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Help Anika keep the the Sunday Shelf pantry stocked
The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Bogra is running low just as demand rises; $350 will stock it for 11 weeks.
🇧🇩 Bogra, Rajshahi, Bangladesh1,298 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 248 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 57% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bogra 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 $350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $230
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $85
• Baby formula and diapers: $25
• Refrigeration and electricity: $10
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Anika
44% there. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled. Thank you.
- Evelyn L. Rhodes 🇺🇸 · $67
- Uchenna Lucky Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $75
“Rooting for you. My cousin told me about this one. - Awka”
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $10
- Rashid Usman Baig 🇵🇰 · $50
“Thought of Anika all day after reading this. - Quetta”
- Pamela P. Wallace 🇺🇸 · $38
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $5
- Paulo João Martins 🇧🇷 · $59.50
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $31
- Karolina Wróbel 🇵🇱 · $10
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Best of luck, Anika. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.