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Help Kato keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

Kato runs a volunteer pantry feeding 300 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya893 views
Kato Salim Mushi
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Nairobi
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 300 each week. Donations have dropped by about 30% this summer, 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 Nairobi 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 $400 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $85 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $180 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $135 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.

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  • Raúl M. Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Joshua R. Walters 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Upendo Namukasa Temba 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Zoe E. Zimmerman 🇺🇸 · $20

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  • Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Nairobi.

    • So sorry you're going through this, Kato. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

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