Where could I get sewing equipment donations?

Question

I am a United Nations volunteer , anda t this time I am working for “The YOUTH PRESS AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION”, a non profit based in Zambia intends to set up a tailoring and sewing project to help the young women in our community acquire skills through tailoring. Therefore, we are looking for potential donors of sewing and tailoring equipment with a focus to Africa.

Answer 1

Try craigslist in your area.

Try freecycle for your area.

Talk to fabric stores and see if they can donate old fabrics...

You have lots of options.

Answer 2

We have a bunch of sewing machines and no one uses them.  They are heavy so that's a problem in shipping.  Can you run an ad on Craigslist.org? /