http://www.tfsr.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:37:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amateur printmaker Paul Warrender, who died at the end of 2010 aged 63, has a retrospective exhibition at The Circle Gallery in Sheffield. Paul’s wife, Jude, says, Paul was a quantity surveyor by day, but art was one of his passions and he developed his skills all his life. In the ‘70s ... http://www.tfsr.org/2012/02/03/sheffield_artist_retrospective/ h6. Posted 23 December 2011 A project to help museums in Scotland get their collections in better shape is having a positive impact further afield. Under the Old Tools New Uses project, a partnership between the industrial collections arm of the National Museums Scotland and Tools for Self Reliance, museums have ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/23/museum_partnership_innovative/ h6. Posted 23 December 2011 Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last year. If you are a first time visitor we hope these web pages will give you a flavour of the work we do. As our thoughts turn to 2012, and the projects and challenges that ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/23/seasons_greetings_from_all_of_us/ h6. Posted on 20 December 2011 Tools for Self Reliance’s Sarah Ingleby and Jon Dunkley have just returned from a successful partner visit to Sierra Leone where, according to Jon, "The atmosphere is very positive and people are looking to the future, trying to rebuild their lives and trying to do ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/20/what_got_a_village_dancing/ h6. Posted on 19 December 2011 The latest toolkit to roll off our production line is a sewing machine maintenance kit, making it easier to keep the hundreds of sewing machines we send to Africa each year in tip top condition. As well as being our newest toolkit the sewing machine ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/19/good_things_come_in_small_packages/ Yahaya Abdala is a member of the Igula Group, a carpentry business in Dar es Salaam. He did a training course with Tools for Self Reliance's partner, the Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO), and it has proved a great help to his business as Yahaya explains. "We heard about the project ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/14/yahaya_and_igula_on_the_up/ Hamis Chamilunda is employed by the Mambo Leo Furniture group in Morogoro, Tanzania. He took a course in carpentry and business development with the Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO), a partner of Tools for Self Reliance. I learnt about business planning, pricing, record keeping and marketing. I enjoyed the training and ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/07/hamis_chamilunda/ Eva Emmanuel Charles lives in the Ruvuma region of Tanzania. Eva did a course in tailoring and business skills run by one of Tools for Self Reliance’s partners, the Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO). “Our group needed more sewing machines. I’d heard that SIDO could help us with that, but I ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/07/evas_story/ h6. Posted 6 December 2011 Stuck for a New Year resolution? Don't worry - help is at hand! The British 10K London Run on 8 July is the perfect curtain raiser to the 2012 Olympics, and you could be there by taking part in Team Tools for Self Reliance. It's not ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/06/runners_needed/ h6. Posted on 6 December 2011 If you've recently joined the growing band of make-it-yourselfers, or have been sewing for years already, why not use your skills to help others by becoming a Tools for Self Reliance volunteer? We're looking for people to share ideas and designs, help increase our productivity ... http://www.tfsr.org/2011/12/06/do_you_enjoy_sewing_and_making_new_things/
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