Hakizetu
May 9, 2025
Hakizetu is a women and youth organisation based on the outskirts of Mwanza town in Tanzania. They provide life and business skills training.
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 refurbish donated tools to a high standard and ship them to training centres and self-help organisations.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for all of your ongoing support and for enabling us to continue our life-changing work in Africa.
We wish you a joyful holiday season and happy New Year.
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.
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.
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.
Our Impact
In Africa
We believe that young people in Africa are the drivers of development and know the solutions to the challenges they face. We work with like-minded organisations to provide quality vocational training through the provision of tools, equipment and starter kits. These are used for training, which creates employment opportunities for young people, helping them escape poverty and promote sustainability.
Increasingly, we support vocational training organisations in Africa to refurbish tools and equipment such as the Kalwande project in Tanzania. We also fund comprehensive training for trainers in how to teach others to repair and service more complicated items such as sewing and knitting machines.
As an organisation, listening and learning is at the heart of all we do and as such we monitor and evaluate all our work and that of our partners in Africa. This enables us to make informed decisions about where to place our resources in order to achieve the greatest impact.
Where We Work
Stories
Meet Rita and Mukunka
Rita Musoki, Tailoring Graduate
In 2023, Rita graduated from Agape of Hope Female Youth Development Association, a Ugandan organisation that we have been sending tools and equipment to since 2014, and who recently received tools from Container Gavin.
Keep reading Rita’s Story here.
Mukunka Chisompe, Tailoring Student
18-year-old Mukunka Chisompe developed a passion for sewing through his mother, a tailor, often assisting her with tasks such as cutting fabric, fixing zippers, and sewing buttons.
Keep reading Mukunka’s Story here.
Recent News
News From Africa
Ntambu and Sylvia
February 18, 2026
Ntambu, 21, is from Bunda Town in the Mara region of Tanzania. She shared that while there are many tailors in her area, competition is intense.
Wana Mandaleo Carpentry Group
February 18, 2026
Benjamin Uziga, Mohamed Thabit, and Zuberri Harroone are a close-knit group of carpenters and good friends.
Khalifa and Yasin
February 13, 2026
After completing primary school, Khalifa worked alongside his father growing pineapples.