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Stories from Africa

This is a complete listing of all our current Stories from Africa (and beyond!). If you want to find a story that relates to a particular country follow the link on the relevant country page.

All stories – current and archived – can be found via the Search button at the top of your screen.

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Yahaya and Igula on the up
14 December 2011

The work is much easier thanks to our new tools … We can afford to send our children to school.

Hamis is a happier man
7 December 2011

Eva’s story
7 December 2011

Our group needed more sewing machines. I’d heard that SIDO could help us with that, but I didn’t realise that they could help with training too. The training and sewing machines we received have helped us to triple our sales.

Fast forward for tailors
28 November 2011

Carpenters co-op expands
20 September 2011


Farouk: in my own words
28 July 2011

Agness: in my own words
25 July 2011

Agness (18) is training to become a tailor at the Mapaolo Centre in Zambia. With the skills she has learnt she is now able to make a future for herself.

Abdullah: in my own words
13 July 2011

The Bee Village bicycle project
30 June 2011

Reskilling benefits whole community in northern Uganda.

Learning the right way in Freetown
1 June 2011

African partner ‘here for the people’
12 May 2011

Training and sewing machines unlock creative skills.

Alia’s story: How GIGDEV helped me
29 April 2011

Sewing machines arrive in Rwanda
28 April 2011

Katy’s persistence pays off.

Beatrice: in my own words
19 April 2011

Beatrice Kholoma (30) is widowed and lives with her three children in Mukobeko, Zambia. Her training with Kara Counselling is equipping her with the practical and business skills needed to support her family.

Laila: in my own words
18 April 2011

Apoolo Na Angor gives women hope
15 April 2011

Tools for Self Reliance supports women’s project in Uganda

Karimu: in my own words
8 February 2011

Village water project, Zambia
28 January 2011

Tools for Self Reliance is helping people access safer water.

New skills open world of possibility
22 November 2010

Kanyuka carpenters identify growth market
10 November 2010

Training and tools set Kitauli on their way
19 October 2010

Lydia’s dream machine
6 August 2010

Alieu: in my own words
9 June 2010

Samalani training centre: in our own words
17 May 2010

Economic independence for women in Sierra Leone
23 February 2010

‘Restoring humanity’ in post conflict zone
13 November 2009

A vocational training centre in northern Uganda is changing lives thanks to Tools for Self Reliance.

Mikolongwe - a lifeline for the local economy
4 August 2009