Seriously our volunteers are a talented bunch! This hedgehog in a shoe is made entirely of matchsticks MATCHSTICKS, by Richard 👏

The sharpest tool in the shed now. Thanks to the lovely volunteers at Tools for Self Reliance 🪛 Back my lino printing…

Great to chat to Xan on @voicefmradio.bsky.social this week! www.voicefmradio.co.uk/community/po...

🌟 Celebrating 45 incredible years of Tools for Self Reliance! From tool refurbishing in the UK to skills training across Africa, we’re proud of how far we’ve come, and excited for what’s next.

🎉 We’re celebrating 45 years of Tools for Self Reliance today! For 45 years, we’ve been supporting people to build brighter futures through skills, confidence, and opportunity. A huge thank you to everyone who’s been part of our story over the years!

2024 - Electrical Installation Trainees sampling their new equipment

2023 - Certificate ceremony

2022 - Thomas and Stuart at the Oak Fair

2021 - A visit to Llanelli and Carmarthen Group

2020 – Graduate Robert outside his motorbike repair shop

2019 – Apprentice in Malawi

From Southampton ➡️ Lilongwe, Malawi Back in June, I was part of the team helping pack a container of toolkits - and this week they arrived in Malawi! So good to see them ready to support vocational training projects and local communities 💛

Our six-tonne shipment of tools has safely arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi! 🔧 A huge thank you to everyone who contributed... we couldn’t have done it without you! ❤️ (you can read the original story here - www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2524264... ) #charity #nonprofit #internationaldevelopment

2018 - Malvern Hills Group

2017 - Chef Angela Hartnett helping us fundraise!

2016 - Apprentice in Sierra Leone

2015 - HUPGEN graduation

2014 - Bridgend TFSR Workshop

2013 - Baildon coffee morning

2012 - Me with partners in Tanzania!

2011 - Volunteer working on a Singer sewing machine treadle in Southampton.

2010 - Martin and his apprentices in Ghana

2009 - Sir Desmond Tutu visits us in Southampton

2008 - Paul and team climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

Calling all Quilters! #quilting #sewingbee #sewing

2007 - Ghana Trip

2006 - Founder Glyn Roberts

2005 - The Singer Team

Calling all Quilters! #quilting #sewingbee #sewing

24-Hour Sewathon UK's Big Sew Off for Tools For Self Reliance TFSR.org https://www.shqa.co.uk/pages/events/book/24-zoom-sewathon-in-aid-of-tools-for-self-reliance https://www.justgiving.com/page/thesewhappyquiltersassociation ✍️ Join @ shqa.co.uk #sewingforcharity #jointhefun #quilting #patchwork

🌍 We’re hiring a Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser! If you’ve got experience securing grants, writing compelling bids & building strong funder relationships, this could be your next role. Apply here 👉 www.tfsr.org/home/about/r... #CharityJobs #Fundraising

2004 - Woman using plane

This is a lovely charity to work for! If you know of anyone who would like this role, please do share 👌

🌍 We’re hiring a Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser! If you’ve got experience securing grants, writing compelling bids & building strong funder relationships, this could be your next role. Apply here 👉 www.tfsr.org/home/about/r... #CharityJobs #Fundraising

2003 – A break in a conference

2002 - Volunteer Eva from Poland

2001 - Painting a mural

2000 – Team Photo

1999 - Getting ready for a shipment

1998 - Trainee in Ghana

1997 - Group photo at Netley Marsh

1996 - Gazette feature on the TFSR Garvald, Scotland group

1995 - TFSR Hereford Group

1994 - Getting ready for an event in Edinburgh.

1993 - TFSR anvils made in Bolton

1992 - Kisokwe Blacksmith Group, Tanzania

1991 - TFSR event in Sheffield

Today is International Day of Charity 💛 Your support – whether through a kind donation, sharing our posts, giving time, or donating a tool – helps deliver training & tools to projects in Africa, changing lives for the better. ✨ #InternationalDayOfCharity

1990 - Volunteer Marcus in Southampton workshop.