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Introducing The Maintainers Study Guide: a guide to grounding your practice in principles of maintenance, repair, and care

 

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Where We’re Going… A New Network-led Chapter!

    Dear Maintainers, We’re delighted to officially introduce you to the 2025–26 Interim Maintainers Steering Committee. This is a group of thoughtful, experienced, and passionate individuals stepping into a shared leadership role for the next phase of The Maintainers … More →

Camille Acey

Camille is a mom, a community organizer, a former tech support leader, and founder of  the conscious nonprofit closures consultancy The Wind Down. As part of this work, she currently facilitates the Practices of Composting and Hospicing community under the Joseph Rowntree … More →

Call for Applicants: 2025 Maintainers Impact Fellowship

Applications now closed for the Impact Fellowship. The Maintainers is a global research and practice network focused in advancing maintenance, repair, and care. We convene interdisciplinary change-makers, researchers, practitioners, and every-day people who center maintenance, repair, and care and the … More →

Announcing the New Maintainers Steering Committee

Announcing the New Maintainers Steering Committee We’re thrilled to introduce the newly established Maintainers Steering Committee, a vital step in our vision to redistribute leadership and enhance shared decision-making within The Maintainers. From now to July 2025, this committee will … More →

Sustaining our Initiatives: Creating networks of Maintenance, Repair and Care in India

Virtual Event October 25, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:55 AM (EST) | 7:00 PM to 8:25 PM (IST) REGISTER HERE Join us for a virtual event celebrating International Repair Day as we bring together the diverse collaborators of RepairCafe Collective … More →

Narrative of Change: Chapter 1

Summary: The Maintainers network has transformed from an in-person conference series to a virtual space, convening practitioners and academics. This Narrative of Change blog post will be the first of two chapters. In this iteration, we articulate how our network … More →

“SUSTAINING MENTAL HEALTH REPAIR: Understanding the Journey of Psychosocial Helplines in the Covid-19 Pandemic” by Himani Kulkarni

You can download Himani’s Landscape Scan here.   “Individuals dealing with depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal thoughts sought assistance, emphasizing the critical role helplines played in providing support for complex and deeply rooted mental health challenge (….) some callers sought … More →

“THE ESSENCE OF REPAIR, CARE AND MAINTENANCE CULTURE IN DISPLACEMENT SETTINGS IN UGANDA: A Sense of Direction and Hope to Rebuild Lives” by Mathew Lubari

  You can download Mathew’s Landscape Scan here.     “Despite the challenges, a culture of repair in displacement settings can contribute to the resilience and self-sustainability of the community and the global transition to circular economies.”  – Mathew Lubari, … More →