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Help Ika keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked

The Community Pantry pantry in Jakarta is running low just as demand rises; $500 will stock it for 7 weeks.

🇮🇩 Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia1,402 views
Ika Bunga Kartika
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 318 each week. Donations have dropped by about 59% this rainy season, 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 Jakarta 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 $500 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $350 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $70 • Baby formula and diapers: $35 • Refrigeration and electricity: $45 Thanks for being kind about this. - Ika

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  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Ika all day after reading this.”

  • Senait Rahel Zerihun 🇪🇹 · $100
  • Sharmila Nargis Islam 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Josephine Barker 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Every little bit. - Orlando”

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    “Thinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Madrid”

  • Kwesi Eric Danso 🇬🇭 · $22

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Ika all day after reading this. - Accra”

  • Priyanka T. Kamath 🇮🇳 · $62

    “Rooting for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - New Delhi”

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    “God bless. - Fort Worth”

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    “Blessings. - The Hague”

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    “Good luck. I'm in Ciudad de México, thinking of you.”

  • Jepkoech Esther Mutua 🇹🇿 · $4.50

    “Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - Dar es Salaam”

  • Eleni Getu 🇪🇹 · $10

    “Keep your head up. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Adama”

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  • Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Memphis but we're thinking of you. Blessings

    • Sending love, Ika. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.

      • How is Ika doing now?

        • Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Newcastle but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

          • Hope it all works out. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings.

            • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Ika?

              • Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Tarragona.

                • Thanks for sharing this, Ika. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Boulogne-Billancourt so I could bring a meal.

                  • So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Syracuse but we're thinking of you!

                    • great idea, hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Dublin.

                      • thinking of you, Ika. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.

                        • Gabriel C. MartínezAddress verified

                          Good luck, Ika. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes

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