What we do

Our Projects

Porridge and Pens has five projects that help over 200 of the poorest children in Kumasi, Ghana.

Our first project, Brightlingsea Academy, was established in 2016.
2018 saw the introduction of a further four projects.

Please click on the photos to find our more about each of them.

Brightlingsea Academy

Girl Power

Fruit Drop

Hungry Babies

Under the Net

How it all began

Learn about how Porridge and Pens began and or inspiration

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This is a typical urban slum. One of our Girl Power students lives in this settlement. In time, as she goes through her education she will be able to move away from an area like this and work towards creating a financially stable future for herself and her family. ... See MoreSee Less

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Today is the last day you can apply to run the Virgin London Marathon on behalf of Porridge and Pens! Please get in touch if you are interested. We plan to announce who our runner is early in August! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♂️🌈🌈 ... See MoreSee Less

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EXCITING NEWS
Our fantastic supporters at The Childrensalon have generously donated an amazing £100 Argos Voucher for us to offer as a first prize for our first Virtual 10k competition!! Second prize will now be the hamper.

To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is sign up for the Virtual 10K for as little as £5!* The first 50 people who sign up will automatically be entered into a draw. Be quick, the places are going fast!
porridgeandpens.org/fun-run/

*Sign up for just £5 and raise £15 on a fundraising page to qualify towards your medal or just pay £20 if you do not intend to fundraise. ... See MoreSee Less

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