HNGR Field Report: Meredith Taylor

Lessons from sewing class in Costa Rica.

By Meredith Taylor
Every Friday morning around 9 a.m., in a room full of folding tables and chairs, sewing machines whir, scissors cut fabric and thread, pins fall to the floor, irons press interfacing onto fabric and lively conversation swirls. This is sewing class at the Christ for the City Transformation Center in the “precario” — a precarious neighborhood — of Tirrases in San José, Costa Rica.
Christ for the City was founded 30 years ago in Costa Rica, and they now have transformation center...

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