Artizan International enables, empowers and supports people with disabilities to meet their full potential, through social enterprise, hospitality and community inclusion
Their UK-based work is based at a centre in Harrogate providing therapeutic arts and crafts workshops and workplace skills training opportunities for people with disabilities in the region.
They run a South American themed café which provides training for young adults with learning disabilities to gain key hospitality skills such as barista training, chef skills and customer service, and to gain the confidence and resilience that working in a busy environment with a supportive team can provide.
They also run a social enterprise, Artizan Organics, where disabled members make beautiful natural products including candles, hand cream, lip balms & soaps. The products are sold in their shop, and members can gain experience in retail skills such as customer service, stock preparation and management, and handling money. As well as items made by the local Artizan members, the shop stocks products from the Artizan teams in both Ecuador and Peru.
Go to: artizaninternational.org
