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Help Athumani keep the Neighbors' Pantry pantry stocked
Athumani runs a volunteer pantry feeding 67 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya2,110 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 67 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 38% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Nairobi market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $650 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $320
• Refrigeration and electricity: $75
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $255
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- Radha N. Singh 🇮🇳 · $10
- Camille Jade Petit 🇫🇷 · $10
- Stephanie Norris 🇬🇧 · $48
- Bennett Patterson 🇺🇸 · $20
- Bukola Uche Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $25
- Micah B. Mosley 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $100
“Stay strong. I'm in Kyoto, thinking of you. - Kyoto”
- Byaruhanga John Kimaro 🇰🇪 · $20
- Leah N. Carroll 🇦🇺 · $75.50
- Nitin S. Pawar 🇮🇳 · $25
- Harold J. Hatfield 🇬🇧 · $25
- Sarah Auma Otieno 🇹🇿 · $25
“Best of luck. Thought of Athumani all day after reading this. - Mwanza”
- Camila H. Espinoza 🇦🇷 · $20
- Sneha C. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $20
“Every little bit. Thought of Athumani all day after reading this. - Pune”
- Eduardo P. Ortiz 🇨🇴 · $10
“Thought of Athumani all day after reading this. - Envigado”
- Ajay F. Tripathi 🇬🇧 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $66
- Bolaji Chukwuemeka Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $10
- Malathi W. Rao 🇮🇳 · $20
- Heloísa Sandra Batista 🇧🇷 · $50
“Keep your head up. Please keep us posted. - Santarém”
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Stay strong, Athumani. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Ogbomosho!
Hang in there, Athumani. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Sending good thoughts, Athumani. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Leeds so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Rooting for you, Athumani. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care
So sorry you're going through this, Athumani. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope December is when things finally get easier.
Best of luck, Athumani. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Nairobi!
Hope it all works out, Athumani. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Lahore donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
Take care. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Nairobi.
Sending love, Athumani. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Bogotá so I could bring a meal.
Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 29 people at work. Love from Houston.