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TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE |
Practical Help To Practical People Overseas
Tools for Self
Reliance (TFSR) supports workers in some of the world's poorest countries.
We help grassroots development projects in
The Cambridge Tools for Self Reliance meets regularly in Waterbeach (9 miles north of Cambridge Centre), in an attractive rural Fen setting. We have been steadily growing:
Kits sent to:
Mozambique 
Malawi 
Uganda 
Sierra Leone 
Tanzania
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New members are always welcome to help us refurbish tools.
No experience necessary.
Our Founder, Jim Infield, recently stood down after five years as Chair.
The new Chair is David Byers (Phone 01954 203235
email: contact@cambridgetfsr.org.uk)
See how the tools and sewing machines we recycle are used See how we started
Donating Tools
You can leave any handtools (e.g. chisels, planes, hand-drills, saws etc) or sewing machines (no garden tools please) you want to donate at the following locations in Cambridge:
- The Hire Counter at Ridgeons,
- MacKays,
Please note we want useable tools that need cleaning and sharpening not broken, wornout tools !
With thanks to our sponsors:
- Chris & Suzanne McBride - for free use of their barn for our workshop
- Cambridge City Council
Sustainable City,
for their Environment Award
- Mackays - for shop displays advertising our group, general support and acting as a collection point for tools for many years
- Ridgeons - for acting as a collection point and help with cutting wood for crates and providing it at a cheap rate
- Toolbank - for transporting our kits to Southampton, saving us £25 for each kit.
- Huntingdonshire District Council - for collecting tools
- Bury Rotary club - for collecting tools
The Tools for Self Reliance main office is at:
Netley Marsh Workshops
Netley Marsh
tel: 02380 869697, email: info@tfsr.org
or visit the TFSR website at www.tfsr.org