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A community fridge for Acacia Primary School: help our neighbors in Nairobi

A community-led a community fridge at Acacia Primary School that will serve 395 neighbors.

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Adhiambo Otieno
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Nairobi
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Acacia Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $700. It will serve about 395 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in January and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $700 goes: • Materials: $580 • Permits and inspections: $20 • Safety equipment and signage: $55 • Tools hire and delivery: $45 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Adhiambo

  1. We're at 29% thanks to 10 of you. I made the first payment toward tools hire and delivery. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $105 raised so far (15%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Odette Laura Muller 🇫🇷 · $200
  • Hussein Omar Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $56
  • Li Zhou 🇦🇺 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Wollongong”

  • Wojciech Mazurek 🇵🇱 · $50

    “From Wrocław with love. - Wrocław”

  • Ricardo W. Santos 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Andrew Thornton 🇺🇸 · $41
  • Samir Yusuf Qureshi 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Sending love. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Los Angeles”

  • Emma Claudia Meier 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Hope this helps! - Augsburg”

  • Yash J. Bedi 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Thắng Việt Phung 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Dennis Kweku Nkrumah 🇬🇭 · $13
  • Addison L. Mills 🇨🇦 · $12

    “Every little bit. - Vancouver”

  • Konrad Marciniak 🇵🇱 · $10
  • Tayo Kayode Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $10

    “God bless. I'm in Port Harcourt, thinking of you. - Port Harcourt”

  • Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Hope you get the rest soon. - Jaffna”

  • Wekesa Hamisi Lubega 🇰🇪 · $5

    “Hang in there. Small amount but sent with love. - Nairobi”

  • Anisa Fani Effendi 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $5

    “Rooting for you. - Montréal”

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  • Harold L. Hart

    Take care. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. All the best.

    • Aishwarya S. DoshiQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Adhiambo.

      • Adhiambo OtienoOwnerAnswer

        Materials is $580 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.

    • Apurva W. Modi

      Good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Nairobi

      • Rekha Samjhana Basnet

        So sorry you're going through this, Adhiambo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care

        • Amira Zahra Khalil

          thanks for sharing this, Adhiambo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

          • Hazel C. AustinQuestion

            Is there anything that isn't money that would help Adhiambo?

            • Adhiambo OtienoOwnerAnswer

              Thank you. If you're in Nairobi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great.

          • Helene Vanessa Sauer

            hope it all works out, Adhiambo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Munich.

            • Diego C. Rivera

              Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Nairobi.

              • Jackson F. Joseph

                Sending good thoughts, Adhiambo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Ikeja.

                • Esperanza W. Ávila

                  Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Ottawa donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Ottawa.

                  • Jack Barnett

                    hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Nairobi.

                    • Jemima Yaa OforiID verified

                      keep going. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Pune but we're thinking of you. Blessings

                      $702 raised of $700

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