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Feed 130 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Abuja
Bello runs a volunteer pantry feeding 130 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Saturday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 130 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 50% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Abuja market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday.
Where the $450 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $110
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $280
• Baby formula and diapers: $60
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Bello
Updates from Bello
Small update. $267 so far, I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil.
- Anonymous 🇯🇲 · $63
- Tejaswini A. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $20
“Be well. Thought of Bello all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Noman Rubel Hasan 🇧🇩 · $20
- Jackson C. Navarro 🇬🇧 · $30
- Elijah D. Berry 🇺🇸 · $36
“Be well. My neighbor told me about this one. - Birmingham”
- Taras Yaroslav Baranov 🇺🇦 · $10
- Cláudia Fabiana Borges 🇧🇷 · $9
- Monica Elena Popa 🇷🇴 · $10
- Kunal P. Garg 🇮🇳 · $5
- Biniam Abera 🇪🇹 · $100
- Roxana Denisa Stan 🇷🇴 · $50
- Wouter Vos 🇳🇱 · $25
“This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Eindhoven”
- Patricia S. Ocampo 🇵🇭 · $15
- Pilar P. Arias 🇨🇴 · $25
“Wishing you the best. From Medellín with love.”
- Duha Farah Nassar 🇺🇸 · $10
“Praying for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Fort Worth”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $41.50
“From my family to yours. I'm in Nashville, thinking of you.”
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Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
best of luck. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Wollongong so I could bring a meal. All the best!
how is Bello doing now?
Shared this with my family. I hope October is when things finally get easier.
A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Abuja FCT. I'll ask around and let you know
is there anything that isn't money that would help Bello?
Thank you. If you're in Abuja I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
rooting for you, Bello. Hope this works out for you
Best of luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Bello.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. fresh vegetables and fruit is the biggest at $110. It helps to be asked.
You're not alone, Bello. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Rawalpindi
Hope things get better soon, Bello. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. Sent it to 35 people at work. Greetings from Oakland
So sorry you're going through this, Bello. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Medellín.
Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Cartagena.
Wishing you the best, Bello. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care!
Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.
good luck, Bello. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Take care, Bello. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Soweto so I could bring a meal. Take care.
Sending good thoughts. More neighborhoods should do this