A workshop in the UK- recycling paper and cardboard to make furniture!

Checking for size and thinking about the decorations for a child's table and chair

Yes - it looks good!

The ultimate aim is to help children with disabilities in developing countries. 

The workshop in the UK will help through People

• Learning to make Paper furniture
• trying out designs
• making teaching aids 
• training local people and people from projects helping children with disabilities
• improving workshop efficiency in these hand-made products
• making templates of designs for income generation
• being environmentally friendly with first hand creative recycling! 

All this is being done with Cerebral Palsy Africa (CPA) a Scottish charity doing training for people working to help children with cerebral palsy. Therapy and equipment making training are given so that the work can be sustainably done by local people.

 Profits made through the sale of Paper Furniture products will go to helping projects already working with children with cerebral palsy to make the necessary equipment locally in Africa

 

Photos from from a CPA trip last year 

Preparing to go to help Community Based Rehabilitation Projects in Zambia

Making a demonstration model for teaching how to make a chair using

Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT)

  Step 1 - Ideas

 Step 2 -  Make up your best idea into furniture

Step 3 - Putting the furniture to good use

Results

 Now Wukwashi wa Nzambia have started their own workshop and helping children  with equipment - see one of them able to concentrate on using his hands.

Two of the Wukwashi volunteers with chairs they have made to order from a physiotherapist who helps with families and children with cerebral palsy

 If you are interested or want to find out more, 

send a message to Paper Furniture via the contact page