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Help Divya keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Mumbai.

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India1,357 views
Divya B. Pandey
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 193 each week. Donations have dropped by about 34% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Mumbai 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 $400 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $175 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $165 • Baby formula and diapers: $25 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Divya

Updates from Divya

  1. Small update. $266 so far, we've started the first stage.

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  • Tamaki Kumiko MoritaAddress verified

    Stay strong, Divya. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in Toronto this morning. All the best.

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