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Repair Café
Repair Cafés are voluntary meetings where participants repair their broken items alone or together with others.
Repair Café
The Repair Café is a meeting place where people can repair their clothes, bicycles, toys, electronic devices (computers, irons, etc.) and much more. Volunteers provide tools and their experience to help participants repair their items. If they don't have anything to fix, they just have a cup of coffee or tea, or help someone else with the repair. The Repair Café embodies 3 basic aspects: 1. ecological aspect, by reducing waste 2. social aspect, by bringing together people who might never have met 3. the educational aspect (teaching people how to repair appliances themselves).
The network:
In order to ensure a sustainable design of the Repair Cafés in Luxembourg, a network of small local groups is established. This favours shorter journeys for helpers and visitors, the exchange of neighbours and neighbouring communities and offers the national Repair Café movement contacts with other groups and helpers to support each other.
So far, since February 2021, 15 local groups have emerged across Luxembourg that, after initial guidance and support from our project, are able to run autonomous Repair Cafés.
The municipalities, as well as the nature parks and other organisations, support the groups in their implementation with premises, catering and organisation.
Dates & Events
17.05.2025 09:00 2 days from now
Repair Café @ Differdange
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- Maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
17.05.2025 14:00 3 days from now
Repair Café @ Mamer
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- The maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
village hall in Holzem
31.05.2025 14:00 2 weeks from now
Repair Café Sewing @ Esch
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- Maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
Facilitec
01.06.2025 09:00 2 weeks from now
Repair Café @ Garnich
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- Maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
Centre Culturel "Veräinshaus"
07.06.2025 09:00 3 weeks from now
Repair Café @ Lenningen
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- Maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
Facilitec
12.06.2025 17:00 4 weeks from now
Repair Café @ Mertzig After Work
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- Maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
14.06.2025 13:00 1 month from now
Repair Café @ Kanton Réiden
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
The Repair Café is all about repairing broken items together and receiving professional advice. People meet up and get inspired.
What does it cost? A voluntary donation.
Would you like to take part as a repairer? Are you a handyman or can you sew? Then get in touch with us 🙂 ! You are very welcome and will be greeted by a friendly team!
📣 If you have skills in electronics, woodworking, mechanics, sewing, etc., if you can repair, don't hesitate to contact us to support the Repair Café! You can also help with the reception and organisation 🙂 .
For devices with touchscreens/smartphones, services are usually limited to diagnosis and advice. It is strongly recommended to have these devices repaired by specialised shops that have all the necessary tools and knowledge and can carry out a proper repair.
What do I need to check before I come?
- The power supply to the appliance: Is the indicator light switched on? Is the battery or batteries charged? Is the power cable in good condition?
- Maintenance of the appliance: Empty the filters of hair dryers and hoovers, descale a coffee machine with citric acid or similar, etc.
What do I need to bring to the repair?
Think of everything you need to test the item you want to repair. For a coffee machine, for example, take coffee or a capsule with you. For a DVD player, take a DVD with you. For a petrol engine, bring your petrol, etc., charger, cable, possibly a manual.
For your hi-fi system: remote control, speakers.
For your television: cables used for the connection (to receiver, to amplifier).
The spare part, if you have already identified the defect.
⚠ Please note that on the day of the event, there may be no repairers with specialised knowledge on certain topics.
Institution type/carrier
Non-profit organisation
Institution-Name
Repair Café Lëtzebuerg asbl
How is your initiative financed?
The coordination of the initiative is financed by the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development. The local Repair Café group Atert-Wark is financed by additional funding from LEADER Atert-Wark. Here, further training and wer
Participation opportunities
The project offers volunteers to design their own Repair Cafés. They can bring in their own ideas for implementation and execution. The collective intelligence and cohesion enables the groups to create their very own Repair Café.
What’s needed
Engaged citizen Full time volunteers Part time volunteers Strong arms Expertise/knowledge A room An open space A gardenObjectives
Raising awareness among fellow citizens about the throwaway society. We want to encourage people not to buy everything new immediately, but to save resources if possible and to repair or otherwise reuse things.
Impact
1. Ecological impact, through waste reduction.
2. social impact, by bringing people together, the social and factual exchange.
3.continuing education: Teaching people how to repair appliances themselves and interesting facts around it.
Target audience
All citizens young and old
Schools
Communities
Organisations
Corporate Business
Challenges and learning successes
A big challenge is to build up the network sustainably and to enable people to use it easily (e.g. through contacts to other local groups, information on how to run the Repair Cafés, etc.).
Despite this challenge, we have managed to establish 15 local and autonomous Repair Café groups in the country since February 2021.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Gender Equality Decent Work and Economic Growth Sustainable Cities and Communities Responsible Consumption and Production Climate ActionSustainability Targets
- Gender Equality
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
Locations
Atelier communal sis34-38 Route de Wasserbillig, L-6686 Mertert
Schluechthaus Hollerich5, rue de l’Abattoir, L-1111 Luxembourg
Al Schoul4, rue St. Roch, L-9687 Surré
Bastelsall vun der Schoul Bech-Maacher29 rue des Caves, L-5404 Bech-Kleinmacher
Name of Organization
- Repair Café Lëtzebuerg
- repaircafe@cell.lu
- www.repaircafe.lu
- Initiative: www.repairtogether.be www.repaircafe.org
Address & geo, Contact person
- Repair Café
- Sarah Haas
- repaircafe@cell.lu
