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EcoEquitable's award-winning Sewing For Jobs Program (SFJ) has been equipping women with professional sewing skills for over 20 years. In 2023, we began a custom order portal to connect available and local sewing opportunities to women who have graduated from our program . Read more below about why this is important in the Ottawa community and for more information on how to work together!
As the average global garment worker is paid only 55% of what the standard living wage should be, ensuring that our students are empowered to negotiate fair prices for their work, skills, and creations is one of our top priorities. Therefore, facilitating paid sewing opportunities for our graduates creates a path towards employment and financial independence after graduation, while providing a platform to build a network and independently manage projects that bring fulfillment.
Some examples of the work students have completed are:
- 25 tote bags for English Language Tutoring for the Ottawa Community (ELTOC)
- Various alterations for community members including pants hemming, dress resizing
- Sewing an upcycled, custom quilted blanket out of t-shirts
- Tote bags for Lainey's Luck
- 50+ cellphone Sleeping Bags for Wild Awakenings, an Ottawa-based women's retreat service
- 126 bedsheets for the Andrew Fleck Children's Society
If you have any questions, please email us at program@ecoequitable.ca