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Feed 159 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Port Harcourt
Garba runs a volunteer pantry feeding 159 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 159 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 56% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Port Harcourt 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 $500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $210
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $150
• Baby formula and diapers: $70
• Refrigeration and electricity: $70
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Garba
Update from Port Harcourt: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 48% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Kacper Adam Witkowski 🇵🇱 · $11
- Lauren D. Harvey 🇺🇸 · $50
- Tika Wulan Santoso 🇮🇩 · $25
- Hassan Rashid Mahmoud 🇪🇬 · $65
“Thought of Garba all day after reading this. - Alexandria”
- Rotimi Chidi Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $10
- Jamila Layla Jaber 🇳🇱 · $30
- Ikenna Henry Eze 🇳🇬 · $100
- Jihan Okta Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $55
- Carlos L. Fuentes 🇦🇷 · $50
“Hang in there. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Córdoba”
- Anita R. Sethi 🇮🇳 · $7.50
“Only $8 but hope it helps. - Thiruvananthapuram”
- Natalia Baker 🇺🇸 · $5
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Wishing you the best, Garba. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Port Harcourt.
Hang in there, Garba. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Gothenburg!
Thinking of you and your family, Garba. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care