Donate
If you would like to support the BST there are a number of ways to do so:
- Donate Online
- Purchase an ‘Alternative Gift’
- Subscribe to Payroll Giving
- Become a Regular Giver
- Leave a Legacy
Please remember - if you are a UK taxpayer, please be sure to tick the Gift Aid option to help us make your gift go that much further! For every pound you give to us, we get an extra 28 pence from the Government.
WHERE YOUR MONEY CAN HELP
SHOPPING LIST 2009
- £5 a month will provide a meal each day for a child at pre–school for a month.
- £5 a month will buy seeds for a community garden which will feed up to 10 families.
- £7 a month can provide a child with basic food and clothing.
- £10 a week pays for a secondary school bursary for an orphaned child.
- £15 will buy one food parcel of rice, vegetable, maize, oil, salt, sugar, tea for a needy family.
- £40 will buy one home based care kit (each kit contains essential medications such as painkillers, Vaseline, gloves, bandages and creams).
- £45 supports one volunteer community worker for a month, enabling them to provide care for up to 10 families.
- £50 a month pays for the home based carers who make the all difference for families who are living in isolation and fear, to give them hope and access to medical support and dignity.
- £58 is a monthly stipend for a home based care worker who provides care for up to 10 families.
- £71 each month ensures vulnerable children can have a child advocate who looks after their needs when parents become too sick, or have died.
- £80 pays for a four month course in IT skills and workplace training.
- £100 is the average BST educational bursary for a disadvantaged child at secondary school .
- £130–150 per year will pay for additional costs for a secondary school student (this covers transport, school uniform, books and stationary costs).
- £160 (average budget of 20p per day) will feed 40 children infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS for 1 month .
- £250–350 will buy stationery, books and toys for a township pre-school in need.
- £500 bursary will cover tuition and additional support for a child in need.
- £3000 pays for a year studying at degree level including living costs for a young person.