“They can learn the skills to start their own businesses and use upcycling as a tool.”
We all want to empower women,” Corvaglia says. “The program at CATIE is meant to be comprehensive. About 60 women have taken the first induction workshop.
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Hosted at CATIE, Corvaglia says the program is working to act as an “incubator,” teaching artisans the basic technical skills for leatherworking, along with entrepreneurship and personal and professional development. The seats are being stored in the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), where Corvaglia lives and has helped spearhead the launch of a free workshop series. “Our strategy is to produce and activate local economies in Costa Rica.” We want to create a social enterprise that can create a positive impact in the lives of those working with us,” says Corvaglia, who graduated from U of T Scarborough's International Development Studies (IDS) Co-op program in 2021. “There's a lack of access to opportunities here. More than 12,000 seats are being upcycled into bags and accessories through a program dedicated to teaching women in rural Costa Rica leatherworking and business skills. To keep thousands of old seats out of landfills, the airline donates the leather to organizations that can transform it into new products. Southwest Airlines replaces the leather seat covers on its planes every four years. Lynne Corvaglia is on a mission to turn thousands of old airline seats into high-end leather products - and job opportunities for women in rural parts of Costa Rica.
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