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2024 

November – Agriculture & Beekeeping with LYO

October – Transition to Work with TA Crusade

September – Market Linkages for Rural Producers with TRAX 

September – Forging Links Newsletter Autumn 2024

August – Tailoring a Future with Street Girls Aid in Ghana

August – Women’s Empowerment and Disability Support with MSL

July – Skills for Jobs in Nkhotakota with YouthCode

July – Economic empowerment in Kauma with LYO

June – Spotlight on Prisoners’ Future Foundation

June – Transformational Training in the Copperbelt with KEVTC

June – Strengthening Business in Ndola with KEVTC

June – FESODEV Graduation celebration in Lilongwe

May – We SPRING into action with TRAX in Ghana

April – Forging Links Newsletter Spring 2024

April – Motivational meeting in Zambia with Eliashib

March – Vocational Training with FOCCAD

March – Transition to Work with Eliashib

February – Setting up shop with Street Girls Aid

February – Women’s Empowerment Project in Malawi with FESODEV

January – Success all round for Tawoloka graduates with FESODEV

 

2023

December – Our last shipment of 2023 heads to port

November – Business support for FOCCAD graduates

November – Announcing the change to double donations

October – Building a carpentry business with NORSAAC

September – Forging Links Newsletter Autumn 2023

August – A carpentry catch up in Karaga

August – QuityCut for blouses, bags and beads

July – Celebrations for the Tawoloka Trainees

July – Onboard your apprentices with a start-up toolkit

June – Women who won in the Dragons’ Den

May – Graduations and Celebrations

April – Spotlight on Ghana

April – Tools to Mtukula

March – Forging Links Newsletter Spring 2023

February – A future in focus: Mabel Kongor

February – Electrical Installer going against the current

January – Gender equality in Sierra Leone

January – Shining a light on volunteer success 

January – Daddies and doughnuts in Kibaale District

January – Breaking Barriers in Welding

 

2022 

December – Solar Success in Msundwe

November – Celebrating over 30 years of support

November – A Welcome return to Sierra Leone

October – Plans for the future in Ndola

September – Forging Links Newsletter Autumn 2022

August – Bristol Group 20th anniversary

August – Building blocks for business

July – Sewing the seeds of success in Ndola

July – Supplying electrical skills in Kafue

June – A bright future for carpenters in Ghana

June – Double your Donations with Tea for the Jubilee

May – Street Girls Aid Sewing Success

May – Bailey’s Big Walk for Uganda

March – Forging Links Newsletter Spring 2022

Fortnightly blog from European Solidarity Corps volunteers 

 

2021

September – Chickens before tools

August – Five new projects start in Ghana

July – Thank you Draper Tools

June – Economic independence for women and youth in Northern Ghana

May – Our response to UK aid cuts

April – Craftshare – new project starts in Sierra Leone

March – Spring Forging Links Newsletter

January – New Opportunities in the New Year

 

2020

November – Tool shipment on its way to Malawi

October – Update from Ziblim in Ghana

September – Tea for Tools week is back!

August – In fond memory of Tony Tyrrell

August – Opening the workshop!

July – Ending child marriage in Ghana

July  – BBC Radio 4 appeal update

June  – Volunteers’ week 2020

27 May  – Families building resilience when they need it most

19 May – 2.6 challenge success

1 May – Communities keeping safe and how you can help 

20 April – Volunteers keeping busy at home

14 April – Stay home and still help 

2 April – You can help 

30 March – Project update in Africa to Coronavirus

27 March  – Update from Sarah Ingleby, Chief Executive

February 2020 – Graduation in Uganda

January 2020 – Sierra Leone shipment

 

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Association of Young Artisans,
Director of Samalani
Orphan Care, Lilongwe

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