It's World Youth Skills Day! Which is particularly important this year as the world grapples with uncertainty regarding the future. In 2015, youth unemployment was recorded at 13.1%. That is a staggering 73.4 million 15 to 24-year-olds. Moreover, in [...]
After ten years since the Workaid Shop opened we're expanding, upgrading and looking forward to re-opening on Thursday, 20th February with a newly refurbished shop interior! Due to the amazing support from our many regular and weekly new shoppers, [...]
Latest Video from Workaid in Zambia and Uganda In September, Adrian Hatch, our CEO, travelled with Moyra Zaman, our Zambian Co-ordinator and Trustee, to Zambia before he travelled on to Uganda. They visited projects and met in-country co-ordinators, seeing [...]
The trustees are delighted to announce that Adrian Hatch has joined Workaid as CEO. Adrian has had a fascinating career in the charitable sector and until last month was CEO of Safe Child Thailand (SCT). One of the many attractions [...]
Workaid wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank Sir John Johnson, a patron since the early 1990s, for his contribution to the charity. As a dedication we thought we would share a snapshot into Sir John Johnson's interesting life [...]
Using Workaids collection points all over the UK we are able to receive a colossal number of donations all of which with their own unique history. Recently we obtained a donation of a 1925 Singer Sewing Machine from Clare Sykes who [...]
October 17th marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, so Workaid is reflecting upon its role in supporting economic development in areas of deprivation and poverty. Launched in 1987 by activist Joseph Wresinski, the main purpose of this day [...]
The Hub at Workaid, was set up six years ago with the main purpose to provide supported work experience to people with learning disabilities, usually college leavers. Barbara heard about the Hub through a volunteer where she worked in social care [...]
We are celebrating 8 years of the Workaid Shop! Our 'Charity Shop with a Difference' first opened its doors in 2010 and has provided a vast array of stock over the years with an ever changing supply of haberdashery, craft materials [...]
