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Let's build a community fridge together in Nairobi

A community-led a community fridge at Acacia Park that will serve 156 neighbors.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya1,824 views
Auma Maina
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Nairobi
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 10 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Acacia Park, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $230, and the remaining cost is $550. It will serve about 156 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in September and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $550 goes: • Materials: $400 • Permits and inspections: $40 • Safety equipment and signage: $45 • Tools hire and delivery: $65 Thanks for reading all this. - Auma
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Auma

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($380 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 43% funded and the plan for safety equipment and signage is now scheduled.

  3. We're at 26% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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  • Mohammed Hamza Badawi 🇩🇪 · $20
  • Renata A. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $100

    “From Tehuacán with love.”

  • Hadley A. Quincy 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Yasir Osama Said 🇸🇦 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the September deadline works out. - Riyadh”

  • Gabriel S. Pickett 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Bhavna N. Meena 🇮🇳 · $9
  • Mahmoud Fadi Rahman 🇪🇬 · $25

    “Praying for you! - Shubra”

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  • Taylor S. Marquez 🇨🇦 · $30
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    “Good luck. From Kasarani with love.”

  • Madhu N. Srivastava 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Yusuf Hamza Yassin 🇸🇦 · $10

    “Be well! - Riyadh”

  • Sade Esther Falana 🇳🇬 · $95
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. From Las Cruces with love.”

  • Amaka Abosede Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Thinking of you! - Lagos”

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  • Wekesa Mwende OpioQuestion

    Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Nairobi.

    • Auma MainaOwnerAnswerAddress verified

      Thank you. If you're in Nairobi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.

  • Lydia B. LawsonPhoto verified

    Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update.

    • Hadley P. HenryID verified

      Sending love, Auma. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money!

      $639 raised of $550

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