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Help Apio keep the the Harvest Pantry pantry stocked

The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Nairobi is running low just as demand rises; $500 will stock it for 12 weeks.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya2,054 views
Apio Halima Odhiambo
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 245 each week. Donations have dropped by about 32% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Nairobi 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 $500 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $230 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $200 • Baby formula and diapers: $35 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Apio

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    “Thought of Apio all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

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    “Praying for you. Thought of Apio all day after reading this. - Leicester”

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  • How is Apio doing now?

    • hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together.

      • take care. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Toulon.

        • This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Sakai donated after I showed her your page.

          • Sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Nairobi!

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