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Help Sani keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Port Harcourt is running low just as demand rises; $400 will stock it for 11 weeks.
🇳🇬 Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria319 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 274 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 30% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Port Harcourt 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:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $70
• Baby formula and diapers: $75
• Refrigeration and electricity: $35
Thank you so much.
Updates from Sani
Quick update: $70 raised so far (18%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Victor Abubakar Okoro 🇳🇬 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the February deadline works out. - Ikeja”
- Júlia Beatriz Almeida 🇧🇷 · $15
- Anand J. Nambiar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kennedy W. Molina 🇺🇸 · $25
- Isaac R. Ray 🇨🇦 · $35
“Hope the February deadline works out. - Ottawa”
Reviews
2.0(2 reviews)Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
- Quick response, great follow-up
I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.
- Trustworthy helper
Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.
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your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Los Angeles!
Hang in there, Sani. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Port Harcourt.