We have lots of information available about the tools we send and how to refurbish them to the standards required.

Tool sorting

We have a pictorial guide to all the tools we supply to projects in Africa (about 380 tools in all), in alphabetical order. Generally if it’s not included in our Pictionary, we don’t need it!

Tool sorting sheets offer advice on how to select tools for refurbishing. We’re sorry but these are not currently available online. Please contact us for further information.

Tool refurbishing

Tool refurbishing sheets offer advice on how to refurbish specific tools. Some of these are available via the website.

Standard tool kit

Standard tool kits are lists of tools that are sent in each type of kit. For example all the tools sent in a standard carpentry kit are listed. Please contact us for further details.

Sewing machine refurbishing manual

The Sewing machine manual is a modular manual designed to help in refurbishing sewing machines. New modules will be added as they are completed. We recommend you start off by reading the whole of Section 1. You can then dip into other modules for further information as required.

Tools we need

We send a wide range of tools to our partners in Africa but there are certain tools we don’t send. Tools We Need provides further details.