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Tools Seized From Crime in Suffolk Are
Being Recycled And Sent Around The World |
Suffolk Constabulary is supporting local charity Tools With A
Mission (TWAM), by collecting tools seized as a result of crimes in
our county...
Suffolk
Constabulary is supporting local charity Tools With A Mission
(TWAM), by collecting tools seized as a result of crimes in our
county. The tools are being donated to the charity to be
redistributed amongst developing countries.
Temporary Detective Chief Inspector Bernie Morgan has been
collecting the discarded tools and presenting them to the local
charity, who then polish them up and ship them out to countries
that would benefit from this aid.
T/ Detective Chief Inspector Morgan said, “This is the third
significant delivery that I have made on behalf of the
Constabulary. The tools have got no evidential or monetary value
and they’ve all been subjected to a forensic examination. It’s
great to turn something bad – like crime – into something
good.
“The concept of this registered charity, which is based in Ipswich,
is fantastic - it enables people in places like Uganda and Zambia
to earn a living and to support themselves. It provides the means
to transform from aid dependency to self sufficiency”
T/Detective Chief Inspector Morgan is calling on everyone to take a
look in their sheds to help this charity. He says, “We’ve all got
old tools lying around which we never use anymore so I’d like to
invite everyone not to throw them away but to give them to Tools
with a Mission.”
TWAM have run projects such as ‘Mechanics for Africa’ and ‘Able
Children’. They supply tools from simple carpentry kits to full
workshop kits, from hand sewing machines to light industrial
machines. All the equipment is refurbished to a high standard ready
to be used in vocational and training centres to enable people to
learn a skill. On completion of their training the students are
provided with a complete tradesman's kit or tailoring kit. A full
list of the tools they would like to be donated can be found on
their website.
For more information please visit
www.twam.co.uk
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