{"id":51147,"date":"2024-11-14T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.repaircafe.org\/funding-for-german-repair-cafes\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:16:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T09:16:59","slug":"funding-for-german-repair-cafes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repaircafe.org\/en\/funding-for-german-repair-cafes\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding for German Repair Caf\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"

From December 2024, Repair Caf\u00e9s in Germany can receive funding up to EUR 3,000 for the purchase of tools and equipment, as well as for qualification and training purposes. The German Environment Ministry is making three million euros available for this purpose.<\/p>\n

The ministry’s ‘Repairing instead of throwing away’ funding programme<\/a> aims to extend the life of products and save resources. The programme promotes a culture of repairing instead of throwing away and wants to ensure that people have a greater appreciation of products and materials.<\/p>\n

Repair Caf\u00e9s as important cornerstone of the right to repair<\/h2>\n

German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke sees Repair Caf\u00e9s as an important cornerstone of the right to repair. “They are places of civic participation where the environment is actively protected”, she said.<\/p>\n

Initially, only Repair Caf\u00e9s that are officially registered as non-profit organisations will receive funding. In the next phase, the programme will be opened up to Repair Caf\u00e9s that are not organised in this way.<\/p>\n

Funding in line with European right to repair<\/h2>\n

The move is in line with European agreements on the right to repair. The legal text, adopted in April 2024, states that EU member states should take additional measures to promote repair<\/a>. For example, they can support civic repair initiatives by providing space or funding training so that more people can learn to make repairs.<\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n