Saving tools from landfill...

Who we are...

We are a Christian charity that collects unwanted usable tools, refurbishes them, sorts them into trade tool kits and sends them to the developing world for livelihood creation.

We send around 20 containers filled with over 300 tonnes of tools every year. We invest in local people supporting their own communities through livelihood creating projects such as skills training centres.

Please read our Coronavirus (COVID-19) statement for information on centre closures, advice for volunteers, and advice for collections / drop offs.

What we do...

With the tools you donate, we refurbish, sort and pack them into trade kits.

All our kits and their contents are listed below.

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Agriculture Kit

In rural communities it is still the norm for families to grow their own food. Good tools can make the difference between a bumper crop with food on the table, and a failed crop and starvation. The tools we might use on the allotment and digging the garden are the tools they use for tending their vegetable plots. The agricultural kit includes a spade, fork, rake, hoe, cultivator and other tools needed to prepare the soil, sow the seeds and maintain the plants to produce a good crop. This kit will quite literally put food on the table.

Kit contents:

Fork
Fork - Hand
Gloves (Pair)
Hoe
Lopper (Pair)
Rake
Scythe/Sickle
Secateurs (Pair)
Shears (Pair)
Spade
Trowel

Plumbing is becoming ever more important across Africa as toilets and bathrooms become common place in the home. Thankfully, with good plumbing installation comes clean water and healthier families. Not only will this kit benefit the newly trained plumber but the health of every family who benefits from their work.

Kit contents:

Brush - Wire
Cutter - Pipe
Drill - Bits - As available Set
Drill - Breast
Drill - Hand Manual
File - Flat
Grips - Pipe
Grips - Stilson Large 2
Hammer - Cross Pein 2
Oil can
Saw - Hacksaw - Senior
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Senior Pack of 10
Saw - Hole
Screwdriver - General Set
Solder Pkt
Tin Snips

Electrician's Kit

An electrician’s kits provides all the tools needed to safely install and maintain electrical wiring and sockets. The kit contains specialist electrical screwdrivers and circuit testers. It also includes basic electrical fittings to get the newly trained electrician started in their new job.

Kit contents:

Allen keys - metric Set
Cutters - Side
Drill - Bits - Metal - Metric Set
Drill - Hand Manual
File - Flat
Hammer - Ballpein Large
Hammer - Wedge
Knife - Stanley
Knife - Stanley Spare Blades Pack of 10
Pliers - General
Pliers - Insulated
Pliers - Long Nose
Punch - Dot
Saw - Hacksaw - Junior
Saw - Hacksaw - Senior
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Junior Pack of 10
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Senior Pack of 10
Screwdriver - Neon
Solder Pkt
Soldering Iron - Electric
Spanner - Adjustable Small Set
Spanner - Set Metric Set
Strippers - Wire
Tape Measure
Test lamp
Tin Snips
Voltmeter

Motor mechanics is a great job for a young person but most potential employers do not provide the tools needed. However for a young person starting out, finding the tools they need is hard enough, but paying for them is completely impossible. The mechanic’s tool kit comes in two boxes and provides the vast array of tools needed by a mechanic. Everything from spanners and wrenches to oil cans and tyre levers. A great gift of tools that will last a lifetime.

Kit contents:

Allen keys - Metric 3-10mm Set
Brush - Wire
Chisel - Cold 3/8-5/8 3
Cutter - Edge/Side
Drift - Small, centre, pin
Drill - Breast 2
Drill - Bits - Metal - Metric Set
Gauge - Feeler - Metric Set
Hammer - Ballpein Large
Hammer - Ballpein Small
Hammer - Mallet Composite
Oil can
Pliers - Combination
Pliers - Long Nose
Pliers - Pipe
Punch - Centre Set
Rule - Steel
Saw - Hacksaw - Junior
Saw - Hacksaw - Senior
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Junior Pack of 10
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Senior Pack of 10
Screwdriver - 6mm Slotted
Screwdriver - Posidrive
Socket - Bit Set Metric
Socket - Extension Bar
Socket - Ratchet - Drive
Socket - Spark Plug Set
Spanner - Adjustable Large
Spanner - Adjustable Small Set
Spanner - Brake Bleed
Spanner - Set Metric Set
Spanner - Wheel Nut 1
Spanner - Wheel Nut 2
Toolbox
Tyre Ppressure Gauge
Tyre Pump
Wrench - Chainlink

Garage Workshop Kit

The garage workshop kit adds to the standard mechanic’s kit the larger items required to equip a whole workshop. This large kit includes wheel ramps, axle stands, a battery charger and various tools required by a busy workshop with several mechanics.

Kit contents:

Axle Stands Pair
Battery Charger 12V 2
Jack - Trolley
Mechanics Kit - included in Workshop Kit
Ramps Pair
Vice - Bench Engineer Large

The carpentry kit is extremely popular as it can be used for some many things from beds to wardrobes. The kit contains all the tools a trades person needs to operate out of a workshop. They are often shared by students in training centres who then go on to buy them on micro finance, to start their own business.

Kit contents:

Bevel - Sliding
Brace
Brace - Auger Set of 5
Bradawl
Chisel - Wood - Mixed Sizes Set of 8
Clamp - G Type - Large 2
Clamp - G Type - Small 2
Drill - Bits - As available Set
Drill - Hand Manual
File - Fine Metal Saw Sharpening
File - Rasp

Fixings - Nails - Random as available 3 Packs
Fixings - Screws - Wood - Random as available 3 Packs
Gauge - Marking
Hammer - Ball or Warrington
Hammer - Claw
Hammer - Pin
Knife - Stanley
Knife - Stanley Spare Blades Pack of 10
Mallet - Wooden
Oilstone - Two Sided
Pincer
Plane - Block Metal
Plane - Metal - Jack or Smoothing
Pliers - Combination 2
Rule - Folding
Rule - Steel Tape
Sandpaper Pack of 10
Saw - Bead or Dovetail
Saw - Coping
Saw - Hacksaw - Senior
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Senior Pack of 10
Saw - Keyhole or Pad
Saw - Tenon
Screwdriver - Woodworking Set of 6
Spirit level - Small
Square - Woodworking - Combination
Square - Woodworking - Set

Carpentry Workshop Kit

The workshop kit may be used to equip the skills centre that trains the carpenters, or used to equip a workshop providing employment for several newly trained carpenters. Some of the workshops are started by churches and schools to provide funds to run the schools and local community projects. There are entire schools of over 500 pupils completely funded by the proceeds of items made in carpentry workshops. Therefore the gift of a workshop kit can have a huge impact on a community.

Kit contents:

Carpentry Kit and, lamp - Sash
Box of Power Tools
Saw - Pack of 3
Spirit Level - Pack of 3
Toolbox - Packed with random screws, nails and fixings
Vice – Bench Engineer Large

Builders’ kits will then be used to equip the workshop and eventually be given out to the students when they qualify. A truly amazing gift for an African charity and for the students starting their journey to community and personal transformation.

Kit contents:

Bolster - 2 inch bolster
Bolster - 4 inch bolster
Chisel - Cold 3/8-5/8 3
Chisel - Joint
Hammer - Ballpein Large
Hammer - Lump
Hammer - Scotch Teeth
Knee Pads Pair
Line Pins and Plumb Set
Pin and line
Pincer
Rawlplug tool
Saw - Hacksaw Blades Senior Pack of 10
Scrapers 2
Screwdriver - Set
Spirit Level - Large
Spirit Level - Small
Square - Roofing
Tape Measure
Tin Snips
Trowel - Bricklaying
Trowel - Float
Trowel - Plaster/Flooring
Trowel - Pointing

Computers and IT

The world runs on computers and Africa is no different. Young people dreaming of work in an office must be able to use a computer, but very few will have access to one. It is not unusual for schools to teach computing using pictures on the blackboard. TWAM provides hundreds of charities and schools with the computers they need to take youngsters on the journey to employment. It is a great way to support an entrepreneurial spirit!

Kit contents:

Computer - Laptop or Desktop

Periperhals - Power cable, flatscreen monitor, mouse, keyboard and cabling

Everybody needs clothes, which makes tailoring the journey of choice for many seeking a way out of poverty. Wherever you go in Africa, from busy city street corners to quiet rural backwaters you will find a tailor with their sewing machine. The gift of a sewing machine will allow a newly trained tailor to work from their own home or market place and use the proceeds to keep a roof over their family’s head, put food on the table and send their children to school.

Kit contents:

Sewing Machine

Sewing Kit Included...
A sewing kit is supplied with every sewing machine and includes everything the newly trained tailor needs to get their small business off the ground.

Kit contents:

Bag - Handmade Cloth
Cotton - Reels Pack
Fastenings - Buttons(F & U) Poppers Zips Velcro Bag
Finishing Asst - Binding Ribbon Tape Lace Triming Pack
Needle Case with Needles
Pins -Dressmaking Tub
Pins - Safety
Scissors - Large Sewing
Scissors - Small Sewing
Tape Measure
Thimble

Knitting Machine

A skilled knitter can make an entire jumper in under an hour. The journey to employment for most knitters is to secure a contract from a local school to make children’s knitted uniforms. Wool is plentiful so this is a stable, regular way to earn a living. A knitting machine will provide one family with a living and is a wonderful gift.

Kit contents:

Knitting Machine
Knitting Machine Accessories and Patterns Pack
Knitting Wool Sack

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All the rest of them - well at least some of them

Tools with a Mission supports projects across the world, reaching virtually every continent. Below are just a few examples to give you an idea of the extent of our work.

All the rest of them - well at least some of them

Tools with a Mission supports projects across the world, reaching virtually every continent. Below are just a few examples to give you an idea of the extent of our work.

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