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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Johannesburg
Gugu runs a volunteer pantry feeding 89 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 89 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 53% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Johannesburg 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 $750 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $450
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $145
• Baby formula and diapers: $80
• Refrigeration and electricity: $75
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Gugu
Updates from Gugu
Update from Johannesburg: the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled. We're at 29% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Johannesburg: the plan for baby formula and diapers is now scheduled. We're at 27% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Arnel De Leon 🇵🇭 · $150
- Fernanda K. García 🇨🇴 · $50
“Good luck. Thought of Gugu all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $29.50
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $15
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10
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