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Help Papa keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked
Papa runs a volunteer pantry feeding 169 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
🇬🇭 Tamale, Northern, Ghana392 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Wednesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 169 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 46% this rainy season, 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 Tamale market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 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 $550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $170
• Baby formula and diapers: $60
• Refrigeration and electricity: $70
With deep gratitude,
Papa
Updates from Papa
Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($110). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.
7% there. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 7% funded and the first invoice got paid this week. - Papa
- Rachel M. Whitaker 🇺🇸 · $25
- Paul Babatunde Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $50
“Hope things get better. Thought of Papa all day after reading this. - Abuja”
- Citlali P. Duarte 🇺🇸 · $20
- Teresa Solís 🇪🇸 · $5
- Dwi Yoga Susanto 🇮🇩 · $35
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Papa.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) comes first ($250) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for asking.
keep going. Great idea, hope you get there. My husband and I read this together.