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Feed 332 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Ikeja
Uche runs a volunteer pantry feeding 332 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Nigeria770 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 332 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 33% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ikeja 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 $550 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $25
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $330
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $195
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Uche
Wanted to say thank you properly. 42% funded and the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled.
5% there. I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. Thank you. - Uche
Quick update: $20 raised so far (4%). I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Jacob Wong 🇬🇧 · $10
- Arun B. Iyengar 🇮🇳 · $208
- Aarón M. Medina 🇪🇸 · $5
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Uche all day after reading this. - Alcalá de Henares”
- Diya A. Jat 🇮🇳 · $20
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Thinking of you, Uche. Shared it with a few friends.
Stay strong, Uche. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
Looking forward to the next update. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Ikeja.
Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 26 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best
I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 23 people at work. Greetings from Jaipur