Vocational Training
A good education
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We support adults in the work environment—in housekeeping, guest services, minor repairs, and in the art studio. We create jobs in collaboration with two businesses, a carpentry workshop and a weaving mill.
HOUSEKEEPING
At Stella Matutina, we cook fresh meals every day. We grow the fresh vegetables ourselves in our gardens. We prepare up to 1,200 meals a month for our social centers in Hosman, Marpod, and Nocrich. In Nou, we have our own on-site canteen.
In the bakery, we bake bread, pizza, and strudel for the children and our guests. New recipes are added all the time. Apple pie, Linzer Torte, Striezel, and cookies are already routine and very popular.
At Stella Matutina, we also have five twin rooms for protégés, helpers, and guests. Employees assist with guest care.
ART STUDIO
Creative work also boosts self-confidence. Under the guidance of Angela King, who has been involved in our social projects for over 30 years, regular workshops are held in the art studio. Young people and women learn how to use the potter’s wheel, model, fire, and paint ceramics. They make ceramic ravens, bowls, and jugs. Thank-you notes and Christmas cards are also colorfully printed by hand.
Workplaces
Carpentry
The carpentry workshop has been taken over as an independent business by its former manager, Andrei Lasac, and now provides jobs for young men in the area. ELIJAH continues to commission the workshop to build boxes and beds, sand parquet flooring, and repair furniture and windows.
Weaving
The Vorarlberg-based carpet company Tisca wanted to support ELIJAH, which led to the establishment of a small production facility in Țichindeal with four wooden looms and a storage room. The carpet factory employs women who were previously unemployed. Initially, they were supervised in their work, but today they independently produce around 2,500 square meters of carpet per year. For the families, the weaving mill in the remote village offers a permanent job close to home and thus a regular income.
