Make a donation to Porridge and Pens
Click on the buttons to be taken to our Donation Checkout. You can make a one-off or a recurring, monthly donation through Paypal with your PayPal account or most debit and credit cards. If you wish to set up a standing order to pay your recurring donation, please contact us and we’ll send you the required paperwork. Whatever you give will be gratefully accepted.
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Brightlingsea Academy
A place at school*
Just £10 a month pays towards a child’s education, two meals a day, uniform, medical cards for health treatment and social worker visits.
school development
Monthly donation will support the school development, equipment and building works. This will allow us to enroll more students.
Gift Backpack
A £20 donation gifts a child a backpack containing pencil cases, clothes, toothbrush and paste, toys and sweets etc.
Please alter donation if you wish to contribute to postage
Emergency Family Fund
Your donations will support families, in extreme poverty, with emergency items such as food, shoes or accommodation.
* If you would like to receive updates and photos please contact us after completing your recurring monthly donation.
If you do not contact us we will assume you wish to do a general donation and not want updates.
girl power
School Meals
No child should go to school hungry. Help a girl achieve her potential with improved concentration at school with two school meals a day for a Girl Power student.
Junior Grant
Scholarship for a girl to attend Junior High School contributing to school fees, two meals a day, books, uniforms, meet ups and extra classes at the centre. *
Senior Grant
Scholarship for a place at Senior High School contributing to school fees, exam fees, two meals a day, uniform, books and meetings at the Girl Power Centre *
University Grant
Scholarship for a young woman to attend university contributing to tuition fees, boarding, exam fees, books and equipment. *
Sanitary Towels
£5 buys a girl reusable sanitary towel kit so they don’t miss school.
Support the Centre
The centre provides, classes, playgroups, computer room etc
