We`re helping out the charity Sword Teppa in Tajikistan by taking them stuff that they really need, but need your help in finding it! Sword Teppa organise all kinds of educational, environmental, sport and health project in Tajikistan, and need decent learning materials, camping equipment and sports gear. All you need to do is find the items and deliver them to us, we will then load them into our car and drive 5000 miles across Europe and Asia to hand them in person to the chaps and chapesses at Sworde Teppa in Tajikistan.

If you cant find any of the stuff on the list, but still want to get involved, a selection of these items are available in our online shop. You can load up your online shopping basket with books, sports gear and educational stuff and pay from the comfort of your computer, we will then go out and purchase them on your behalf and deliver them to Sworde Teppa.

Once you`ve collected items to give to us, please contact us.

Educational Resources
1.English/Russian dictionaries, large & medium/small
2.Specialist English/Russian dictionary (for biological, ecological and zoological terms)
3.Large maps of the UK
4.English language learning DVDs or video cassettes.
5.Computer teaching course books & DVDs.
6.English language tests course books, by M. Kay, publishers Macmillan (& DVDs).
7.Beginners to intermediate jigsaw puzzles (featuring UK scenes, etc).
8.Other educational videos or DVDs. eg ABC for toddlers and children, health and hygiene, environmental, business and management, economics, etc
9.Educational board games
10.English dictionaries
11.TEFL materials
12.Children’s / beginners books

Outdoor Equipment
1.High power torches
2.Camping lanterns
3.Head torches
4.Tents
5.Binoculars
6.Ground sheets
7.Sleeping bags & sleeping mats
8.Rucksacks
9.Hammocks
10.Mosquito nets
11.Fishing rods & nets
12.Kites
13.Sturdy garden fork, spade, hoe and rake
14.Compasses
15.Mobile radios
16.Sturdy foot pump for inflatables
17.Camping gas stove
18.Plastic camping cups and plates
19.Camping ice / cooler boxes
20.Large thermos flasks
21.Collapsible picnic chairs

Sports Equipment
1.Badminton rackets & shuttlecocks.
2.Small to medium size inflatable boats.
3.Life vests / buoyancy jackets
4.Hockey sticks and balls
5.Baseballs and baseball gloves
6.Children’s soft cricket balls
7.Gym and aerobics exercise equipment: skipping ropes, Swiss balls, etc
8.Footballs & volleyballs
9.Pool cues
10.Pump valve for footballs
11.Trampoline

School Equipment
1.Pens, pencils, notepads (reporter-style)
2.Wall clocks
3.Whiteboards and markers
4.Printer power adaptor (Canon AC Adaptor K30120, AD-360U, 91-57817 DENDO, output 13V, input 100-240V).
5.General battery re-charger.
6.CD players with external speakers x 5 (needed for English language course lessons).
7.Laptop /computers (with Russian language capability).
8.Microscopes x 2 (high power x 100 / 500 +).
9.Microscopes x 2 (lower power x 20 /50 +).
10.Magnifying glasses
11.Plug adaptors (from three pin to continental two pin and vice versa)
12.Telephone answer machine
13.Projector bulb / lamp (for Infocus projector, lamp 450, replacement lamp LP SP-LAMP-009, x1, x1a)
14.Printer ink cartridges ( Canon LBP 2900 black and white printer and HP Laser Jet 3050 black and white printer and photocopier = both the same large cartridge 12A / Q2162A; Epson Stylus Photo R220 colour printer = TO481 black, TO482 cyon, TO485 light cyon, TO483 magenta, TO486 light magenta and TO484 yellow catridges)
15.Computer UPS
16.Small book shelves (flat packed)
17.Artefacts and materials for eco-lab (may need to hide from customs)
18.Printer paper (white & coloured)

General
1.Recent magazines – car (Top Gear etc), wildlife (BBC wildlife, National Geographic etc), other (New Scientist, Economist, sports, general interest etc)
2.Gazebo/marquee
3.Additional Wii handsets; Wii games
4.Blank CDs & DVDs
5.Various small children’s toys and games, lollipops (to give away at children’s day fair and New Year events)
6.Small diesel heaters
7.Small air conditioners
8.Fancy dress masks
9.Christmas tree lights and decorations
10.Small piano / keyboard and any other musical instruments
11.Disco lights & mirror ball
12.Poster paints
13.Spanner set
14.Children and adult swimming armbands, hoops and floats for learning to swim
15.Scalextric car set
16.Bicycles (for volunteers), strong bicycle chains and padlocks
17.Good quality AA, AAA, C & D batteries
18.Old plastic aquariums and air pumps
19.Mouse pads
20.General reference non-fiction books (economics, business, management, agriculture, IT, medical and health, trade and industry, nature, ecology and climate change, media and journalism, travel and tourism, arts and craft, hobbies and leisure, history, geology and geography, science and technology, the UK, transport and communications, latest Guinness book of records, etc.). NO RELIGION PLEASE
21.Storage containers/Tupperware

High-end items:
1.Inflatable raft, oars, helmets, life jackets
2.Solar panels
3.Mini-generator
4.Digital CD camcorder and spare batteries and CDs and software
5.GPS device

If you are considering giving us anything big or expensive, please contact us first. We need to check that we will have room in our car, and also whether there any customs implications on expensive goods!