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Help Nadeem keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked
Nadeem runs a volunteer pantry feeding 346 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.
🇵🇰 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan1,605 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Saturday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 346 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 52% this summer, 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 Faisalabad 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 $350 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $130
• Baby formula and diapers: $60
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $160
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Updates from Nadeem
Good news. Because of your gifts ($240 in total) I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $100
“Be well. - Malmö”
- Sneha S. Nair 🇮🇳 · $50
- Owen M. Pena 🇺🇸 · $50
- Akello Njeri Macharia 🇰🇪 · $44
“Every little bit. My neighbor told me about this one. - Nairobi”
- Petra Silke Beck 🇩🇪 · $39
- Tamaki Asuka Hasegawa 🇯🇵 · $30
“Hang in there. - Kyoto”
- Imran K. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $25
“Wish I could do more. Small amount but sent with love. - Pretoria”
- Baptiste Théo Guerin 🇫🇷 · $25
“Hope this helps. Thought of Nadeem all day after reading this.”
- Amanda Larissa Brito 🇧🇷 · $20
- Lukman Hidayat 🇮🇩 · $15
“From my family to yours - Medan”
- Elmarie T. Naicker 🇿🇦 · $10
“Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - Soweto”
- Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $10
- Kelechi Jide Igwe 🇳🇬 · $10
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Praying for you, Nadeem. I hope things turn around soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care.