Quick Expansion
This very first group of volunteers set to refurbishing donated tools and equipment. These were then sent to projects where vulnerable people in East Africa could learn trade skills, grow crops and produce goods for sale in order to earn a living.
As more volunteers joined the team and the supply of tools and equipment increased, Workaid soon outgrew the premises in Little Chalfont. Fortunately, they were offered a hut at the Free Church in Amersham from which they then moved to a unit generously loaned by GE Healthcare, also in Amersham.
Our Workshop
In 2008 we moved into a large warehouse/workshop which was formerly a boot and shoe factory in Chesham.
Along with the workshop, we now have a shop specialising in tools and hardware, gardening equipment, lawnmowers, electrical items, craft materials, haberdashery and sewing and knitting machines. These items are unsuitable for the projects we support and all proceeds help us cover our operating expenses and the cost of shipping.
Workaid Today
Today, we operate with an enthusiastic team of volunteers from all kinds of industries who bring such a wealth of skills and abilities.
Each year, we receive hundreds of applications for tools and equipment from groups that are carefully evaluated to ensure that they can help deliver a brighter future for those involved, fulfilling as many as possible.
To assist the thousands of people each year to escape the cycle of poverty we always need your help whether it be to volunteer your time and skills, to donate tools and equipment, to support us financially through a legacy or donation, or to purchase from the Shop.
