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Feed 177 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Kampala
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Kampala.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 177 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 54% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 20 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Kampala 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): $300
• Refrigeration and electricity: $50
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $150
Thanks for being kind about this.
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- Lyudmila Yana Stepanov 🇷🇺 · $195
“Sending love. I'm in Novosibirsk, thinking of you. - Novosibirsk”
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- Nilesh R. Ranade 🇮🇳 · $62
“Rooting for you. Only $62 but hope it helps. - Nashik”
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- Maya Bunga Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $5
“Rooting for you. Hope the October deadline works out. - Yogyakarta”
- Yakubu Paul Zakari 🇳🇬 · $5
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Thinking of you, Awino. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Love from Niterói
keep going. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.