My Profile
I read voraciously, adore playing Bridge, love listening to Radio 4, enjoy music from modern to classical, and keep a range of small animals as pets.
I earn my living by teaching privately, and when not working, I lead a charity called Porridge and Rice with a committee, all of whom are volunteers.
Ken Surridge
Porridge and Rice combats poverty in the Nairobi slums, home to some of the poorest people in the world, by enabling pupils at partner schools to obtain a sound education.
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Guest Blogs
From Emma, pediatric nurse and charity chair, to Jude, IT manager, feminist, and mum, this site is a collection of the thoughts of different people who write about whatever catches their fancy.
Emma Ballinger
Experienced paediatric nurse, and vice chair and trustee of the charity Porridge and Rice, Emma shares her thoughts on topics from her personal interests to her work with the five Porridge and Rice partner schools in the slums of Nairobi.
Jude Hanlon
Trustee of the charity Porridge and Rice and regular visitor to the charity's partner schools, Jude blogs in between family life (husband Steve, two teenagers and a well behaved rescue cat), reading, writing, knitting, exercising, gardening, cooking, and watching films and TV.
Dev Unawatuna
Dev is studying Maths, Physics and Accounting A Levels in order to to read mechanical engineering at university in 2020. At 18, Dev enjoys travelling, sports such as football and swimming, forex trading, cars and motorcycles especially how they are built and their history.
Jai Bhalla
Having completed his A Levels in July 2019, Jai is taking a gap before reading Physics at university in 2020. He has a wide range of interests including racket sports, programming in C++, watching cooking videos usually by Gordon Ramsey and playing strategy games like Chess.
Jamie Sainsbury
Jamie, a sixteen year old who has just started his A Levels at Waldagrave School, has been volunteering with Porridge and Rice for just over a year, as a member of the Porridge and Rice Young Volunteers caring for the animals in the Petting Zoo and helping at fairs and fundraisers.
Mohit Kumar
Apart from reading the Business Insider, Bollywood movies, sports specifically football and badminton, chess and swimming, Mohit is reading Financial Maths at university.
Thomas Barretto
Taking a gap year from September 2018, Thomas kept himself busy waiting tables at a Japanese restaurant, taking care of pets (dog-walking and cat-sitting), playing sport like football, hockey and table tennis, listening to music from jazz to hip-hop, and watching animal documentaries, especially Sir David Attenborough's series.
