heARTwork – lovingly handmade by people with disabilities
via Express Tribune: In a school in the heart of Saddar, students of ages four to over thirty-five tear papers into smaller scraps. Others pick up the shredded bits, turning it into pulp that can be plastered onto the walls and dried. Still more students gather the dried paper, and use it to make greeting cards, photo frames and notebook covers. This process, included as part of their curriculum, will produce revenue for these students, all of whom have some kind of physical, mental, or emotional impairments.
The driving forces behind this project, known as ‘heArtwork’, are passionate twenty-somethings from NOWPDP, Pakistan (Network of Organisations Working for People with Disabilities, Pakistan). Sarah Ansari and Razee Khan, along with their teams, are committed to enhancing social inclusion and economic sustainability for people with disabilities. Their most recent project, heArtwork, is a model in both innovation and sustainability. Much like the Karachi-based group ‘Kaghaz Key Karnamay,’ the ‘heArtwork’ team is recycling waste paper and other products, and utilising them creatively to make crafts that are sold to corporate and consumer markets.
More heArtwork: One shredded paper at a time – The Express Tribune.
Network of Organizations Working for People with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP) is an initiative of the Aga Khan National Council for Pakistan, launched during the Golden Jubilee year. Their website is: http://www.nowpdp.org/
For more information on heARTwork, visit: http://www.heartwork.org.pk
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