Materials to Pemba, Mozambique

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I have a nephew working at an orphanage in Pemba, Mozambique. They started welding with coat hangers as sticks. They were finally sent some decent equipment and electrodes. Is there any way to get equipment to them? I might try to get stuff into their cargo deliveries which come from Texas or Australia, but havent figured out that either. I assume shipping something there isn't simple, that it would probably not arrive. I don't even know what kind of power they are dealing with yet. I might have them join the forum for advice and encouragement. He has set up computer labs and some internet there. Here is a picture of a teen girl practicing. Like I said the first one was a stick welder with a coat hanger and sunglasses. Attached ImagesLast edited by blackbart; 05-26-2016 at 11:36 PM.
Reply:I run a fab school in a less developed and poorer country in West Africa, and even here we can get 6013, 7018, 308L, Ni, and a cast alu rod whose designation I don't recall. If we have it here, they have it there. Maybe not in his city, but definitely in the nearest big city. He needs to look harder or ask better questions. It's there, guaranteed.
Reply:He has been there several years and said there are materials available, but marginal quality. I know currently it has been a little dangerous to travel to the cities from Pemba due to conflict in the area. I know they go to South Africa when they fly out, and I would think it's there as well. Whoever sent them the equipment in the picture really upgraded from what they had. This is the first time he said someone was trying to learn. The coat hanger welding was on water tank supports by a local. It really looked like mud wasps nests without flux or any shielding.
Reply:They have stick rods available pretty much everywhere you can buy hardware or building supplies. I have welded in Zambia, not too far away, I believe their power was mostly 240V, 50Hz, when it actually worked, sometimes voltage was lower or higher... remember this is Africa, nothing rarely works like it's supposed to. South Africa, it's a completely different story and has anything you want as far as welding equipment and consumables along with dependable power to use it. I'd caution you on sending ANYTHING over without first talking with your nephew. Frequently you will be raped with tarrifs and extorted by customs, police, and military to pay extra on imported anything. Sent from my SCH-I605 using TapatalkRyanMiller Multimatic 200 tig/spool gun/wireless remoteMillermatic 350P, Bernard/XR Python gunsMiller Dynasty 350, Coolmate 3.5 & wireless remoteCK WF1 TIG wire feederMiller Spectrum 375 XtremeOptrel e684Miller Digital EliteMiller Weld-Mask
Reply:Originally Posted by xryanThey have stick rods available pretty much everywhere you can buy hardware or building supplies. I have welded in Zambia, not too far away, I believe their power was mostly 240V, 50Hz, when it actually worked, sometimes voltage was lower or higher... remember this is Africa, nothing rarely works like it's supposed to. South Africa, it's a completely different story and has anything you want as far as welding equipment and consumables along with dependable power to use it. I'd caution you on sending ANYTHING over without first talking with your nephew. Frequently you will be raped with tarrifs and extorted by customs, police, and military to pay extra on imported anything. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk
Reply:I'm sure he's familiar with phrase TIA. "This Is Africa"... a beautiful continent destroyed and suffering because of corrupt evil "governments". The Zambian plateau alone could feed the entire continent Sent from my SCH-I605 using TapatalkRyanMiller Multimatic 200 tig/spool gun/wireless remoteMillermatic 350P, Bernard/XR Python gunsMiller Dynasty 350, Coolmate 3.5 & wireless remoteCK WF1 TIG wire feederMiller Spectrum 375 XtremeOptrel e684Miller Digital EliteMiller Weld-Mask