Tools From Tanzania
March 20, 2026
Bring something special to your garden with these beautifully hand-forged trowels and forks, crafted by skilled Artisans in Northern Tanzania.
Bring something special to your garden with these beautifully hand-forged trowels and forks, crafted by skilled Artisans in Northern Tanzania.
Container Barry is heading to Tanzania, packed with 167 knitting and sewing machines and 3,498 tools.
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.
Benjamin Uziga, Mohamed Thabit, and Zuberri Harroone are a close-knit group of carpenters and good friends.
After completing primary school, Khalifa worked alongside his father growing pineapples.
Bernadetta comes from Bariadi town in Simiu region of Tanzania. She is one of 20 young people attending an intensive training course.
Abel, 28, began working as a carpenter in 2018, learning the trade informally on the job.
Philip, who has volunteered with us for over 15 years, named the container in honour of his mother Prue.
Our fundraising focus is on: Vocational and Business Training for Young Women in Northern Uganda.
At 30 years old, Gift is one of the older tailoring and design graduates of the Lusaka Youth Resource Training Centre (LYRC).
Doreen, aged 52, is the senior partner of the team, while Justin is 35. They both graduated from Lusaka Youth Resource Training Centre (LYRC) in 2021.
Tracey graduated in tailoring and design from the Lusaka Youth Resource Training Centre (LYRC) in 2021.