Learning in Lima & the Women’s Initiative                                                             SI Bristol have been supporting the Learning in Lima project since its inception in 2005. Sylva, a former member of SI Bristol, set up an infants school in Lima after seeing so many children going without basic education. We are proud to support Sylva in her work, through regular fundraising activities and she often pays us a visit when in the UK to keep us updated on the school’s progress. Recently we have contributed to funds to pay for a minibus for the school to assist them in day trips out. The school also supports the children’s mothers by offering them work helping out at the school providing an important community

2015 – Eden House Garden Project SI Bristol have been working with Eden House Women’s Centre, as part of Bristol’s 2015 European Green Capital initiative. In March 2015, we teamed up with Eden House (a rehabilitative project for females at risk of offending behaviour) to help one of their Client Lead’s start a gardening project that will directly benefit the women who use the service. The project was launched on the 7th April with a talk by Sue Oakey, a prominent local Garden Designer, who advised us on garden planning and what plants to grow in the space available. Never ones to shy away from hard work, SI Bristol started digging and planting the following week! Now, a small herb garden has been planted alongside vegetables and fruit. The aim of the project is to grow food for the women to cook in their healthy