Growing the Sustainability Tribe
Edition 3 of the Repair Community saw 27 repair enthusiasts team up – some with families to support and some lone warriors. We were also joined by septuagenarians Ashok ji and Lata ji who are also repair enthusiasts and had brought with them a couple of tablets and mobiles to diagnose / repair together.
From children aged 7 onwards to adult sustainability enthusiasts aged up to 75 years of age, all joined to take part in this repair community edition 3. All were ably supported by our volunteers and facilitators including Manoj dada and Viraj bhai. Our other facilitator Trilok uncle has been recuperating following an angioplasty and hence could not join us this time.
We had a lot of things to repair this time – two laptops, one with hardware and another with probable software issue, a set of mini wired speakers, an LED bulb, a calculator, a metallic bell, two fabric lowers, a soft toy, a remote operated toy car, a Bluetooth speaker that won’t charge, an insect racket, two mixer jars – one leaking and another jammed, a couple of tablets, a couple of mobile phones, a headphone set, a wired professional microphone set, a wireless computer mouse, and more…
The repair community was able to repair a few items, while it diagnosed a few others and told owners about the action to be taken. The remote controlled car had a 9.6V DC li-ion battery pack and it was low on voltage, its remote had bad batteries. The calculator needed an AG10 battery. One mixer jar was jammed as its shaft was fused with the bush, so that will need changing by a professional.
There were also a few items of e-waste including discharged batteries that we received. We will sort through it and salvage what can be used and will send the remaining to our e-waste recycling partner.
There were also multiple fun moments with our young repair enthusiast Dhruv, who asked everyone to enjoy a quick and short shock using his AA battery and step-up transformer made “shock machine”. Some kittens also made a pit stop at the new repair community venue.
It was great to see parents taking time to bring their children to these workshops, working and spending time away from screens, while building a strong sustainability community together.
