Our Project Aim

From our base in London to our school in Brufut, The Gambia – we strive to empower the youth through access to tools, skills, music, education and sports.

Project Updates

The school teaches Carpentry, Welding, Computer skills, Adult Literacy and Agronomy, as well as Arabic, Mathematics, and English, and houses a community library.

What we need

We are always in need of materials and equipment to help the project. Please read on to find out more details.

New Projects

New Projects: Salolou school and Kataba Health clinic

In the meantime feel free to subscribe to our mailing list www.brufuteducationproject.com to find out when the new galleries are posted or join us on Twitter or Facebook to join the conversation. So much to tell. Thanks!

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Brufut Project Photo!

On March 24, 2012 By
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In Dhakla, Western Sahara; ready to cross no mans land into Mauritania tomorrow inshallah.

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Brufut Convoy 2012 – Mauritania

On January 14, 2012 By

Just got handed 16 month long visas to cross Mauritania, all clean, all on the first day, they must love us this year

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Made it to Morocco, headin south, sahara calling!

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We’ve reached Basque country!

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Brufut Convoy 2012

On December 30, 2011 By

France

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We have just sent another container packed with equipment, educational resources, IT equipment and medical supplies which will arrive in Brufut sometime during December. The next convoy is also preparing for departure. Good luck everyone!

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Tools for Self Reliance is a small UK based charity working to help relieve poverty in Africa. Our approach to development is to focus on the artisan sector in rural communities.

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Back to London!!!

So our caravan of intrepid travellers is back from The Gambia, concluding our epic journey for 2011 in which twenty-five people traveled from London to Brufut to help build, equip, and run the Brufut Skills Centre!  We are very proud to be able to report that we achieved [...]

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Update from Brufut!

On March 14, 2011 By

Here in Brufut there is a steady buzz of activity that is steadily growing as we come closer to opening the school. After our misadventures in Morocco, we are all finally reunited in Brufut.

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Please follow progress on our blog: http://blog.brufuteducationproject.com and feel free to also subscribe to our feed and podcasts, which should be updated with audio and video where connectivity allows. http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebrufutblog Thanks again to everyone for their support back in London and the UK to get the final stage of the building [...]

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