Donations for projects in Tisma

The simplest way to donate is at our Tisma Project Just Giving page. But if you want to avoid us being charged fees, then you can make an online transfer to our account, as below.

Standing orders and one-off donations to the Tisma Project are our mainstay of support for social projects in Tisma. We do not aim to provide large finance but to support initiatives that will help the poorest in Tisma and where possible to provide the means for families and communities to lift themselves out of poverty.

Standing orders, cheques or online transfers to "Viva Bradford", sort code 56-00-36, account no. 38588390. Please use a reference to include "Tisma" and your name, and let us know of your donation by emailing bradfordviva@gmail.com.

We are have supported:

Manuela Martinez secondary school materials for poorest families. We have supported (a) 30 of the poorest children (identified by teachers) with exercise books and pens, through the school parents' committee. (b) repairs to school desks and the school's musical instruments. (c) in 2020 the school has asked for a few new desks as there are insufficient.Pio-Pio pre-school class materials. (a) Scissors, crayons and other basic materials for Tisma's pre-school with children aged 2 to 6. (b) Reading books. (c) in 2020 the school has asked for speakers.

University grant. Support for three young school leavers to attend university.

Women in the La Perla community. A small informal settlement at the edge of Tisma, dependent on agricultural day-labour. Support for families (a) clothes and shoes. (b) materials for school children.

Rural primary schools. The village schools of Las Cortezas and La Montanita #2 have asked in 2020 for books for a school library, and a fence to enclose the grounds to keep out animals.

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Since its beginning in 1986, The Tisma Project has supported woodworkers, baseball, the cultural centre, a play park, flood relief, improved stoves, and many other projects.

Thank you!