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Help Ashok keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Mumbai is running low just as demand rises; $200 will stock it for 10 weeks.
🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India584 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Wednesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 298 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 53% this summer, 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 Mumbai market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 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 $200 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $25
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $130
• Baby formula and diapers: $45
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Ashok
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Hope you get there. My neighbor in Khon Kaen donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Rawalpindi so I could bring a meal
Stay strong, Ashok. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 21 people at work. Love from Rohini