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Feed 129 families each week at the Second Helping in Lagos
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Lagos.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 129 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 41% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Lagos market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $190
• Baby formula and diapers: $70
• Refrigeration and electricity: $40
If you're reading this, thank you.
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“Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Guadalajara”
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It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Buenos Aires.
thinking of you, Abubakar. This could happen to any of us.
hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Granada.