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Help Ibrahim keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked

Ibrahim runs a volunteer pantry feeding 320 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

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Ibrahim Hussein Wahba
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Luxor
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Saturday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 320 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Luxor 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 $550 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $280 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $185 • Baby formula and diapers: $50 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 Thank you for reading my story. - Ibrahim

Updates from Ibrahim

  1. Small update. $53 so far, the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.

  • Allison D. Vasquez 🇬🇧 · $16

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Ibrahim all day after reading this. - Liverpool”

  • Bello Lanre Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Songül Kurt 🇹🇷 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Antalya”

  • Mega Indah Putra 🇮🇩 · $48

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  • Sending good thoughts, Ibrahim. Your post was clear and honest. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Luxor.

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