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Help Rahim keep the Neighbors' Pantry pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Cox's Bazar.
🇧🇩 Chattogram, Bangladesh1,098 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 132 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 48% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Cox's Bazar 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:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $165
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $110
• Baby formula and diapers: $65
• Refrigeration and electricity: $10
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Rahim
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“Thought of Rahim all day after reading this.”
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“Rooting for you. Thought of Rahim all day after reading this.”
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Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Any update on how things are going in Cox's Bazar?
wishing you peace, Rahim. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Kyiv.
Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Cox's Bazar.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Cox's Bazar!
Thank you. If you're in Cox's Bazar I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up.
Hope it all works out, Rahim. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.
more neighborhoods should do this. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Cox's Bazar.
sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Hang in there, Rahim. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings.
You're not alone, Rahim. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Sydney donated after I showed her your page. Love from Sydney
Hope it all works out. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care
More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted. Love from Feira de Santana