TWAM is a Christian Charity collecting unwanted usable tools, refurbishing them and sorting them into trade toolkits which are provided to over 500 organisations in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa. These tools, and the training to use them, enable people to begin their own sustainable careers, transforming lives and community. The lady in the picture is Charity, who works for the Fly Deaf Inclusive training programme in Lusaka, Zambia. TWAM has donated tools to the project, enabling over 40 deaf people to learn skills which has bought dignity and inclusion within society. With a sewing machine provided by TWAM, Charity became the first person to learn tailoring through the project and now works for the project herself, using her skills to teach others.

"I was doing nothing before, so I am happy to have something I can work hard for." she told TWAM. "Tailoring will bring me self-employment. If you put the work in, you will see the reward."

TWAM provides opportunities for volunteering in the UK, in collecting, refurbishing and distributing the tools. It also contributes to waste reduction, preventing usable tools from ending up in landfill sites, saving over 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. 


The Leprosy Mission is a global Christian organisation leading the fight against leprosy, empowering people to attain healing, dignity and life in all its fullness. Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with leprosy- more than 200,000 new cases a year. Although it is curable, millions of people worldwide are living with the effects of the disease, from physical disability to mental health problems, poverty and discrimination. 

The Leprosy Mission diagnoses and treats leprosy, pioneers research into the disease, cares for disabled people, fights the continuing stigma associated with this disease and advocates for change. In 2024, 5,506 people were cured of leprosy in Africa and Asia, 531 young people affected by leprosy and disability enrolled on full-time job training courses and 49,118 patients were cared for at Anandaban Hospital in Nepal.