Tools For Self Reliance Cymru

Registered charity 1055483 · since 1996tfsrcymru.org.uk·International·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Tools For Self Reliance Cymru fits best if your work involves rural artisans, vocational training or women's and girls' community groups in Tanzania, since its donated tools, sewing machines and training are aimed there.
Its register entry gives a worldwide focus, but the charity says it does not fund overseas projects outside Tanzania, so organisations working elsewhere should not apply.
The published material gives no grants total and no grant range, so you cannot judge a realistic request size from it.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch through the contact shown in the annual report or on its website.

Overview

Tools For Self Reliance Cymru is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1055483).

Tools For Self Reliance Cymru is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It exists to relieve poverty in underdeveloped areas of the world by providing hand and other tools, equipment and training, and to educate the public in Wales about the causes and effects of that poverty. It began after one of its founders visited Tanzania and saw that local artisans lacked even the most basic tools. It now concentrates its efforts in Tanzania, where it works with its new partner, Kalwande Vocational Training Centre, and it has around 70 volunteers.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Tools For Self Reliance Cymru supports rural artisans and grassroots community groups in Tanzania by supplying donated hand tools and sewing machines, refurbished locally for distribution. It also funds practical skills training and workshop infrastructure, pairing equipment with instruction in tool use, repair and maintenance, business management and life skills. Its approach is to work with local training and community organisations, equipping groups and vocational training providers to create sustainable livelihoods and strengthen their communities. Its work includes support for women’s and girls’ community groups, including refuges, through sewing machines and training. The charity emphasises practical support that helps people build livelihoods for themselves, their families and their communities.

Themes

Tools and equipment
Vocational training
Sustainable livelihoods
Women’s and girls’ groups

Geographic Focus

Worldwide.

What they don't fund

Overseas projects outside of Tanzania

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£125,077	£85,527	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£92,809	£129,298	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£131,250	£128,822	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£128,767	£138,483	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£112,982	£125,912	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.