Mamie et Moi
Mamie et Moi asbl
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Founded in 2012, Mamie et Moi is a non-profit association based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg working on community development, elderly care, refugees & migration +1 more.
Mamie et Moi is a Luxembourg non-profit association (ASBL) that promotes intergenerational links through knitting and other craft workshops. Older women from its network, known as Mamies, pass on their skills to younger people, children, and people from different cultural backgrounds, including refugees. The association aims to reduce isolation among older people, challenge age stereotypes, and strengthen solidarity and social cohesion. It runs workshops, open knitting cafés, courses, and community art projects, and sells knitted products to help fund its activities.
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Collectif au Carré
ViewArts & Culture · Luxembourg
Intergenerational knitting and crochet project launched in October 2020, in which participants made 5x5 cm squares that were assembled into a giant copy of a painting. Over 600 people from 17 nationalities took part, producing 30,000 squares.
Collectif au Coeur
ViewCommunity development · Luxembourg
Follow-up to Collectif au Carré in 2024, creating a giant heart in Luxembourg's colours, with community participation from schools, municipalities, associations and companies.
Cafés Tricot
ViewCommunity development · Luxembourg
Regular open knitting meetings, including Cafés Tricot Musée held at the Musées de la Ville de Luxembourg, where people of different generations and backgrounds meet and knit together.
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Letz Refashion, Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, Musées de la Ville de Luxembourg, Citémômes, L'Essentiel
