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Feed 69 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Likoni

Wanjiru runs a volunteer pantry feeding 69 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

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Wanjiru Zawadi Kigozi
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Likoni
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Saturday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 69 each week. Donations have dropped by about 31% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Likoni 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 $250 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $70 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $105 • Refrigeration and electricity: $75 Thank you for reading my story. - Wanjiru
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Updates from Wanjiru

  1. Thank you all. We're at 54% now ($134). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. We're at 50% thanks to 2 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

Donations

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  • Cynthia F. Montgomery 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Cláudio Anderson Alves 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Caroline L. Harper 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Paul Zubby Raji 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Paula E. Guerrero 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Yves Pierre 🇫🇷 · $9

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  • Leonardo Guerra

    Thinking of you, Wanjiru. Great idea, hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care

    • Dedi Hadi Kartika

      Sending strength, Wanjiru. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Bordeaux.

      • Théo DumontID verified

        Hope this works out for you. I hope March is when things finally get easier. All the best

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