RESIENCY 1
⬇ REPAIR CAFÉ to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ⬇
Join an ever-growing team of makers, artists and creatives in Buinho, and take part in day-to-day life of fablab and its residents. Chosen maker will spend a residency-week getting immersed in various activities related to social awareness and education, ending with repair café with winter vibes
👩🏻🔧 TYPE OF ACTIVITIES : cultural exchange with different age-groups, community-based educational activities, visit to local schools, and support of the local repair café
⏳ PERIOD : 1 week
🗓️ DATES : 20th (Monday) to 26th (Sunday) February
🚂 TRANSPORT : Travel support included (arrival and departure are financed, according to the distance bands defined by the European Commission for the “WeRepair” project)
🏡 ACCOMMODATION : Included (free); individual rooms in a local house near the fablab
🥗 FOOD : Provided
💰 EXTRA FINANCIAL SUPPORT : Not included
👥 HOW MANY PLACES : 1 maker
⏰ APPLICATION DEADLINE : 1st February 2023
❇️ SPECIFIC CRITERIA: No age restriction
We aim to develop activities that can connect social awareness (active citizenship) to creativity (design of new products or simply experimentation) and digital skills (digital manufacturing).
Start your Journey
(If the orange button doesn’t open well, please, just send us an email on residency@vulca.eu with :
- Object: MAKER RESIDENCY 2023 - REPAIR CAFÉ to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
- Message : Short presentation of yourself + when you’re available for a video call)

RESIDENCY 2
⬇Precious Plastic Alentejo ⬇
Buinho is more than just a fablab. We offer a creative residency program open for makers from different disciplines and backgrounds. In 2018 we created the first Precious Plastic unit in Alentejo, to which we added a machine building workspace in 2019, and we planned to create an educational centre dedicated to DIY Plastic recycling. Precious Plastic Alentejo is a European Solidarity Corps project (2020-3-PT02-ESC11-007468), coordinated by Buinho Associação, that aims to support the development of the circular economy practices with local communities in Alentejo until February 2023.
👩🏻🔧 TYPE OF ACTIVITIES: developing creative workshops for different age-groups focused on the circular use of materials and products (e.g: biomaterials, plastic, repair initiatives)
⏳ PERIOD : 6 months (with holidays included / 2 days per month). Activities run from Tuesday to Saturday
🗓️ DATES : from 01 June 2023
🚂 TRANSPORT : Travel support included (arrival and departure to the project according to the distance bands defined by the European Commission for the ESC program)
🏡 ACCOMMODATION : Included (free); individual rooms in a local house near the Fablab
🥗 FOOD : 150 EUR / month
💰 EXTRA FINANCIAL SUPPORT : 150€ pocket money support
👥 HOW MANY PLACES : 3 makers at the same time
⏰ APPLICATION DEADLINE : 1st April 2023
❇️ SPECIFIC CRITERIA: Residency available for 18-30 years old makers only
The current volunteering project seeks to complement and expand the educational activities developed by a group of six individuals from Buinho, dedicated to sustainability, and social innovation. Besides our team mentorship and support, the volunteers will have access to all working spaces and equipments which include the Precious Plastic machines, the fablab, the school makerspace, and creative studios that we run in the historic town of Messejana.
We aim to develop activities that can connect social awareness (active citizenship) to creativity (design of new products or simply experimentation) and digital skills (digital manufacturing).
Start your Journey
(If the orange button doesn’t open well, please, just send us an email on residency@vulca.eu with :
- Object: MAKER RESIDENCY 2023 - Precious Plastic Alentejo
- Message : Short presentation of yourself + when you’re available for a video call)