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Meet our Sewing Tailors – ‘Shine a light on talent’

Tila and Marzia are our two wonderful sewing tailors who teach the BagforEveryone sewing classes at OpenSpace, the community hub of our partner Starfish Foundation. We are especially pleased to have had classes back up and running for the past few months after lengthy disruptions caused by Covid-19 restrictions which were finally relaxed in June this summer.

Tila and Marzia
Tila and Marzia are happy to pass on the art of tailoring to the workshop participants
Tila, pictured with the red shopper bag, has now been working with us for 6 months. She has a great passion for her tailoring work and brings great experience having been sewing for over fifteen years.
Marzia, seated at sewing machine, just joined our team two weeks ago also brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the project. Originating from Afghanistan, she has been in Greece for 3 years now and has twenty years of tailoring experience both in her home land, during her time living in Iran and is now able to continue her passion here in Greece.

The classes are on each day from 10am – 1pm, if you, or someone you know would like to come along please contact Starfish!

A big thank you to all the Bagforeveryone supporters – this project would not be possible without you all. Please visit the website regularly to see the product range and other ways you can support this project!

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Greece heatwave summer

In August, Greece was experiencing the worst heatwave in over 30 years.

Temperatures have soared to over 40 degrees, wildfires have spread across the mainland, and thousands of people living in Greece have had to evacuate their homes.

Our thoughts are with the firefighters tackling the blazes, the Greek community, and those living within refugee camps throughout Greece who have faced increased barriers with regards to the impact of this devastating heatwave.

Watch @parwanaamiriofficial report about the situation of camps on mainland Greece, where many people have been forced to relocate due to the fires.