ACCORD KNITS X SOLTEC: A collaboration for young people willing to grow

In response to high poverty rates and a lack of school education in Madagascar SOLTEC was founded in 1996. SOLTEC stands for “Solar and Technical” but unlike the name evokes, SOLTEC is a training center that teaches needy youth various skills like knitting and embroidery, mechanical manufacturing, electricity and plumbing, woodwork, agriculture, culinary arts and sewing. Teachers help the young students developing their talent, becoming professional in a field, earn an income and improve their well-being within 2 years of classes.

To support the development of SOLTEC, and to help give these young people a better future, Accord Knits has donated stock yarn for the knitting, sewing, weaving and embroidery sections. Furthermore, we invited 4 teachers to visit our factory and get insights in big scale textile manufacturing. For one month, the teachers worked on industrial machines, strengthened their capacity, and improved their performance. The collaboration was successfully completed this week, the teachers are now heading back to school, sharing the fresh knowledge with their students.