“Keep them Singers Singing” is the name of our latest project in Tanzania, funded by the Welsh Government’s Wales in Africa Grant Scheme, administered by WCVA, and also the Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity.
The project is summed up by this picture of trainees from Singu Tailors in Kiabakari, who share this old Singer machine, and together use it for over 8 hours every day.

The project has already trained 8 local “fundis” (expert mechanics) to help tailors maintain the machines we have sent them. The fundis are already at work, repairing broken and worn out machines which really do suffer from the dusty conditions in this part of Tanzania. This helps the women tailors to continue working, rather than having to wait for a mechanic to repair their machine.

 We have recently sent 154 machines to Tanzania; the container arrived in Mwanza in February 2020. These machines have now been distributed to tailors groups in three different regions of Tanzania.

Presently due to Covid, further training has been put on hold, but the tailors are making full use of their new machines. Training to the tailors in simple maintenance and business training will continue SOON!

We still need plenty more sewing machines

Please contact us if you have a machine to donate – we may be able to collect

Thank you.