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.
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Retail Volunteers
Hakizetu is a women and youth organisation based on the outskirts of Mwanza town in Tanzania. They provide life and business skills training.
After dropping out of secondary school without grades, 21-year-old Vesta decided to take control of her life and find employment.
Workaid along with the Vwila Foundation, have worked with the Tasintha Programme, Zambia for over five years.
We have worked with the Vwila Foundation to provide much needed vocational training to schools in the rural Mumbwa district of Zambia.
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.
Roy is a Zimbabwean national who operates a small sewing machine repair shop in Lusaka, Zambia with two other technicians.
David graduated from Bulungu secondary school in late 2022. The school is one of 35 we have helped in Zambia over the past three years in partnership with the Vwila Foundation.
Bertha and Winnie are two of the teachers who took part in intensive sewing machine repair and maintenance training funded by Workaid in Kabwe, Zambia in 2024.
At Mungunyu Trading Centre newly learned skills enable the graduates to earn an income showing the value & positive impact of their skills.
Jesca received a sewing machine from Workaid. The machine was like “a super important tool” that made it easier for her to earn money with her tailoring skills.
Five dedicated members of the Kamughobe Trading Centre, have been transformed by the Empathy Foundation, graduating in tailoring.
Francis was a trainee at Kira Farm where he excelled. Upon graduation he gained employment with a construction company in Entebbe.
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Phone Number: 01494 775220
Email Address: admin@workaid.org
Address:
The Old Boot Factory
71 Townsend Road
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 2AA
Registered Charity: 1041574
The Office
Monday – Friday
9:30am – 12:30pm
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Tool Donations
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
9:30am – 12:30pm
1:30pm – 4:00pm
The Workaid Shop
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
10am – 4pm
The Hub
Monday & Tuesday
10am – 3pm
Phone Number: 01494 775220
Email Address: admin@workaid.org
Address:
The Old Boot Factory
71 Townsend Road
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 2AA
Registered Charity: 1041574
The Office
Monday – Friday
9:30am – 12:30pm
1:30pm – 4:30pm
The Workaid Shop
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
10am – 4pm
Tool Donations
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
9:30am – 12:30pm
1:30pm – 4:00pm
The Hub
Monday – Tuesday
10am – 3pm
Phone Number: 01494 775220
Email Address: admin@workaid.org
Address:
The Old Boot Factory
71 Townsend Road
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 2AA
Registered Charity: 1041574