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Repair Kopitiam is an initiative to bring the community together through repair so as to combat the throw away culture for a sustainable world.

Our movement coaches you to repair your items so as to spread the culture of repair first, recycle last. The Buy-and-Throw-Away culture is prevalent in our society. For a wobble of a chair, or a tear on our jeans, we tend to simply discard them away. While it is easy to discard or perhaps recycle, we can still salvage the product by repairing it. In engaging in repair, not only is one able to hone

his technical skills, he or she will find the value in objects as wells as learn valuable lessons in the process of repairing such as perseverance, discipline and patience. Inspired by the revival of the repair culture and the many community activities from all over the world that involves repair, Repair Kopitiam was conceived. Repair Kopitiam is run as a community repair meet-up, whereby people come down to a designated space to repair simple items such as broken irons, torn clothes, wobbly chairs together, guided by specialists. This initiative is powered by Sustainable Living Lab (SL2). SL2 is a social innovation lab that harnesses the energy of the maker movement to build a Sustainable Future. We build & maintain positive social capital, work to protect & restore the natural environment and create economic activity that is conducive to sustainable human development.

10/03/2026

Passionate about sustainability and working with communities? Join us as a Community Innovator Executive and help grow programs like Repair Kopitiam across Singapore.

You will work closely with volunteers, organise community events, and support initiatives that reduce e-waste while engaging seniors and local communities.

If you enjoy community building, sustainability, and hands-on impact, this might be the role for you.

👉 Apply here:
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27/02/2026

REPAIR IS FOR EVERYONE

National Repair Day – 18 January and 8 February 2026

As we begin a new year, we welcome everyone into 2026 — the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse.

To our residents, partners and dedicated repair coaches, thank you for starting the year with the same steady spirit of learning, sharing and caring. May this year bring good health, courage and renewed energy to repair what we can, together.

Reaching the Younger Generation

On 8 February, we visited Ridge View Residential College.

It was encouraging to see young people curious about repair, sustainability and responsible consumption. Driving understanding in the next generation remains important to us. When young adults learn to repair, they carry these values forward into their homes, workplaces and communities.

Repair is not just about fixing things. It is about shaping mindset.

Growing Our Repair Family

2026 will be an encouraging year ahead.

We warmly welcome our Repair Kelab members from the Active Ageing Centres (AACs) who will be contributing to our repair efforts. Their experience, patience and community spirit will help strengthen our monthly sessions and spread repair culture deeper into the neighbourhoods.

Thank you for stepping forward to serve.

This Jan & Feb 2026 Repair Impact

Participants coached: 262
Items registered: 337
Items repaired: 198
Monthly success rate: 58%
Returning items: 10

2026 Year-To-Date Impact (Jan–Feb)

Participants coached: 262
Items registered: 337
Items repaired: 198
Monthly success rate: 58%
Returning items: 10

Repair Venues
Total active Repair Kopitiam (Public) venues: 10
Total active Repair Kelab (AAC) venues: 3
New venues opening soon: 4
Residents may book at: www.repairkopitiam.sg/event
Please read FAQ on how to book, what to expect, what to do, etc.

Transport Targets 2026
In 2025, most of our venues saw many coming to repair using less sustainable means. Repair Kopitiam will endeavour in the next few years to bring down our carbon footprint by seeking more locations as easier to go public venues. We hope to reduce private car and grab usage and increase bus and train. Let’s hope we can achieve this in 2026!
Private Car / Grab – 30% (2025 - 28%)
Public Transport – >25% (2025 - 22%)

Why This Matters
Every item repaired means:
Less waste sent to Palau Semakau
Lower consumer spending
More resilient residents confident to repair
Stronger kampung spirit

Taking Public Transport (MRT/Bus preferred):
Lower carbon-footprint
Ease Pollution
Reduce traffic congestion
Saves money

Important Reminder: We Guide You To Repair Your Own Items

Repair Kopitiam is a DIY repair coaching and learning event.
We guide you to repair — we do not provide repair services.

Please read our FAQ before booking:
www.repairkopitiam.sg/faq

Read our fb.com/repairkopitiam banner for the next event
OR
Refer to our official website repairkopitiam.sg for all the answers to your queries.

15/01/2026

🔧 REPAIR IS FOR EVERYONE ⚙️
National Repair Day
Sunday, 21 December 2025

Our final National Repair Day of 2025 has ended with a great result, breaking our highest number of items repaired in a single year.

As we prepare for 2026, which will definitely be another great repair year ahead, we would like to thank everyone who has supported our cause and efforts to attend to more repairs, so as to give all potential faulty items a chance to enjoy an extended life.

We were sad that Pekkio decided not to continue with Repair Kopitiam in order to focus on other projects. We ended the year with 10 repair venues and hope to find another venue in the vicinity to pick up where Pekkio left off in 2025, as we want to continue serving Pekkio residents. In the meantime, residents may choose to visit RK@Citysprouts, RK@Henderson, RKS@AMK, or RKS@Lor Lew Lian.

Happy New Year to all. We hope that 2026 will be an even greater repair year. At the start of 2026, we already know that we will be welcoming at least four new repair venues into our Repair Kopitiam and Repair Club families.

2025 full-year statistics show that we registered 1,708 participants, representing a 7.8 percent increase compared to 2024, when 1,639 people were coached. A total of 2,329 items were registered in 2025, an increase of 3.2 percent over 2024, when 2,257 items were brought in. This also means there was a slight drop in the average number of items brought in per visitor, from 1.38 items per person in 2024 to 1.36 items per person in 2025.

We managed to repair 1,485 items, achieving a 63.8 percent success rate. There were 109 returning items, mostly because the first repair attempt was unsuccessful and owners needed time to purchase proprietary parts.

In 2024, we welcomed Downtown Line Tampines Station as a repair venue. Due to the convenience of the location and its accessibility by public transport, we observed that visitors to this venue were much more inclined to use public transportation. For the full year 2025 survey, nationally, 42 percent of participants arrived by private car or Grab, 28 percent came by walking or personal mobility devices, and 22 percent used public transport such as buses or MRT. At the Downtown Line Tampines Station venue, only 22 percent arrived by private car or Grab, 15 percent came by walking or personal mobility devices, while a significantly higher 58 percent used public transport.

Looking ahead to 2026, we look forward to coaching more people to repair their items. Your continued support for Repair Kopitiam will help us achieve our goals. We wish everyone a healthier and happier 2026.

Important to note: Repair Kopitiam is a DIY repair, coaching, and learning event. We do not provide repair services, but instead help participants learn how to care for and fix their beloved items. Please remember to follow our process and understand our purpose by reading our FAQ to avoid any disappointment or misunderstandings.

FAQ, about, and how to book: repairkopitiam.sg/faq
Booking events: repairkopitiam.sg/event
Official website: repairkopitiam.sg

21/12/2025

Fix it, don’t bin it ♻️

Join us at the DIY Repair Clinic and learn how to repair your small home appliances with hands-on guidance from Repair Kopitiam coaches.

📍 IKEA
🗓 21 December 2025
⏰ 1.00pm – 5.00pm

Small repairs, big impact — one item at a time.

14/12/2025

Live in Bishan CC

Thank you for hosting Repair Kopitiam fan repair master class at bishan.communityclub . Our master class on fan repairs sharing some new techniques and methods, with more in-depth knowledge of how motors work. We are all here to mingle with coaches from other locations and sharing good practices so as to build on our ability to do more repairs to recover more fans with a wider range of issues.

Thank you all coaches for attending and sharing their knowledge with each other. Our success is based on our ability to help each other grow. Cheers and ViVa Repair Kopitiam!!!

See you all next master class.

06/12/2025

Monthly Posts

🔨REPAIR IS FOR EVERYONE⚙️.

Nov 30, 2025 Sunday

We’ve just wrapped up our November National Repair Day, and as we look ahead to our final session of the year on 21 December 2025, we’re delighted to share that we are set to be supporting more people with their repairs this year than ever before.

As we prepare for this milestone, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all our coaches, participants, and collaborators who have stood by us and contributed to our mission over the past 11 incredible years.

A warm welcome as well to all our new volunteers who joined us in 2025. We’re thrilled to have you as part of our growing family of repair coaches, and we hope you’ll continue to journey with us as we inspire future generations to embrace the repair culture.

This December to February next year, Repair Kopitiam Singapore will also be rolling out a series of masterclasses for our veteran coaches. These sessions aim to strengthen their skills and expand their ability to handle an even wider range of repairs—helping us uplift our overall repair success in the years to come.

Happy 11th birthday to Repair Kopitiam!
Here’s to many more years of repairing, learning, and building community. Cheers!

STATS
Here are the stats this month and our accumulated results for 2025.

This month we have
151 Registered Participants
199 Items Registered (0.0%)
14 Returning Items
127 items Repaired (63.8% ▲ 4.0%)

2025 results so far
1590 Registered Participants
2166 Items Registered
100 Returning Items
1390 items Repaired (64.2% 0.0%)

IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
Repair Kopitiam is a DIY repair together coaching and learning event. We do not provide repair services but we help you learn how to care and fix your beloved items.

Remember to follow our process and understand our purpose by reading our FAQ to avoid any disappointments and misunderstandings.

FAQ, about & how to book repairkopitiam.sg/faq

Booking Events repairkopitiam.sg/event

Official Website repairkopitiam.sg

03/11/2025

🔨REPAIR IS FOR EVERYONE⚙️.

Oct 26, 2025 Sunday

This is our National Repair Day which features our since 2014 repair together format. This means that you are involved in the repair with the guidance from our coaches.

This month RVRC second batch of students’ visit and our move to Wellness Village B1 of DT32 Tampines MRT were the highlights.

In November, we celebrate 11 years of Repair Kopitiam. We hope to see all of you who have signed up:
1. Log in and check the status of your time slot booking. NO CONFIRMATION EMAILS WILL BE SENT.
2. Please book only if you can come and let us know at least 1 week before the event if you can’t make it so we can arrange for another. Recently we have a lot of last minute withdrawals and no shows. Please help us help more people by not wasting your booking time slot.
3. Be involved in the repair. WE ARE A REPAIR TOGETHER movement.
4. Feedback after your session as it helps us to improve.

Bring your faulty household items, small appliances, or gadgets and join us in giving them a second life. Together, we reduce waste, save money, and strengthen our kampung spirit.

STATS
Here are the stats this month and our accumulated results for the year.

This month we have
145 Registered Participants
199 Items Registered (▲7.5%)
10 Returning Items
*119* items Repaired (59.8% 🔻5.1%)

2025 results so far
1439 Registered Participants
1967 Items Registered
86 Returning Items
*1263* items Repaired (64.2% 🔻0.3%)

*IMPORTANT TO NOTE:*
*Repair Kopitiam is a DIY repair together coaching and learning event. We do not provide repair services but we help you learn how to care and fix your beloved items.*

*Remember to follow our process and understand our purpose by reading our FAQ to avoid any disappointments and misunderstandings.*

FAQ, about & how to book repairkopitiam.sg/faq

Booking Events at repairkopitiam.sg/event

Official Website repairkopitiam.sg

30/10/2025

Repair Kopitiam will be at Tampines Regional Library to help you sign up for courses on 6 & 7 November 2025 from 1-5pm.

Our Handyman Courses are HERE: repairkopitiam.sg/diy

You will:
- know more about our courses
- clarify your doubts
- see some exhibits
- get help to apply and pay with your Skillsfuture Credit.

See y’all there!

25/10/2025

26 Oct 2025 Announcement. For those who have been supporting Repair Kopitiam at DT32, please note that we no longer hang around the bus interchange. We have moved to Wellness Village B1 DT32 Station. Follow the photos to get there.

See you all there.

04/10/2025

Sep 28, 2025 Sunday

Repair Kopitiam held its monthly National Repair Day this Sunday across 11 locations islandwide today

This month, we welcome students from Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) at Our Tampines Hub. RVRC has been visiting Repair Kopitiam since last year, and this September marks the first of their two regular this half of 2025. RKS hopes that they had a great time with us and welcomes the next group visit in October.

Highlights:
* Our repair success rate remains steady at above 64%, reflecting growing DIY repair skills among volunteers and visitors.
* 2025 is set to break records for the highest number of items repaired and registered.
* Booking slots are snapped up quickly each month – sign up early to secure a spot.

Visitor reminders:
* If you book a slot, please turn up so others don’t miss out.
* You are part of the repair. Our monthly event is a DIY repair together event. Be prepared to hands-on…😆
* No confirmation emails will be sent. Please check your booking status directly at repairkopitiam.sg.

Bring your faulty household items, small appliances, or gadgets and join us in giving them a second life. Together, we reduce waste, save money, and strengthen our kampung spirit.

STATS
Here are the stats this month and our accumulated results for the year.

This month we have
141 Registered Participants
185 Items Registered ( 🔻 11.9%)
7 Returning Items
*120* items Repaired (64.9% 🔻1.8%)

2025 results so far
1294 Registered Participants
1768 Items Registered
76 Returning Items
*1144* items Repaired (64.5% 0.0%)

*IMPORTANT TO NOTE:*
*Repair Kopitiam is a DIY repair together coaching and learning event. We do not provide repair services but we help you learn how to care and fix your beloved items.*

*Remember to follow our process and understand our purpose by reading our FAQ to avoid any disappointments and misunderstandings.*

FAQ, about & how to book repairkopitiam.sg/faq

Booking Events at repairkopitiam.sg/event

Official Website repairkopitiam.sg

14/09/2025

Giving New Life to E-Waste with Artist Si Xuan

This sunny 6 Sep Sunday afternoon at the Singapore Art Museum, people joined artist Chok Si Xuan in a hands-on workshop that turned discarded electronic components into striking art. The materials came from old or broken devices and even factory waste—bits that often end up as landfill.

Si Xuan works largely with found electronics and is interested in how human life, nature, and machinery mix together. She sees e-waste not just as trash, but as something full of potential—full of form, material, texture, connection.

Her art explores the tension between the organic and the manufactured, asking us to rethink how we relate to the tech we use every day. She hopes that by repurposing discarded parts, people will pay more attention both to what goes into our gadgets, and what happens to them when they break.

During the workshop, participants got up close with these raw parts—resistors, wires, circuit boards, small motors—and used them to build creative works. Many of the finished pieces surprised even those who made them, showing beauty in places they hadn’t thought to look.

It was a fun, eye-opening afternoon. I didn’t expect some of these tiny bits to turn into art. Big thanks to the Singapore Art Museum, to Si Xuan for guiding us, and to everyone who showed up ready to experiment.

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Telephone

+6594661315

Website

http://repairkopitiam.sg/

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