Repair is a skill.
And a movement.
Free, open learning that helps young people and youth workers run Repair Cafés — and bring the circular economy to rural communities.
A hands-on movement that treats repair as a social tool — building green skills, cutting waste and giving young people a reason to gather, fix things together and belong.
Three steps to your first repair
Learn the basics
Short videos, checklists and quizzes you follow at your own pace — captioned and downloadable.
Gather your café
Use the toolkit to bring people together to fix, share and belong — no experience required.
Fix the world
Cut waste, build green skills and keep things in use across your community.
The Youth Workers Repair Guide
Two modules. Video-first. Each lesson: a video, a short read, a downloadable checklist and a quiz.
Repairability in Youth Work
Repair Cafés as a youth work tool: how to run one, why it is non-formal learning, how it includes young people — and how to keep it going.
Start module 1 →
Repairability Toolkit
Hands-on technique: safety, the multimeter, soldering and troubleshooting electronics — then textile repair, from the sewing machine to the hem.
Start module 2 →Open repository
All resources →Repair Café printable kit
Registration sheet, visitor agreement, repair log, object tags and the 8 safety rules — 5 A4 pages to print.
8 safety rules for the repair bench
One A4 poster for your bench: unplug, batteries out, what stays closed, and when to stop.
Textiles repair intro
Seams, patches and simple mending.