Bauphase 3

Aug 26, 2023 | Benin, Funding projects, Milestones

The construction site continues unabated, with plans to build a seminar room and a library. We don’t just want to teach our trainees tailoring skills, we also want to support them individually and holistically. We also consciously take on young men and women who...

Tradition meets modernity

May 29, 2023 | Architecture, Benin

We didn’t have to convince Felix Schürmann, professor of architecture at Biberach University of Applied Sciences, and his students. They were on board immediately. THE PROJECT JUSTINE – train the trainer not only offers the chance to really get to know the...

Construction phase 2

Feb 23, 2023 | Benin, Funding projects, Milestones

Construction in Berisengou is progressing in parallel with our training operations on the CFL site. In a second construction phase, a kitchen, seminar building, recreation room and shop are being built. A photovoltaic system will also be installed on the roofs to...

Construction phase 1

Feb 12, 2022 | Benin, Funding projects, Milestones

The construction plans have been drawn up by our team of architects from Biberach and we can start building the studio at the end of February 2022. We are particularly impressed by the orientation of the buildings and their roof construction. Even when it’s hot...

Why Benin?

Feb 2, 2022 | Benin

The fact that we chose Benin is a coincidence. We sometimes hear ourselves say this. But it was no coincidence. The choice stands and falls with Justine Tchilalou Payarou, our first student, whom Marie and I trained as a seamstress in our Munich studio. WE HAVE LEARNT...