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Ugandan container loaded. The loading of this container to Uganda went well. The contents will benefit ten different projects. They include four cubic metres of school books and scholar packs. Many pupils will receive a scholar pack which includes pens, pencils, paper, a calculator and ruler etc. These packs have been put together by school children and churches in this country and then we send them out with educational books. A big thank you to all children and parents here who support us in this way. A scholar pack can make so much difference to many African children who often do not have a ready supply of these items. |
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A slow start to the New Year. The empty container, due at 9:00am, did not arrive until 1.15pm however we managed to load it by 4.15. The loading went like clockwork once it started, and what a wonderful sunny day for it... a joy to be alive. The load is headed for Faith Orphanage, Kitwe, Zambia, where Faith will distribute it to 12 different projects. There were 120 sewing machines, 23 computers, 16 bikes, 6 wheelchairs, 40 carpentry kits, and much more. We also sent 2 cubic metres of sports kit to the Malalo Sports Foundation. This kit was supplied by Kitaid who specialise in sending football kit to Africa. |
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The final container of the year. Today we loaded a container for Lusaka, Zambia in the rain and snow. We loaded 25 bicycles, 103 sewing machines, 35 carpentry kits, 44 computers, 27 printers, and five scanners. In all there were 422 packages on board. It was our last container of 2011,
a year when, again, we shipped 20 containers. This year's containers were sent to the
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Chairs for Rwanda. It was a cold but sunny day for loading this box for Rwanda. It contained dozens of stackable chairs, some for children, some adult size. They can be difficult to pack as tall stacks tend to lean over, many small stacks wastes space above and below the chairs. We also packed 145 sewing machines, 86 carpentry kits, 22 groundworkers' kits and a complete public address system. There were also many other tool kits, workshop power tools, books and haberdashery items. Altogether there was a total of 645 items in the container. |
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Equipping our new workshop/training centre. Today's container is bound for Kampala, Uganda. We are going to open a new workshop there to refurbish tools and make up kits. There will also be a training centre. We took advantage of this container load to send out tools and equipment for this project. These included carpentry kits, computers, computer networking equipment, an overhead projector, a flat screen TV and DVD player, four whiteboards and 26 chairs. We also sent 134 sewing machines, 34 packs of machine knitting wool, 19 typewriters and many other tool kits. There was a total of 431 boxes in the container. |
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E-Newsletter sent out. The latest issue of our quarterly e-Newsletter was emailed to subscribers today. It gives the latest news on our new workshop and training centre in Uganda as well as prayer requests. You can subscribe by emailing Cindy Scott at admin@twam.co.uk and asking to be put on the email list for the eNewsletter. |
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Ugandan container loaded. This container is on its way Kampala in Uganda, Its many contents include 87 sewing machines, 89 carpentry kits, 30 builders kits, 20 motor vehicle mechanics kits, 18 plumbers kits and 16 electricians kits. The container is travelling on the WEC vessel Maule and is due in Mombasa on 6th November. |
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HQ visit by US Rotarians. This week we welcomed some visitors from the Rotary Club of Fairview Heights, Lebanon, Illinois, USA. They were on a group study exchange and came to see the work of TWAM being one of the charities that Ipswich Rotary support. |
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New manager for Coventry workshop. Terry Heath got our Coventry workshop up and running and has been managing it for three years. He has now handed over to Ian Schooler. Ian has been involved as Terry's 'apprentice' so has all the right experience. We are all sure he will make a very fine manager. The photo shows Terry handing over the running of the Coventry unit to Ian. |
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Bikes for Zambia. Kitwe, in Zambia, is the destination of today's container. It will be delivered to Faiths Orphanage for unloading. It holds tools and equipment for 19 different organisations. The contents include 111 sewing machines, 37 typewriters, 32 carpentry kits, 15 knitting machines, 37 computers, 34 printers, 31 bicycles and many more items. In total 393 boxes and packages. All of this is only possible because people like you think of TWAM when getting rid of tools. Thank you. |
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New TWAM Gift Catalogue is now out. What do you give to someone who already has much? How about giving a gift which benefits someone who has little? A gift which will enable its recipient to earn a living and support their family. You can learn more and read the catalogue on-line by clicking here. |
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Autumn edition of TWAM News is posted. The Autumn edition of TWAM News has been posted to supporters. It contains articles about the visit of eleven supporters and volunteers to Uganda to see for themselves how the tools we dispatch are used. There is also an article on the new TWAM workshop in Kampala. You can read this issue on line, just click here. |
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Container for Faith Action Development Organisation. Today we loaded a container whose whole contents are going to a single partner organisation. This is very unusual. Amongst the contents are 45 sewing machines, 30 boxes of material and sewing sundries, 42 carpenters kits, 20 garden spades, 32 builder and groundworkers kits and tool kits for plumbers, leather workers, cobblers, metal workers, electricians and many more. In total there are 568 items in this load. The container is now on its way Ngora, Uganda. You can visit the Faith Action Development Organisation website to learn more about this partner organisation. Scroll down the home page to find 'Vocational Training'. |
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Zambia container loaded. This loading went really well, all done by 12:30. The load included 21 bikes, 30 boxes of haberdashery and material, 130 sewing machines 30 computers and 9 builders kits. All the recipient organisations also received at least one pack of Bibles. Special thanks to all the volunteers and collectors who work so hard to collect and prepare the tools for Africa. We have lots of evidence that the tools we send there really do make a big difference to people's lives, empowering them to become more self sufficient. |
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August eNewsletter delivered. The August edition of the TWAM eNewsletter was delivered to subscriber's in-boxes today. It describes fundraising events, harvest services and prayer requests. You can subscribe by emailing Cindy Scott at admin@twam.co.uk and asking to be put on the email list for the eNewsletter. |
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Find us on Facebook. TWAM is now on Facebook. You will find our page at www.facebook.com. If you are registered with Facebook then please visit our page and click the 'Like' button to receive news from us. |
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A container for Kitwe. Today's container is bound for Kitwe, Zambia where Faith Lyena from Faith Orphanage will oversee the distribution of the contents to the respective recipients. The load includes 6 workshop carpentry kits, 2 industrial sewing machines and 50 bikes. Ten of these are children's bikes donated by Center Parcs. These will be used by the children at Faith Orphanage. |
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Give while you click. You can now give to TWAM at no cost to yourself using the TWAM web search box. Powered by Yahoo, this search engine will find web pages or images for you but every click benefits TWAM. Find it on our home page. You cannot loose, TWAM wins. |
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A busy weekend for TWAM Midlands. This weekend – August 6th & August 7th has been for the TWAM ( Midlands ) unit a very busy one. On Saturday the TWAM ( Midlands ) team set up their marquee in the Coventry Memorial Park at the Donkey Derby run by the Lions and where they have had a stall for the last two years. The aim of the game is to sell those items which we are not able to refurbish or pass on, but primarily to spread the TWAM word and to encourage people to work with us if they would like to. As a marketing event it works well and we found that people are now returning to us each year, having visited the stall previously. 
This year we were invited on Sunday to run a TWAM stall by the Fernhill Heath Baptist Church, Worcester at their ‘Village Fun Day’. The idea was to market TWAM and their community would support us by having a type of Harvest Event and various collecting points in the village where people would bring their unwanted tools. Again the marquee went up with not only our large TWAM banner on it but the Fernhill Heath Baptist Church banner underneath it. This has proved to be an example of a Christian Charity and a Church working together to promote the work of TWAM. The marquee was filled with all sorts of old but useful tools, gardening equipment and plenty of publicity material was handed out. Our recent photographs were displayed and seating was available to encourage people to talk with us. Once people had talked to ‘The Team’ they moved along where we had a large tarpaulin outside covered with bric a brac from various house clearances and got a second opportunity to talk with other team members. Plenty of our customers said what a wonderful idea TWAM is and what wonderful work we are doing so much so that their intention was to go home and clear their garages. In order also to encourage such folk the Fernhill Heath Baptist Church members intend to leaflet drop in their village reinforcing the collection points.
The whole weekend also served to promote fellowship amongst the TWAMmers and it had a triple benefit in that TWAM, the local church and the people receiving our tools abroad benefit.
All felt the two days hard work was well worth it.
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A hot day for loading. It was one of the hottest days of
the year for this container but it went really well. The box arrived on time and loading
was quite quick and all over by 12:30. The container is bound for the Kenyan port of Mombassa.
The goods include 113 sewing machines, approx 20 treadle machines and another 20 flat-pack
treadle machines. There were many other items including chairs. The whole load got inside
the container with nothing left over for a future load.
The container is sailing from the Port of Felixstowe on board
MSC Vanessa.
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Uganda container loaded. We loaded a container for Uganda today. The consignment included, among many other items, 51 manual sewing machines, 76 electric sewing machines, 51 carpentry kits, 30 typewriters, 35 boxes of material for the sewing machines and 28 kits for builders and groundworkers. In total there were 505 kits and machines packed. |
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