About Rafu Kar!

In the face of the rapidly expanding fast fashion industry, indigenous mending techniques are being lost. People find it easier to dispose damaged clothes than getting them repaired! Through this platform, we want to bring indigenous menders into mainstream conversations around sustainable fashion.

Rafu Kar is designed to encourage skill sharing, communication, cooperation, bringing a community together around textile repair, empowering them to work together to reduce waste. By helping connect people to trusted menders near them, it aims to bring long-term benefit to the local economy by providing menders with increased employment opportunities. 

This platform was started in 2023,using learnings gained in Wales from the Repair Efficiency platform. In 2024, the directory and the project grew in collaboration with Estethica, The Right Project.