair Cafe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
In 2009, Martine Postma, a Dutch journalist, launched the first Repair Café in Amsterdam as a local sustainability initiative. On 18 October 2009, the first Repair Café was held at Fijnhout Theater, Amsterdam-West.
Repair Cafe (Official Site)
Repair Cafe FoundationAbout page, Martine Postma founding paragraphQuote, About page, Martine Postma founding paragraph
The Repair Café was initiated by Martine Postma. Since 2007, she has been striving for sustainability at a local level in many ways. Martine organised the very first Repair Café in Amsterdam, on October 18, 2009. It was a great success.
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