Our Social Impact
Our 4 protocols
Beneficiaries are offered vocational training in sewing and fashion design on a programme simulating real work conditions. Classes take place 4days/week, 4h/day; total 244 hours – 3 months per level.
Each class comprises people of different skill bases and experience allowing for peer to peer mentoring through a pairing learning approach that we implement.
Upon graduation they obtain a Certification in Fashion and are referenced for employment in SOFFA and other partner’s.
Our training protocol includes the following programs:
- Circular Fashion Tailoring program
> Textile Cutting and Assembly
> Pattern Making
- Circular Fashion Design program
- Refergon.com Job Matching program
Gender inclusive approach
The mixed gender environment helps change gender stereotype beliefs and paradigms by teaching men to appreciate women productivity and to offer a platform for collaboration. We support our female beneficiaries to become self-reliant and motivated and use their own resources to achieve their long-term goals.
We are also integrating unemployed Greeks in our classes to promote social integration of refugees and to overcome cultural barriers among natives and newcomers.
SOFFA’s training programs in numbers
Raised from sales to support women survivors, refugees, and the local sustainable textile community
Employment positions created
We created employment positions for 43 beneficiaries remunerated by living wages corresponding to 50% more than minimum wages.
In 2020 SOFFA collaborates with 5 monthly contractors and 14 volunteers.