THREAD
THREAD is a dynamic and innovative collaboration of diverse partners from business, design, education, research and refugee support agencies aiming to achieve life-changing results for women who are forging new lives in Denmark.
Integration is a key problem for refugees and their host countries. This project seeks to help solve this problem by developing and testing a pioneering themed model of Empowerment, Employment and Entrepreneurship opportunities. The model offers a step-change programme to women refugees with differing levels of life experience and educational qualifications, which may be accessed according to their individual confidence and competence.
New initiative in Kolding: Textile craft (Arabic: fenuun) workshop generating jobs, friendships and new designs (in Danish).
Get involved
The project is currently looking for committed collaborators.
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Results
- Annual report THREAD February 2017 to 31st January 2018
- Annual report THREAD 2018 1 February 2018 to 31 December 2018
- Annual report THREAD 2019 February to October 2019
- THREAD Booklet 2020
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Facts about THREAD
Full title of the project:
Textile Hub for Refugees' Empowerment, Employment and Entrepreneurship Advancement in Denmark - a new model
Funded by Innovationsfonden:
DKK 4,8 mill.
Total budget of the project:
DKK 6,6 mill.
Duration of the project:
2,5 years
Contact
Jane Malcolm-Davies, Associate Professor
Centre for Textile Research
University of Copenhagen
Tel.: +45 26 20 22 09
E-mail: jmalcolm-davies@hum.ku.dk
Egzona Haxha, Coordinator
Centre for Textile Research
University of Copenhagen
Tel.: +45 60 86 32 17
E-mail: egzona@hum.ku.dk
Partners
- Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen
- Global Refugee Studies, Aalborg University
- Design school Kolding
- Henrik Vibskov, Designer
- Albertslund Vikingelandsby, Historical Workshop
- Textile Design, Handicraft and Communication, University College Copenhagen, UCC
- FAKTI (Foreningen af flygtninge og indvandrerkvinder, Society of female refugees and migrants)
- TermPlus
- Design Vanilie
Activities held by THREAD
Textile Talks
Weekly meeting where you can meet us and talk about textile.
In Danish
In English
Textile Techniques
We offer inspiration, assistance, and education to refugee women in embroidery, knitting, crochet, and weaving. See when and where:
In Danish
In Arab
Knitting event
In Danish
Workshop with pelts
In Danish