Project Report
| May 30, 2025
Crafting Careers: January to July 2025
By Alice Roques | Fundraising and Grants Manager
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ANKAA's Crafting Careers program is in full swing, and has been extended until July 2025. Five participants are learning how to saw using industrial equipment and how to manufacture products in a team. Upcycling techniques and creative modules are also included in this program, which is extended in order to adapt to participants' needs and priorities. Drawing upon ANKAA's own experience as an ethical manufacturer and a social business, as well as insights from other vetted employers in Greece, the syllabus is carefully constructed to meet the real-world needs of production studios. This ensures that graduates are not only equipped with technical proficiency in tailoring but also gain a deep understanding of the workflows and quality standards expected by potential employers.
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Feb 4, 2025
Crafting Careers: Updates from the Fall semester
By Alice Roques | Fundraising and Grants Manager
In October 2024, we kick started a new cycle of the Crafting Careers program, which ended in December 2024 on a high! Students gave great feedback, including high satisfaction with the classes’ content and level of knowledge. Students were happy to have the opportunity and time to practice their tailoring skills on professional tools and to receive (bespoke!) support from the teacher.
This Crafting Careers program gave students ideas: one student opened their own e-shop to sell their creations, while others have found employment - on their own, and sometimes through ANKAA’s connections in the tailoring industry. One student will also begin their post-Crafting Career internship this Winter, at ANKAA’s sewing studio.
A new cycle of Crafting Careers has started this January, with five students currently enrolled. This time, we have extended the duration of the Crafting Careers program from 8 to 28 weeks. This new cycle, which began this January, will therefore run until July 2025 and enable graduating students to know how to go through the manufacturing process in a team and conduct a 80-hour internship upon program completion, in ANKAA’s ethical manufacturing lab.
We look forward to seeing how this longer cycle unfolds!
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Oct 11, 2024
Crafting Careers: New cycle just started!
By Line Didelot | Co-Founder, Fundraising Manager
We are excited to announce the launch of a new cycle of the Crafting Careers program, welcoming a fresh group of students who are eager to begin their learning journey. Under the expert guidance of Matin, our students are already immersing themselves in the curriculum, demonstrating enthusiasm and dedication.
We are also proud to share a success story from the previous cycle: one of our students has secured a job, a testament to the impact of the program and the skills they gained with us. This achievement motivates us to continue building pathways to meaningful careers for all our participants.
We look forward to seeing more success stories unfold!
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