make-do program
nounUK /ˈmeɪk duː ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈmeɪk duː ˈproʊɡræm/
A make-do program is a plan to fix or build things using only what you already have.
The school started a make-do program to turn old boxes into art supplies.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A temporary plan used when the usual tools or money are not available.
With no new computers, the office ran a make-do program using older machines.
3. A community effort to share and reuse items instead of buying new ones.
The neighborhood make-do program lets families swap clothes and toys.
4. A simple homemade solution to a problem.
Their make-do program for the leaky roof was just a bucket and some tape.
5. A training plan that teaches people to work with limited supplies.
The camp's make-do program taught kids to cook with just a pot and a fire.