Review Series

Initiated in April 2026, the Review Series is a series of one-on-one conversations held in Avacayam, a livelihood and recycling programme run by the Society for Child Development in Delhi. These discussions looked at what people with disabilities experience in their daily lives when accessing public spaces, especially in the area of employment, and documented first-hand experiences of discrimination and exclusion. The Review series has also gathered information from volunteers and specialists who work in Avacayam in order to understand more about the general obstacles to healthy adjustment into society. This Review series recorded the abilities and skills of participants and set the framework for further training, and it continues to shape Revive's workshops and broader advocacy.

Resource Collection Drives

The first collection drive was initiated in November 2024. We reached out to various individuals and stakeholders, ranging from students to families and communities in and around Delhi NCR.  We have been able to obtain surplus metal and wood used in construction.  The collected materials included plastic bottles, chip packets, and beverage containers, which became the first product line of Revive's new line of products – Christmas wreaths.  

We launched the second collection drive in March 2026 at the American Embassy School.  We set up a collection stall for the materials collected during this drive. These drives show how other neighbourhoods in Delhi mobilized to collect plastic, textile and light scrap materials, which were used in product-making workshops and as practical demonstrations of circular economies operating at a community scale. Each drive highlighted the value of everyday, commonly discarded materials and the generative possibilities of repurposing them into functional, sustainable products.

Regenerate Workshops

In partnership with Avacayam, Revive led a series of multi-step, hands-on workshops that taught staff members at Avacayam who are blind the fundamental skills of sustainable product design and production, with a focus on the materials gathered in our collection drives. 

Participants learned to recycle plastic packets into workable materials and went on to create pencil holders, diya holders crafted from recycled yarn, tote bags made from recycled chip packets, and table mats. The workshops also produced yarn from surplus sheep wool, a tablecloth stitched together from swatches, and incense sticks made from flower waste. The sessions were geared towards meeting local market standards and improving self-employment opportunities.

Revive Campaign

Once workshop participants had created a range of high-quality products, Revive launched a campaign to bring their work to buyers and champion their stories. In the run-up to our exhibitions, we spread the word through flyers and outreach to civil society, and contacted staff at Awfis directly with details of each exhibition and the products available. 

Revive then held exhibitions at the Awfis office, giving staff the chance to see and buy participants' work firsthand. Our first sale, in February 2025, featured Christmas goods from our first product line, and a second sales counter followed at Awfis in September 2026. All proceeds are dedicated to the people who made them. The amount we received through these collective efforts was donated to Avacayam in September 2026 in support of the product creators.