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Bread & Beans Kitchen: keep the shelves full this summer

The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Addis Ababa is running low just as demand rises; $400 will stock it for 10 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia572 views
Kebede Abera
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Addis Ababa
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 144 each week. Donations have dropped by about 37% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Addis Ababa market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $400 goes: โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $105 โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $155 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $65 โ€ข Refrigeration and electricity: $75 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Kebede

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  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $15
  • Danjuma Adewale Fashola ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $20
  • Macharia Paul Mukasa ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ ยท $25
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  • Indira F. Sundaram ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50

    โ€œRooting for you. Thought of Kebede all day after reading this. - Lucknowโ€

  • Tahmina Anika Dutta ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50

    โ€œKeep your head up. Thought of Kebede all day after reading this.โ€

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  • Tiago Caio Pereira ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $10
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    โ€œGod bless. Thought of Kebede all day after reading this. - Ekurhuleniโ€

  • Harini T. Babu ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100
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    โ€œThinking of you. I'm in Gangnam, thinking of you.โ€

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