This section contains information on suppliers of specific items useful for overseas mission or Christian workers. Some provide second-hand goods and some even supply items FREE for those involved in mission!
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Mission & Christian suppliers
Affordable Medicines for All
With offices in South Africa and the USA, AMFA exists to ensure that Christian healthcare professionals have access to a comprehensive and consistent formulary of essential medicines, with timely and efficient distribution, at competitive prices.Website: www.amfa.org
Email:
Tel: ++ 27 11 351 2003 (SOUTH AFRICA)
Christ Embassy
A Christian Organisation offering free books, videos, tapes, magazines and other evangelical materials to churches in Europe. You can also watch our programs on the Inspirational Network U.K.Website: www.christembassy.org
Email:
Tel: 01303 270970
Christian Bits
Christian books, Bibles, CDs, DVDs, church supplies, gifts and cards available to order online. UK and Worldwide delivery.Website: www.christianbits.co.uk
Tel: 01428 653853
Cleanwater Ltd
Cleanwater Ltd have provided water purification kits to various situations in the 9 countries in which Watchmen International are working. They also sell these water filtration kits to other Christian organisations.Website: http://cleanwaterkits.com
Email:
Tel: 0845 539 1012
East Midlands School of Christian Ministry
An Evangelical Biblical Teaching resource offers a free CD containing 240 documents to missionaries and third world pastors who cannot use the Internet.Website: www.schoolofministry.org.uk
Gospel Tracts and Mission Resources in Different Languages
This page has links to other places and services who provide materials for mission in different languages.Website: www.ashlock.net/esbc/missionsresources.html
InterHealth, London
InterHealth is a Christian, specialist health charity providing medical & psychological health services to organisations working in the church, mission and development sectors. We are an occupational health advisor to many charities & large churches, helping them provide the best care for their staff, ensuring that individuals feel supported in their Christian Mission. If you have any questions or would like to request an enquiry pack, one of our reception services and client support team will be happy to help. more>>Website: www.interhealth.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 020 7902 9000
International Aid
Although in the US, this organisation can provide new and refurbished medical equipment to missions anywhere in the world. For blood and urine analysis, including HIV/AIDS diagnosis, they have a Lab-In-A-SuitcaseŽ kit.Website: www.internationalaid.org
Email:
Tel: ++ 1 800 968 7490 (USA)
Juliet Hemingray Church Textiles
A long established company that has been designing and producing exquisite vestments for the last 22 years. The site shows a representative sample of the work that they are capable of producing, there are no set products as each item is made to order allowing great flexibility and service.Website: www.church-textiles.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01332 366740
Med-Aid
Med-Aid is a UK based organisation. They provide hospitals in the developing world with good quality, useful equipment no longer needed by hospitals in Europe.Website: www.medaid.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01234 767324
Mercy Logistics
Our mission is to reuse and transport unwanted, appropriate, good-quality equipment from the UK to projects fighting poverty in the developing world - where they can bring about incredible transformation.Website: www.mercylogistics.com
Email:
Tel: 01622 629014
Missionaries Needs List
This US based service compiles a list of missionaries practical needs and then emails it to folks who may be able to help supply the items. The list is open to any missionary serving throughout the world or anyone who has something to offer.Email:
Tel: ++ 1 616 458 6636 (USA)
Opal Trust Ltd
Opal Trust provides affordable new Bibles and Christian literature for the developing world. We also carry a selection of used books and Bibles which are made available free of charge on a voluntary donation basis.Website: www.opaltrust.org
Email:
Tel: 01576 203670
Pastor Training International
PTI receives practical support from the major Christian publishing houses and has a range of quality books to offer to pastors.Website: www.pastor-training.org
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Survive - MIVA
Survive-MIVA provide vehicles in developing countries for Roman Catholic Missionaries directly engaged in pastoral work for the advancement of religion. Normally only for Roman Catholic Missionaries, and exceptionally others, directly engaged in development work and/or the relief of sickness and need.Website: www.survive-miva.org
Email:
Tel: 0151 523 3878
Tools With A Mission
Tools With a Mission supply basic tools and equipment to mission-based vocational training in the Third World. They are also happy to supply tools for missionaries.Website: www.twam.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01473 210220
Wycliffe Associates
WA can help you with shopping for individual items for overseas Christian workers, or gifts for relatives and friends in the UK. They have a team of shoppers prepared to shop for anything; books are a speciality. They also have a service for sending magazines and comics abroad. WA is unable to assist with the sending of bulk shipments. more>>Website: www.wycliffeassociates.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 01283 536968
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Other suppliers
British Cornershop
Shop online for British food and products. 1000's of products delivered worldwide.Website: www.britishcornershop.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 0845 30 11 147
British Supermarket Worldwide
British Food delivered to you worldwide. Huge selection of famous brand familiar British Food at the most competitive prices, with fast low cost delivery worldwide delivered to your door around the world.Website: www.britishsupermarketworldwide.com
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Centre for Alternative Technology
If you're looking for solar, water or wind powered products, or books on building alternative power systems and related issues, CAT has a wealth of information and sells a number of items at very competitive prices.Website: www.cat.org.uk
Tel: 01654 705950
Charity Choice 'Goodwill Gallery'
This is an online facility allowing people to donate any goods to charity. If you work for a charity, you qualify to apply for these FREE items.Website: www.goodwillgallery.co.uk/freecharitygoods.htm
DIY Solar Electricity
These folk supply small amounts of solar electricity components from the UK but for large projects they offer to arrange the supply of crates of large 10+ watt plates from pv plate factories found in only a few countries. If you hope to start a DIY Solar project in a country not listed, they can probably send you a list of contacts in that country!Website: http://biodesign.webeden.co.uk
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Dream Pharma Ltd
Dream Pharma Ltd. is a pharmaceutical wholesaler based in the UK. They can provide high quality branded and generic products at competitive prices. They specialise in exporting pharmaceuticals abroad to the following: Third world relief agencies, Government medical agencies and Private institutions.Website: www.dreampharma.com
Email:
Tel: 0208 992 7000
Durbin PLC
Durbin PLC specialises in the supply of quality assured pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to healthcare professionals in over 140 countries. As well as reacting rapidly to emergency situations, Durbin PLC can respond to healthcare supply needs from local project level to national scale programmes.Website: www.durbin.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 020 8869 6500
E-med
E-med offer a 'Medipac' for short term travellers. A 'medipac' is a medical bag which has been designed by doctors to help the traveller in emergency situations when abroad and when access to medical help is difficult. They cost £75 and are 50% refundable if returned unused and in good condition within 3 months. Other travel medicines are also available.Website: www.e-med.co.uk/medipac.html
Tel: 0207 806 4028
Expatboxes.com
Sending British expatriates all those things they miss from home!Website: www.expatboxes.com
Email:
Tel: 07840891880
Expat Essentials
Expat Essentials is the leading supplier of over 5,000 British foods which we deliver direct to your door! From Marmite, Walkers Crisps and Cadburys chocolate, we provide "a taste of home" to many British expatriates and also those of you who are not British but like some of our foods. With our unrivalled choice we offer the widest choice of your favourites foods.Website: www.expatessentials.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01489 571260
Flower Express Jersey
If you want to send flowers to someone in the UK, it's often better value to order them direct from Jersey (where many of them are grown) than to go through some of the more well known commercial services. Try the following:Website: www.flowerexpressjersey.com
Email:
Tel: 01534 865651
Global Hand
Global Hand (Global Humanitarian Aid Network for Distribution) is an initiative seeking to connect material resources with areas of need internationally. If you need shipping services and information, Global Hand may be able to put you in touch with someone who can help.Website: www.globalhand.org
Email:
Tel: 01892 614874
Instant Mosquito Net Company Limited
Suppliers of a unique design of mosquito net that need no hanging kits or external support. Can be adapted for use on hospital and field beds.Website: www.mosinet.co.uk
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Istar Solar
Istar Solar® manufactures a wide range of top quality traditional high efficiency Photovoltaic Modules (Solar Electric Modules) from 60Wp to 220Wp and BIPV for building integration.Website: www.istarsolar.com
Jungle Formula
This site includes information on the range of insect repellents produced by 'Jungle Formula' along with how you can obtain them.Website: www.jungleformula.co.uk
Penrith Survival Equipment
If you're looking for equipment like water purifiers and mosquito protection stuff, this online shop has a good range (check out the 'Pentapure' water purifiers!).Website: www.edirectory.co.uk/penrithsurvival
Email:
Tel: 01768 351666
R. Bance & Co Ltd
Manufacture and supply a wide range of products in the following groups:- Portable re-chargeable lighting products including lanterns, floodlights and head torches that can be mains, vehicle supply or solar re-charged.
- Power Inverters and Inverter/Chargers both sine wave and non sine wave output in 12V, 24V and 48V d.c input voltages and a wide range of output power ratings and low power microwave cookers for mobile applications.
- Solar panels, associated charge control equipment and batteries for building Solar Power systems.
Email:
Tel: 01302 887821
Shopping from Britain
Online supermarket for British food and household good. Discounted worldwide delivery.Website: www.shoppingfrombritain.com
Email:
Tel: 01274 680346
Stuff Back Home
British food shop online, delivering to you anywhere worldwide.Website: www.stuffbackhome.com
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Trekwise
We supply clothing and equipment for people who travel anywhere. anything from quick drying shirt to zip off trousers, from mosquito repellent to walking boots, water purification, tent, security money belts etc, luggage and rucksacs, warm and dry clothing, or cool and high sun factor clothing.Website: www.trekwise.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01308 456117
UK-Groceries.com
International grocery store for expatriates & British Forces abroad, offering the best of British foods to customers world-wide at UK prices.Website: www.uk-groceries.com
Email:
Tel: 0871 474 1943
UKGroceriesWorldwide.com
UK Groceries Worldwide.com takes great pleasure in exporting British Food and Groceries worldwide for your pleasure.Website: www.ukgroceriesworldwide.com
Email:
Tel: 0208 123 1291
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Computer hardware & software suppliers
Avant-Garde
Avant-Garde specialise in the charity sector with their own fundraising software, currently used by two charities involved in Christian work overseas. They are also a certified partner for SAGE for whose products they can give up to a 50% discount and Microsoft Business Solutions for whose products they can give a discount of up to 25%.Website: www.avant-gardesoftware.com
Email:
Tel: 020 8672 2808
Charity Technology Exchange (CTX)
The CTX Programme offers donated technology products from Partners such as Microsoft and Cisco to eligible UK Registered Charities and Charitable Housing AssociationsWebsite: www.ctxchange.org
Email:
Tel: 020 7785 6415
Citnexus
Citnexus is a software reseller specialising in volume licenses for charities, education and not-for-profit organisations.Website: www.citnexus.co.uk or www.charityexpressware.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 0845 338 5 339
Civica
If you work with a charity, church or non-profit organisation, these folk can get you a discount on computer hardware items as well as certain other products and services.Website: www.licencetoclick.com
Email:
Tel: 020 7760 2800
Computers for Charities
Cfc have many second-user computers donated by companies and available for purchase or under free loan to charities, churches and missionaries.Website: www.computers4charities.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01323 840641
Donate a PC
If you're looking for a computer, this website can help search amongst those being donated to charities.Website: www.donateapc.org.uk
Hands to Serve
Located in the Netherlands and the USA, Hands to Serve provides technical aid to missionaries. This includes vehicle repair facilities, computer help and other technical services. Refurbished computers are available to missionaries. The sourcing and shipping of personal effects can also be arranged.Website: www.handstoserve.co.uk
Email:
Tel: ++ 31 078 674 1509 (NETHERLANDS)
Oasis Computers for Charities
Charities can buy good refurbished computers at a great price. They quote one price which includes pre-installed software and free delivery.Website: www.oasiscfc.org
Open Office
This is a free, full-featured, integrated, interoperable office suite software programme. The Open Office suite is available for free download and works on virtually any computer software platform.Website: www.openoffice.org
Pugh
Pugh Computers is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of software to the education and voluntary sectors.Website: http://charities.pugh.co.uk
Email:
Tel: 01974 200217
A further list is available at www.itforcharities.co.uk/pcs.htm