Tool Donation

Bring your tools, sewing machines, haberdashery items and plywood to our workshops in Netley Marsh, Monday to Friday, 10am–3pm.

Please check our [Tools We Need] list before donating, to make sure your items can support our work.

Travelling a long distance?
Please call us first on 02380 869697 to make sure we’re ready to receive your donation.

We also have a network of volunteer collectors across the UK.
Contact us to see if there’s a collector in your area.

The ReNew Store

Come along to our on-site shop on Monday-Friday between 10am and 3pm to find a great selection of garden tools, workshop tools, power tools, haberdashery and craft supplies, with new stock added every week.

We also offer a tool sharpening service, just pop into the shop – drop off and collections on Mondays.

Where to find us

Want to get in touch?




    Address

    Tools for Self Reliance
    Ringwood Road
    Netley Marsh
    Southampton
    SO40 7GY

    Contact

    Tel:023 8086 9697
    Fax: 023 8086 8544
    info@tfsr.org

    We are open Monday to Friday, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
(with a lunch break from 1.00 to 2.00 pm)

    Volunteer groups and collectors

    If you wish to contact any of our volunteer groups or collectors around the country please call us (or use the online contact form giving your location – home town and county – and a contact telephone number) and we will either call you or email you with the number of your nearest contact.

    Potential partners

    Interested in partnering with Tools for Self Reliance? Whether you’re a business, organisation or community group, we’d love to hear from you. Please use our online contact form to get in touch about a potential partnership.

    Please note: We’re sometimes asked about sending tools to countries outside Ghana, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi. We focus our work in these four countries because we have established, long-term partnerships with organisations there, helping us make sure the tools and support we provide have the greatest possible impact.

    Stay connected with us

    In Africa, we fund training that enables individuals to learn a trade and earn a living. In the UK, volunteers refurbish donated tools, giving them new purpose, and we also support national projects and apprenticeships here at home.