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Design Equity Project 

DEP Crew learning Safety

Michelle is teaching her TAFE students Mooloolaba how to pull apart dacron to make cushion inserts

Using Words in Design

Erin is working on a Pencil case Holder and chooses his favourite wording 'KEYS'

TAFE East Coast & GPAI

Design Equity Project A community partnership between GPAI and TAFE East Coast

GPAI CREATIVE

Design Equity Project, a community partnership between GPAI & TAFE East Coast

Textile combinations..

Working with fabric is a tremendous expression for some people

Our first few sample items

Vintage wallets, colourful purses and jewellery cushions.. made by students

Meta St Mooloolaba Pop Up Shop

Every Thursday GPAi offered specialized training to TAFE students alongside the Pop Up Cafe called Cafe Equity.

Design Equity Project Crew 2017

Here are a few of our students, note the high level of young men who learned how to make Sports cushions!

Delegation from Indonesia

Paula Ingles arranged a bus load of Indonesian Government educators to visit our GPAI Creative store and our Pop Up Shop in Mooloolaba

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Design Equity Project Team

End of Year Celebration 2016

TAFE students working creatively

A great group of young people with disabilities learning new skills and working with fabric

Trainer Michelle 2017 Team

Wonderful experience for all of us, working on creating a range of products on side and packaging, pricing and displaying the finished product in our POP UP Store..

Learning Packaging

Not only did we teach how to create, but the weightier components of packaging and displaying for sale were included

Students brought along items

Many students were inspired to bring along ideas we could duplicate or incorporate

Students utilizing skills

Tim cannot walk or move, so his support workers found he was able to draw with his mouth!

Connie, a fantastic student
Another day in training
GPAI supplied all the fabrics

Here one of our students is holding up a long pencil case we made, GPAI volunteer sewers were given written instructions on how to finish the pinned items

TALENT!
CREATIVITY
PRIDE!
SMILES

Great feeling to complete product and have our team work on price, packaging and selling.. and they did sell!

FRIENDSHIP
SUPPORT
Design Equity Project

Proud crew holding up their work

© 2017 by GPAI

Golf Programs Australia Incorporated

Association No#1A54935    ABN: 30 152 082 217

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