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Arte Útil archive nr:

256

Initiator:

WochenKlausur

Location:

Austria

Category:

pedagogical, economy, social

Users:

Seven former drug users who had completed rehab therapy and were willing to start working.

Maintained by:

Anton-Proksch-Institute

Certification:

implemented

Duration:

2003 - ongoing

WochenKlausur
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Employment of Former Drug Users

Description:

Wochenklausur devised “gabarage” as an upcycling workshop to help former drug users re-integrate in the job market. by adapting and redesigning worn-out pieces of furniture to sell them in an adjacent shop. very year, a new group of people who have completed therapy are employed by the business

Goals:

To help people who have completed long-term therapy work creatively for a year and adapt to a structured workplace.

Beneficial Outcomes:

A number of participants have been able to find jobs in the primary sector of the labor market following their employment at gabarage. The workshop has been invited by Trigos Awards to design their contest trophies.

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