The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015

Empowering young people in Africa through vocational training

We are a charity based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire empowering young people in Africa (and the UK) to help themselves by developing the skills and knowledge needed to find gainful employment or start their own business.

We do this by refurbishing donated tools to a high standard and shipping them to training centres and self-help organisations.

Donate Money

By donating money, you help empower young people in Africa to gain skills through vocational training. It is easy to make a financial donation by paying online or via the post.

Donate Tools

Donating your unwanted tools and equipment can change lives as well as having a positive impact on the environment. Every year over 80 tonnes of tools are saved from landfill and refurbished.

Volunteer

We always welcome new volunteers to join our friendly team at our workshop in Chesham. There are lots of opportunities available and full training is provided for all.

Since Our Foundation In 1986, Over 190,000 Lives Have Been CHANGED

Our Achievements So Far

Our Impact

We work with like-minded organisations and place great value on ensuring these partnerships achieve maximum impact for young people in Africa. We are currently developing new comprehensive monitoring and evaluation systems with all our overseas partners.

These will place emphasis on measuring how young people use the vocational skills they learn to escape poverty and drive positive and sustainable development in the communities in which they live.

Since Our Foundation

Toolkits Supplied

5000

Lives Changed

10000

Vocational Training Projects Supported

Sewing & Knitting Machines Supplied

10000

Stories

Meet Deborah and Roy

Deborah, 'Mama Workaid'

Deborah’s father passed away when she was a baby, as did her mother a few years later. She was raised by her aunty who she refers to as her mother. Deborah was only able to complete her formal education at primary level, which is common in Zambia.

Keep reading Deborah’s story here.

Roy, Sewing Machine Maintenance Instructor

Roy is a Zimbabwean national who operates a small sewing machine repair shop in Lusaka, Zambia with two other technicians. He completed a diploma in sewing machine repair and maintenance in Harare, Zimbabwe, where the course is highly regarded.

Keep reading Roy’s story here.

Jesca, Albert Valley

Meet Jesca, aged 20 from Murambi Village in Ntoroko District. Despite facing challenges and dropping out of school during Senior 4, Jesca joined a tailoring class at Albert Valley Vocational Training Institute. She found it to be a practical choice and an effective way to earn an income.

Keep reading Jesca’s Story here.

Moris, Empathy Foundation

As a subsistence farmer, Moris only made ends meet before joining and graduating from the Empathy Foundation in March 2023. Moris, now a skilled carpenter, is part of a 5-person business. Even though he dropped out of school early, he’s determined to make a better life for his family – a wife and three children.

Keep reading Moris’s Story here.

News From Africa

Mungunyu Trading Centre – Empathy Foundation

May 28, 2024

At Mungunyu Trading Centre newly learned skills enable the graduates to earn an income showing the value & positive impact of their skills.

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Deborah otherwise known as Mama Workaid

October 30, 2024

Deborah’s father passed away when she was a baby, as did her mother a few years later. She was raised by her aunty who she refers to as

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Roy – Sewing Machine Maintenance Course Instructor

October 30, 2024

Roy is a Zimbabwean national who operates a small sewing machine repair shop in Lusaka, Zambia with two other technicians.

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David – Graduate of Bulungu Secondary School

October 30, 2024

David, age 20, graduated from Bulungu secondary school in late 2022. The school is one of 35 Workaid has helped in Zambia over the past three years in

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The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015

Empowering young people in Africa through vocational training

Since Our Foundation In 1986, Over 190,000 Lives Have Been CHANGED

Our Achievements So Far

Our Impact

Since Our Foundation

Stories

Meet Deborah and Roy

Deborah, 'Mama Workaid'

Roy, Sewing Machine Maintenance Instructor

Jesca, Albert Valley

Moris, Empathy Foundation

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