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Feed 380 families each week at the Second Helping in Ho
Adjoa runs a volunteer pantry feeding 380 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
🇬🇭 Ho, Volta, Ghana735 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 380 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 35% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ho 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 $400 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $95
• Refrigeration and electricity: $60
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $245
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Adjoa
Updates from Adjoa
We're at 42% thanks to 5 of you. I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 36% now ($144). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Update from Ho: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Irene Akinyi Kimaro 🇹🇿 · $5
- Gbenga Festus Coker 🇳🇬 · $100
“Hang in there. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Epe”
- Rukhsar Shazia Warraich 🇵🇰 · $20
“Be well. Please keep us posted. - Hyderabad”
- Adrián Ramos 🇺🇸 · $25
“Get well soon. I'm in Bakersfield, thinking of you. - Bakersfield”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Yaa Naana Kyei 🇬🇭 · $9
- Adrian P. Henry 🇦🇺 · $25
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $10
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Adjoa?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about baby formula and diapers, advice is welcome too. Good question.
Stay strong, Adjoa. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in Bogotá this morning. Greetings from Bogotá.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Adjoa.
It's all in the list in the story. baby formula and diapers is the big one at $95, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Fair thing to want to know.
Hope things get better soon, Adjoa. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.
Rooting for you, Adjoa. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Stellenbosch
Best of luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Blessings.
good luck, Adjoa. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update
any update on how things are going in Ho?
Thanks for sharing this, Adjoa. Hope you get there. Take care.
You're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Ho.
Sending strength, Adjoa. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
sending strength. Hope this works out for you. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Onitsha.
Sending love, Adjoa. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up.