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Help Obiageli keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Nnewi.

🇳🇬 Anambra, Nigeria613 views
Obiageli Lilian Aliyu
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Nnewi
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 255 each week. Donations have dropped by about 50% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Nnewi 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: • Baby formula and diapers: $50 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $270 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $80 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Updates from Obiageli

  1. Quick update: $155 raised so far (39%). I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. We're at 14% thanks to 3 of you. the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Update from Nnewi: the plan for baby formula and diapers is now scheduled. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Zahra Zainab El-Sayed 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Daniel S. Davis 🇺🇸 · $180

    “Thought of Obiageli all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $100
  • Okta Bunga Wardana 🇮🇩 · $35
  • Rohit J. Dhawan 🇦🇺 · $10

    “Blessings. Small amount but sent with love. - Wollongong”

  • Juliana Araújo 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Obiageli all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

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  • Edilene Simone Paiva

    Hang in there, Obiageli. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

    $385 raised of $400

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