Greece • tradition-art
- Sector: tradition-art
- Headquarters Country: Greece
- City: naxos island
- Founding Year: 1987
- Operating Regions: Greece
- Founders: Manolis Glezos
- Problem Identified: maintain and promote the local traditional art of weaving that was going extinct
- Solution Offered: During the summer time, the cooperative’s products are available for the customers / tourists to choose and buy them, while winter is the productive period when all traditional clothes are designed and developed. Despite the economic crisis, the cooperative continues until today to offer products of high quality mainly because of the strong will of the women – member of the cooperative. Among other activities, the cooperative organizes many promotional events as well as training seminars on the unique weaving technic The cooperation produces and sells traditional handmade textile products committed to high quality and authentication standards. Also, they can provide various handmade artifacts, also for special occasions and events (weddings, baptisms, etc.).
- Website: http://www.paradosiakaifanta.gr/sineterismos_aperathou.shtml
- Score: 8 Education access program expanding learning opportunities
