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Help Indah keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Makassar.
🇮🇩 South Sulawesi, Indonesia788 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 386 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 35% this school holidays, 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 Makassar 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): $220
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $110
• Baby formula and diapers: $50
• Refrigeration and electricity: $20
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Indah
Updates from Indah
Quick update: $70 raised so far (18%). the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 15% funded and the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled.
- Lorena Natália Rezende 🇧🇷 · $21
- Ananya J. Hegde 🇮🇳 · $50
- Aileen S. Torres 🇵🇭 · $100
“You got this. Hope you get the rest soon. - Davao City”
- Mathilda Karin Schumacher 🇩🇪 · $10
- Kouki Tanaka 🇯🇵 · $50
- Elias E. Harris 🇬🇧 · $10
“You got this. Thought of Indah all day after reading this.”
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Rooting for you, Indah. Shared it with a few friends.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Makassar.
Thank you. If you're in Makassar I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
A colleague of mine might know someone for this in South Sulawesi. I'll ask around and let you know
So sorry you're going through this, Indah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Dhaka.
Good luck, Indah. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.