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Help Kanchana keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Colombo.
🇱🇰 Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka1,671 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Thursday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 356 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Colombo 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 $350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $120
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $90
• Baby formula and diapers: $95
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
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