Tools for Self Reliance
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Tools for Self Reliance is an international development charity in the United Kingdom which recycles and refurbishes tools and sewing machines and supplies them to partners in Africa in conjunction with training programmes.
Established | 1979 (45 years ago) |
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Types | nonprofit organization |
Headquarters | Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Tools for Self Reliance has a network of volunteers in the UK who refurbish donated tools and prepare kits suitable for use by trades people and small-scale enterprises in Africa. The main recipient countries are Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Malawi.
Tools for Self Reliance was founded in 1980[1] and is based in Netley Marsh, Hampshire, and is a registered charity.[2] Its patrons include Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Tools for Self Reliance was a member of the anti-poverty campaign Make Poverty History in 2005.[3] The Chief Executive Officer of Tools for Self Reliance is Sarah Ingleby.